Speaking Engagements

Join us at WIPL for a roundtable discussion of strategies to help corporate counsel navigate disputes with confidence and minimize the potential impact of personal liability.

Attendees will learn: timing in phase of litigation for beneficial mediation; dynamics of parties from dealings leading up to mediation; non-monetary terms to be explored in settlement; limitations both legally, optically and in scope on confidentiality terms; and remote versus in-person mediation.

The program will will address how to prevent litigation, based upon a challenge to the arbitration clause, either in court or before the arbitrator or panel of arbitrators.

Hon. Elizabeth Bonina (Ret.) and Jennifer Herscovici, Esq. will discuss the history of women in law and solutions for their advancement in authoritative roles in the legal fields.

When the New York State Child Victims Act was enacted in 2019, the legislature created a look back window that allowed survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits through August 2021. Since then, more than 10,000 lawsuits were filed, and are now making their way through the court system. This program will discuss updates in case law, and the use of mediation to resolve these cases.

Please join us for a CLE in partnership with Celesq as the Hon. Elizabeth Bonina (Ret.) discusses special considerations regarding the mediation of sexual abuse cases under the New York State Child Victims Act and Adult Survivors Act.

The program will will address how to prevent litigation, based upon a challenge to the arbitration clause, either in court or before the arbitrator or panel of arbitrators.

Join Hon. Alan D. Scheinkman (Ret.), Mark J. Levin, Esq. and Michael Licker, Esq. as they discuss the various challenges faced by in-house counsel and general counsel in addressing legal disputes through alternative dispute resolution from the perspective of a mediator, in-house counsel and outside counsel.

Join NAM neutrals for an in-depth discussion into the nature of nursing home matters that will include statutory violations, discovery and damages and the practical strategies needed to resolve these unique and sensitive matters through alternative dispute resolution.

Paul R. Gupta, Esq., will share best practices for resolving technology disputes through arbitration and mediation and will review provisions that should be included in an arbitration clause or an agreement to arbitrate.