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Mega Construction Projects: Early Dispute Planning Matters — So Does Who Decides the Case

Ken Hagen

October 1, 2026

12 FedArb Neutrals Recognized in Chambers 2026 Rankings

July 21, 2026

FedArb Becomes a Public Benefit Corporation to Advance Efficient Dispute Resolution

July 20, 2026

Ken Hagen

What Former Federal Judges See That Your Trial Team Doesn’t

Ken Hagen

March 30, 2026

Ken Hagen

California’s SB 940 and the Evolving Strategic Landscape of Mass Arbitration

Ken Hagen

December 11, 2025

Ken Hagen

MassArb 2.0: From Batches and Bellwethers to MDL-Style Fairness

Ken Hagen

October 31, 2025

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Avoiding Pitfalls in Preparing a Mediation Term Sheet

John M. Delehanty, Esq.

June 30, 2025

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Judge Susan G. Braden meets with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Commercial Arbitration Centre

Judge Susan G. Braden (Retired)

June 9, 2025

Ken Hagen

Rethinking Mass Arbitration: Building on MDL’s Proven Blueprint

Ken Hagen

May 27, 2025

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Arbitration Umpire Selection: What Makes Sense

March 26, 2025

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What I Learned at the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation

Judge Susan G. Braden (Retired)

February 12, 2021

Fairer Faster Better

Fairer, Faster, Better: An Empirical Assessment of Employment Arbitration

August 7, 2019

James Freund Mediator

Deal-Dispute Mediating

James C. Freund

April 18, 2019

Matz-Fedarb

“A human element that I really savor”

172

December 3, 2018

Walker-Fedarb

Billion-Dollar Technology Dispute Resolved with ‘Gig Judiciary’

523

January 17, 2018

Matz-Fedarb

“An important advantage of arbitration”

172

October 13, 2017

Walker-Fedarb

“Hear not only what they say but what they must surely mean”

523

February 7, 2017

Walker-Fedarb

The Private Jury Trial of a Business Case

523

December 8, 2016

Walker-Fedarb

Mediation & arbitration seemed a natural fit

523

November 18, 2016

Hochberg-Fedarb

Three characteristics of a good mediator

448

October 27, 2016

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Arbitration allows a more collegial atmosphere

Judge John S. Martin

September 22, 2016

Judge Royal Furgeson: arbitrator, mediator

Being a good mediator isn’t too different from being a good judge

527

August 30, 2016

Matz-Fedarb

The three key skills for mediators

172

July 13, 2016

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South China Sea dispute – what next?

175

July 13, 2016

Walker-Fedarb

Three Bench Strengths

523

May 5, 2016

Hochberg-Fedarb

Mediation and arbitration on the rise

448

March 7, 2016