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NYSBA FALL 2017 | VOL. 10 | NO. 2 New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer A publication of the Dispute Resolution Section of the New York State Bar Association www.nysba.org/DRS Message from the Chair Although it has been gradual, we have to fi ghting every disclosure. Courts have for some time been living through a period been adopting measures to streamline the of signifi cant change in how civil disputes process, among other things emphasizing are resolved in the United States. Beginning mediation as a good step even before formal in the 1930s the resolution of such disputes discovery. The high percentage of cases came to be driven primarily by the belief settled early and quickly through media- that before resolution, whether by trial tion—often over 50 percent—speaks for or settlement, all relevant facts should be itself. Very often, even if mediation does not discovered. Counsel were trained to see it result in immediate settlement, by bringing as their duty to unearth all facts. For many the parties together it will promote a more years, they took it as their job in the service effi cient exchange of relevant facts than can of their client to limit the client’s disclosure. be achieved through the formal court pro- Judges carefully tailored their decisions cess. In addition to embracing mediation, and avoided early dispositive decisions to judges also increasingly see it is helpful to allow for full discovery. The paramount make early decisions on key motions and idea was that if all facts were known then direct the parties to focus their discovery on a reasonably fair resolution could be based what is truly relevant. Daniel Kolb on truth, or something close to it. While old habits—especially those result- Although for many years that “ideal” drove the pro- ing from belief in what was seen for years as an ideal—die cess, over time the mounting costs of dispute resolution hard, the benefi ts of change are in this case evident. It is that resulted increasingly made the ideal unattainable very important that progress continues with all stake- in too many cases. Instead of knowing the facts leading holders embracing and building on the changes. Clients to fair resolution, the expense and length of the process should want litigators and counselors who understand the itself was what too often actually led to resolution. The benefi ts to the clients of a cost-effi cient process; advocates parties did not benefi t from an effi cient system and often should see cost-effi cient resolution as the best way to serve they also went without all the facts. the client and keep the clients coming back; and judges and arbitrators should use their roles to promote effi cient Awareness of the problem has been leading to decision making and resolution. Some cases do need to be important and benefi cial changes. Federal and state tried but many others don’t, and the costs need not be so procedural rules and the rules of providers of arbitration exorbitant that they distort the process. In many cases get- services have in recent years been modifi ed to empha- ting to the relevant facts is important but that need not cost size proportionality in discovery. Counsel have been so much as to defeat the process. reminded more frequently that their clients will benefi t from an effi cient resolution and that working together For those in our Dispute Resolution Section, it is time to exchange relevant facts is in most cases preferable to change to a new ideal: the effi cient resolution of disputes. 2 NYSBA New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer | Fall 2017 | Vol. 10 | No. 2 Table of Contents Page Message from the Chair .............................................................................................................................2 (Daniel Kolb) Message from the Co-Editors-in-Chief ....................................................................................................5 (Edna Sussman, Laura A. Kaster and Sherman Kahn) Ethical Compass When Worldviews Collide—Strategic Advocacy v. a Mediator’s Ethical Obligations .....................7 (Professor Elayne E. Greenberg) Arbitration The American Arbitration Association’s Administrative Review Council .......................................11 (Eric Tuchmann, Sasha Carbone, Tracey Frisch, Simon Kyriakides) Arbitration Predominates for Dispute Resolution Among Participants in the Health Care Industry ............................................................................................................................17 (Katherine Benesch) Making Arbitration More Appealing .....................................................................................................19 (Michael A. Lampert) The Arbitrator’s Proposal ........................................................................................................................24 (Stephen P. Gilbert) Arbitration on Television: My Experience on The People’s Court ........................................................31 (David J. Hoffman) Why Do Some Claimants Pursue Losing Claims in Arbitration? ......................................................33 (Dwight James) Arbitration Offers Effi ciency and Economic Benefi ts Compared to Court Proceedings..............36 (Roy Weinstein) Mediation How Mediation Changed Me as a Lawyer ...........................................................................................41 (Adam J. Halper with Caroline P. Oppenheim) Mediating a Products Liability Case ......................................................................................................44 (Bruce J. Hector) (continued on page 4) NYSBA New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer | Fall 2017 | Vol. 10 | No. 2 3 International The International Criminal Court ...........................................................................................................46 (H.E. Judge Joyce Aluoch) Building a Practice as a Neutral Eight Common Mistakes Mediators Make When Trying to Generate Business ..............................49 (Anna Rappaport) New Rights for Freelance Workers in New York City .........................................................................52 (David C. Singer) Book Reviews The CPR Corporate Counsel Manual for Cross-Border Dispute Resolution ..............................................55 (Reviewed by Bart Schwartz) How Arbitration Made a Difference: Arbitrating for Peace ........................................................................57 (Reviewed by Edna Sussman) Case Notes Albtelecom Sh.A v. Unifi Communications, Inc., 2017 WL 2364365 (S.D.N.Y. May 30, 2017) Enforcing Consent Awards Under the New York Convention .....................................................59 (Laura A. Kaster) Case Summaries ........................................................................................................................................61 (Alfred G. Feliu) Section Committees and Chairs ..............................................................................................................63 The Dispute Resolution Section Welcomes New Members ................................................................64 Section Offi cers and Editors ...................................................................................................................66 4 NYSBA New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer | Fall 2017 | Vol. 10 | No. 2 Message from the Co-Editors-in-Chief The Dispute Resolution Section has been lucky to have a very deep bench. Our new Chair, Daniel Kolb, has been an active member and a prior co-chair of the Section’s Diversity Committee. He follows nine other Chairs, all of whom remain active contributors to the vitality of the Section: Simeon Baum, Jona- than Honig, Edna Sussman, Charles Moxley, Jr., Rona Shamoon, John Wilkinson, Sherman Kahn, David Singer and Abigail Pessen. Given Daniel’s Diversity Committee background, it is no surprise that our fall meeting will in- Laura A. Kaster clude a focus on the ongoing challenges faced Edna Sussman Sherman Kahn by the ADR profession in meeting our diversity commit- ment. The problem has been intractible and a focus of transparency from the American Arbitration Association this journal. We hope that a collective effort may help us on issues such as disqualifi cation motions and the num- get beyond the unconscious impediments that affect us ber of cases pursued to hearing in arbitration that result all, including those who are diverse and those who have in no recovery—again disposing of the “split the baby” a strong conscious commitment to change. It is time to myth. We also present data developed by the research focus on practical solutions. fi rm Micronomics showing that arbitration really is faster and more effi cient than litigation in court. In addition, in This Issue this issue we have specifi cally addressed some business We continue with our effort to address the entire issues for neutrals. We are seeking to provide the infor- spectrum of ADR: domestic and international arbitration, mation you want to receive. Please let us know if there mediation and collaboration, and to bring to you signifi - are topics or issues you want addressed. cant books and cases and, of course, our regular column We look forward to another productive year for the on ethics in ADR. In this issue we introduce new ideas on Section and for all of us. hybrid approaches to arbitration and try to provide new NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Request for Articles If you have written an article you would like considered for publication, or have an idea for one,ne, please contact the Co-Editors-in-Chief: