Emerging Applications for ADR : Leading Lawyers on Utilizing Alternative Dispute Resolution in New Ways and Testing Innovative Approaches

Emerging Applications for ADR provides an authoritative, insiders perspective on new alternative methods and strategies for resolving disputes.

Featuring partners and chairs from some of the nations leading law firms, these experts guide the reader through a variety of innovative ADR models and approaches being utilized to resolve disputes in various practice areas.

Covering the technology and insurance industries, as well as issues in employment law and international investing, the authors explain how ADR has emerged as an option in practice areas that historically have relied on traditional litigation to handle disputes.

From selecting the best variation of ADR for a given situation to developing techniques to handle multi-plaintiff actions, these leaders share their advice on drafting ADR contract provisions, performing a risk-benefit analysis for using ADR, preparing a mediator, and helping clients establish internal company dispute protocols.

The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to success within this constantly evolving field.