Fall Breakfast Program
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Boston College Club, 100 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Reassessing Arbitration in 2016: Making It Work for Business
About the Program:
Criticisms of consumer pre-dispute arbitration agreements have recently garnered much attention due to concerns about lack of true consent and unequal bargaining power. However, even in a business-to-business setting where such issues are not of significant concern, arbitration has often gotten a bad rap, a view often based on an anecdotal impression or a personal experience that perhaps should be revised in light of data comparing the time and expense of litigation versus arbitration. Moreover, a negative view of arbitration may also be based on a lack of familiarity with the important procedural and substantive developments and reforms in the field over the past several years. Our panelists will include experienced arbitrators, advocates and inside counsel who will lead a comprehensive discussion of arbitration in 2016, focusing on (a) real world experience and data regarding litigation and arbitration time tables and costs; (b) when arbitration makes sense and when it might not; and (c) a detailed overview of the most important tools available to business users to get the business-focused, speedy, efficient and economical arbitration that they want.
Moderator and Panelist:
Panelists:
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Boston College Club, 100 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Reassessing Arbitration in 2016: Making It Work for Business
About the Program:
Criticisms of consumer pre-dispute arbitration agreements have recently garnered much attention due to concerns about lack of true consent and unequal bargaining power. However, even in a business-to-business setting where such issues are not of significant concern, arbitration has often gotten a bad rap, a view often based on an anecdotal impression or a personal experience that perhaps should be revised in light of data comparing the time and expense of litigation versus arbitration. Moreover, a negative view of arbitration may also be based on a lack of familiarity with the important procedural and substantive developments and reforms in the field over the past several years. Our panelists will include experienced arbitrators, advocates and inside counsel who will lead a comprehensive discussion of arbitration in 2016, focusing on (a) real world experience and data regarding litigation and arbitration time tables and costs; (b) when arbitration makes sense and when it might not; and (c) a detailed overview of the most important tools available to business users to get the business-focused, speedy, efficient and economical arbitration that they want.
Moderator and Panelist:
- Conna A. Weiner, Esq., Mediator and Arbitrator, Conna Weiner ADR
Panelists:
- David L. Evans, Esq., Shareholder, Murphy & King; member of the Board of the American Arbitration Association
- Steven M. Greenspan, Esq., Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel, United Technologies Corporation
- John S. Kiernan, Esq., Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton; Board Chair for the International Institute of Conflict Prevention and Resolution
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