The Carey Center provides a forum for investigating dispute
resolution processes through academic conferences, symposia and
workshops. Here is a sampling of our recent programs:
ADR in the Spotlight: John
Lande
On November 17, 2011, John Lande, the Isidor Loeb Professor at the
University of Missouri School of Law, spoke to a group of faculty
and students about his new book Lawyering with Planned Early
Negotiation: How You Can Get Good Results for Clients and Make
Money.
Worlds of Work Conference, Cambridge,
England
On July 20-22, 2011, the Carey Center joined with St.
John’s School of Law’s Center
for Labor and Employment Law to host Worlds of Work:
Employment Dispute Resolution Systems Across the Globe, a
landmark international conference held at Fitzwilliam College, University
of Cambridge . The event brought together a world-class group
of scholars and practitioners from the fields of labor law and ADR
to exchange ideas on a range of topics, including differences among
countries in the handling of workplace disputes, employment
discrimination law in a transnational context, and the cultural,
religious, and ethical dimensions of workplace conflict.
Among the many noted scholars and practitioners who participated in
the conference were:
- Theodore J. St. Antoine, James E. and Sarah A. Degan Professor
of Law and Dean Emeritus, Michigan Law School; Past President,
National Academy of Arbitrators
- Thomas J. Stipanowich, William H. Webster Chair in
Dispute Resolution and Professor of Law, Pepperdine University
School of LawGeorge Cohen, Director, Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service
- Samuel Estreicher, Dwight Opperman Professor of Law Executive
Director, Center for Labor and Employment Law, New York University
School of Law
- Julius G. (“Jack”) Getman Earl E. Sheffield Professor of Law,
University of Texas School of Law
- William B. Gould IV, Charles A. Beardsley Professor of Law,
Emeritus, Stanford Law School; Former Chairman, National Labor
Relations Board
- Sir Bob Hepple QC FBA, Emeritus Master of Clare College;
Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Cambridge; Former
Chairman, Industrial Tribunals (England and Wales); Senior Vice
President, United Nations Administrative Tribunal
- George Cohen, Director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service
The conference continued St. John’s successful history of
academic programs focusing on international dispute resolution,
building on the 2006 conference Transnational Perspectives on
ADR, held at the University of London’s Queen Mary
College.
“The timely conference themes reflected St. John’s social justice
mission and global focus, and the conference’s engaging agenda
evinced the positive synergy of the Law School’s academic centers,”
said Dean Michael A.
Simons.
Reaching Acc[h]ord: Resolving
Disputes Over Music Downloading
On Friday October 29, 2010, the
Carey Center, together with the Law School's Dispute
Resolution Society and
Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law
Society, sponsored a robust discussion on resolving
disputes over music downloading. Participants included:
- Charles S. Nesson | Harvard Law School professor and counsel to
Joel Tenenbaum
- Joel Tennenbaum | Boston University student initially found
liable for over $600,000 in damages for unauthorized music
downloading
- Ray Beckerman | Respected entertainment attorney and blogger on
the topic of music downloading
- Jake Walden | Independent recording artist.
Conflict management system design expert Cathy Constantino
facilitated a dialogue on the persistence of unauthorized
downloading and the challenge of developing a more realistic
conflict resoltuion model that respects both the rights of music
copyright owners and the internet's culture of open access to
information.
Panel Discussion: Or Else: Blackmail,
Extortion, Threats and Damage Control in Negotiations
On September 14, 2010, the Carey Center hosted
a provocative discussion on blackmail, extortion, threats, and
damage control in negotiation. The panel featured experienced
negotiators Scott Mollen, Adjunct Professor at St. John's and
partner at Herrick, Feinstein, LLP, and Howard J. Rubenstein,
founder and CEO of the prominent public relations firm Rubenstein
Associates, Inc.
ADR in the Spotlight: Len
Riskin Mindfulness Colloquium | Pyett Panel
Discussion
Each year, the Carey Center sponsors its ADR in the Spotlight
series. On November 9, 2009, Professor Len Riskin, the
Chesterfield Smith Professor of Law at the University of Florida
Levin College of Law, presented a faculty colloquium on his recent
work on mindfulness.That same day, the Center hosted a panel
discussion on the recent Supreme Court decision in 14 Penn
Plaza v. Pyett. The panel featured advocates who argued
the case before the United States Supreme Court and was moderated
by noted labor law scholar Gary Minda, Professor of Law at Brooklyn
Law School.
ADR Meets
Bankruptcy: Cross-Purposes or Cross-Pollination?
On October 2, 2009, in conjunction with the American
Bankruptcy Institute Law Review and the Bankruptcy Policy
Institute, the Carey Center hosted ADR Meets Bankruptcy:
Cross-Purposes or Cross-Pollination?,a conference exploring
the relationship between alternative dispute resolution and
bankruptcy. This ground-breaking conference brought together
prominent scholars from the fields of ADR and bankruptcy to
investigate the ways that mediation and arbitration intersect with
bankruptcy. Drawing on the different perspectives that scholars
from each field bring, the conference provided an opportunity for
discussion to stimulate new approaches in both ADR and
bankruptcy. A panel on Mediation in Bankruptcy featured Judge
Elizabeth Stong, Ralph Peeples, Nancy Welsh and Bill
Woodward. A panel on Arbitration in Bankruptcy featured Alan
Resnick, Steve Ware, Marianne Culhane and Paul Kirgis.
For more information on past and upcoming Carey Center programs,
contact us.