The Arbitration Conversation

In this episode, Amy interviews Joan Johnsen. Prof. Johnsen specializes in Alternative Dispute Resolution related skills including negotiation, mediation, and arbitration. Professor Johnsen also coaches the International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition Team, is the co-faculty advisor to the ADR Teams, and is the Director of the Institute for Dispute Resolution.

Professor Johnsen has over thirty years’ experience media...

In this episode, Amy interviews Tamar Meshel. Prof. Meshel is an Associate Professor and CN Professor of International Trade. She holds a J.D. degree from the University of British Columbia, and a B.A. (Hons), LL.M., and SJD degrees from the University of Toronto.

Tamar practiced international commercial arbitration in a law firm in Vancouver, as Deputy Counsel at the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber ...

In this episode, Amy interviews Peter Vogel, a Lawyer, Special Neutral, Mediator, and Arbitrator specializing in Information Technology (IT) and Internet Service disputes. After receiving his Masters in Computer Science and gaining experience as a programmer, Peter has been involved with the IT industry for several decades. For more than 30 years Peter has negotiated contracts and litigated disputes regarding: a) Software Developme...

In this episode, Amy interviews Harrie Samaras, an experienced, domestic and international full-time neutral. She has arbitrated and mediated hundreds of complex matters over the past 20 years with a focus on commercial transactions, intellectual property, technology, and business issues across a broad range of industries and technologies. Ms. Samaras has published and lectured extensively on arbitration and mediation topics includ...

In this episode, Amy interviews Michelle Skipper, Vice President for the Commercial Division at the American Arbitration Association (AAA) in Charlotte, NC.  At the AAA, Michelle is responsible for overseeing the case management of large, complex commercial arbitrations in NC, SC, TN, KY, IN, OH and WV.  She also identifies and recruits arbitrators and mediators to join the AAA roster of neutrals and provides training to both clien...

In this episode, Amy interviews Family Arbitrator Lisa Hamilton. Ms. Hamilton is an experienced counsel in all areas of family law. Ms. Hamilton handles family litigation, mediation, arbitration, negotiation and parenting coordination files. She enjoys advising and strategizing to find the best ways to resolve family law problems.

Ms. Hamilton attended UBC, obtaining her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990, majoring in Psychology. She ...

In this episode, Amy interviews Andrea Kupfer Schneider, Professor of Law and Director of the Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution at Cardozo Law.

Professor Schneider was the previous director of the nationally ranked ADR program at Marquette University Law School in Wisconsin, where she taught ADR, Negotiation, Ethics and International Conflict Resolution for over two decades. In addition to overseeing the ADR program, Professor ...

In this episode, Amy interviews Professor Pieter Wolters, Associate Professor in the Interdisciplinary Hub for Digitalization and Society at Radboud University. Dr. Wolters researches privacy and cybersecurity within private law. In the discussion Prof. Wolters analyzes the coming launch of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in Europe. Dr. Wolters has also researched the the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) un Europe, under wh...

In this episode, Amy interviews Professor Bill Henderson of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.  Prof. Henderson's research focuses primarily on the empirical analysis of the legal profession and has appeared in leading legal journals, including the Stanford Law Review, the Michigan Law Review, and the Texas Law Review.  He regularly publishes articles in The American Lawyer, The ABA Journal, and The National Law Journal. ...

In this episode, Amy interviews legendary arbitrator John Allen Chalk, Managing Member of Whitaker Chalk in Fort Worth, Texas. John Allen's practice focuses on commercial transactions and litigation, state and federal regulatory matters, healthcare and ADR proceedings. He has been appointed in more than 700 administered and non-administered arbitrations. John Allen was a Co-Recipient of the 2016 Justice Frank G. Evans Award, and he...

In this episode, Amy interviews Dr. Benjamin Hayward of Monash University.  Dr. Benjamin Hayward is a legal academic working in the Department of Business Law and Taxation at the Monash Business School, Monash University. Dr. Hayward completed his PhD studies relating to private international law in international commercial arbitration in the Faculty of Law at Monash University - with his research now published by Oxford University...

In this episode of the Arbitration Conversation Amy discusses arbitration in the metaverse with Paul Cohen, President of the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center (SVAMC). Paul also heads the international group at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square Chambers. He is among the world’s foremost international arbitration practitioners. Paul is well-known for his work in international anti-bribery and fraud, as well as in the energy, financi...

in this episode of the Arbitration Conversation Amy discusses the Oversight Board, a dispute resolution body set up by Meta to resolve disputes about Facebook and Instagram content, with Prof. Pietro Ortolani. Amy and Pietro discuss the nature of the Board, its procedure, and its future prospects. Against that background, the conversation then touches upon the future of content-related dispute resolution, and the role that arbitral...

In this episode, arbitrator and busy attorney John Lewis discusses the recent U.S. Supreme Court case on waiver in arbitration: Morgan v. Sundance, Inc. More information on the case can be found at https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/morgan-v-sundance-inc/. The discussion includes consideration of waiver generally, and aspects of federalist vs. uniformity that arise in Federal Arbitration Act jurisprudence.

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In this episode, Amy talks with Marcie Dickson, the founder and CEO of Alterity ADR, about her vision to make ADR transparent and diverse. She is joined by Natasha Richardson, Director of ADR Services, who is an ADR administrative professional with 11 years’ experience in managing arbitrations and mediations. Guests share their vision and talk about the challenges, and exciting advances, of starting a new ADR service that aims to b...

In this episode, Amy talks with Carmine Pascuzzo, from GST LLP, about UNCITRAL’s Working Group 3, which is focused on investor-state arbitration.  From 2019 the Working Group has received proposals for reforms to ADR procedures, and now the WG is focusing its effort on composing a draft set of rules for conduct of adjudicators (maintaining a clear synergy with similar discussions taking place within ICSID) aimed at protecting adjud...