Stephen Fahlsing, Author at FedArb

Getting Real About Discovery in Arbitrations

MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020 Arbitration is not like litigation. Among the ways they differ is the way in which discovery is treated. Because of the revolutionary impact on our business and personal lives of electronic communications, modern-day discovery is often an exercise in discovering, managing, and using electronic data. In addition, because of the relative... Read more »

Deal-Dispute Mediating: A Former Deal-Maker’s Perspective

James Freund Mediator FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020 This is prime territory for mediation—especially because it’s not easy for judges or arbitrators to resolve disputed issues of business judgment, nor may they impose on the situation the kind of resourceful business solutions that the parties can hopefully fashion with the mediator’s assistance. Most of the business... Read more »

Implications of the ‘Data Fiduciary’ Provision in the Proposed New York Privacy Act

Joseph DeMarco Mediator, Special Discovery Master MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020 The proposed New York Privacy Act (NYPA), currently pending before the state legislature, could significantly contribute to the trend of stronger state data privacy laws appearing nationwide. While it has many core elements of other recent state data privacy legislation, such as California’s Consumer Privacy... Read more »

T-MOBILE/SPRINT MONITORING TRUSTEE TED ULLYOT JOINS FEDARB

FedArb is thrilled to announce that Ted Ullyot has joined its panel. He will specialize in resolving disputes related to antitrust, appellate, monitoring, regulatory compliance and telecommunication matters. Mr. Ullyot has been appointed by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to serve as the monitoring trustee for T-Mobile’s $26 billion merger with... Read more »

FEDARB EXPANDS INTO UK WITH TWO BRITISH NEUTRALS

FedArb is pleased to announce two new international panelists have joined the panel, adding timely and new expertise to the panel. Dean Armstrong QC and Richard Wilson QC bring impressive expertise in a variety of areas and establish a formative presence in the UK. A highly experienced practitioner, Mr. Armstrong has been involved in some... Read more »

Another arbitration service – FedArb – establishes new mass arbitration protocol

(Reuters) - With high-profile companies like Postmates, DoorDash, DraftKings and FanDuel tangling with the American Arbitration Association over AAA's fee requirements in thousands of individual arbitrations filed against the companies, smaller arbitration services are sensing an opportunity. I told you last month about new rules adopted by the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution,... Read more »

FEDARB ESTABLISHES A MASS EMPLOYMENT ARBITRATION FRAMEWORK

Palo Alto, Calif. – FedArb has created a framework for dealing with individual employment claims subject to a common arbitration clause. The framework is ideal for companies using a standard arbitration clause in its employment agreements. It provides individual arbitrations at a fixed price and establishes a panel to deal with issues common to all... Read more »

Judge Vaughn Walker: Life After Life Tenure

A former colleague of mine, the late William H. Orrick, Jr. always described the position of federal district judge as the “best damn job in the world.” He said it so emphatically that his statement commanded agreement. Plus, in many ways, it’s true. So, why would any sensible person lucky enough to have attained that... Read more »

RETIRED FEDERAL JUDGE CHRISTOPHER F. DRONEY JOINS FEDARB

FedArb is thrilled to announce that Hon. Christopher F. Droney (Ret.) has joined the panel. He will be based in Connecticut and specialize in resolving disputes related to antitrust, class actions, employment/labor, insurance, intellectual property (trademark & copyright), securities/financial services and trade secret matters. He will serve as an arbitrator, mediator, special discovery master and oversee... Read more »

FORMER CPR PRESIDENT NOAH HANFT, ESQ. JOINS FEDARB

FedArb is thrilled to announce that Noah Hanft, Esq. has joined its panel and will be based in New York. He will specialize in resolving antitrust, civil rights, construction, contracts, employment/labor, insurance/reinsurance, intellectual property, real estate and securities disputes. Mr. Hanft is the former president and CEO of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and... Read more »

RETIRED U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE HON. WILLIAM S. DUFFEY JOINS FEDARB

FedArb is thrilled to announce that Hon. William S. Duffey (Ret.) has joined the panel as arbitrator, mediator and special discovery master and will be based in Atlanta, Ga. He will focus on resolving antitrust, attorney fee/malpractice, banking/lender liability, civil rights, contracts, Corporate investigations/white collar, e-discovery, employment/labor, environmental/CERCLA, insurance/reinsurance, intellectual property (trademark & copyright), MDL,... Read more »

RETIRED FEDERAL CHIEF JUDGE DONALD BLACK JOINS FEDARB

FedArb is thrilled to announce that Hon. Donald Black (Ret.) has joined the panel. He will be based in California and specialize in appellate, attorney fee/malpractice, business/commercial, civil rights, employment/labor, product liability, real estate and securities/financial service disputes. Judge Black served for more than 20 years on the Fresno County Superior Court. He was a... Read more »

RETIRED FEDERAL CHIEF JUDGE RUBEN CASTILLO JOINS FEDARB

FedArb is thrilled to announce that Hon. Ruben Castillo (Ret.) has joined the panel. He will be based in Chicago, New York and Miami. Judge Castillo served as the chief judge of the Northern District of Illinois from 2013 until 2019. He was also the first Latino federal judge in Illinois. He will specialize in... Read more »

FEDARB UPDATES ARBITRATION RULES

FedArb, one of the country’s leading ADR providers, announced today that it has revised and updated its arbitration rules to reflect best practices and critical success factors from hundreds of its own managed arbitrations and “best of” content from law conferences, professional associations and other arbitration groups. “FedArb continues to listen closely to our clients... Read more »

Succeeding at Mediation

Chief Judge Ruben Castillo and Chief Judge Vaughn Walker discuss Succeeding at Mediation. Chicago office of Jenner & Block. Your NameEmail Address* GET PASSWORD Protected Area This content is password-protected. Please verify with a password to unlock the content. Enter your password Unlock

Michelle Lee testified before Congress on intellectual property

Michelle Lee testified before Congress on intellectual property and the need to encourage women to participate in STEM, intellectual property, and patents. /wp-content/uploads/2019/04/FedARB.mp4

FedArb Announces that Lloyd’s Market Association New ADR Provision Requires the Chair to Be a Former Federal Court Judge

January 9, 2019 FedArb, a leading Alternative Dispute Resolution firm based in Palo Alto, announces that Lloyd's has released a Model Arbitration Clause that Provides for Chairperson to be a Retired Federal Court Judge. On December 20th, Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) published its model arbitration clause (LMA 5344) to its North America Casualty Reinsurance Business... Read more »

M&A Reps & Warranties

M&A Reps & Warranties: FedArb's CEO discusses the use of insurance to backstop Representations and Warranties and ADR issues in resolving these disputes. /wp-content/uploads/2018/11/KennenHagenClip3.mp4

Arbitration of Data Breaches

Arbitration of Data Breaches: FedArb's CEO discusses ADR in resolving Data Privacy disputes and the benefits of arbitration agreements to resolve claims. /wp-content/uploads/2018/11/KennenHagenClip1.mp4

FEDARB HELPS DRIVE INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION IN CALIFORNIA

FedArb, a nation-wide provider of arbitration, mediation, and other services, notes that on July 18, 2018, Governor Brown signed into law SB 766, which allows non-California attorneys to appear in international arbitrations conducted in the State of California. As the Legislative Analyst explains: This bill would permit an individual who is not admitted to practice... Read more »

Mock Trials

Mock Trials: FedArb’s CEO discusses how clients take advantage of mock trials to improve their chances at litigation. /wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Kennen-Hagen-Clip-2-Cyber-Security-and-Data-Privacy-Roundtable-June-2018.mp4

Posts By: Stephen Fahlsing