Tom Stipanowich
Articles and Video:A new study of dispute resolution practices in Fortune 1,000 corporations shows that many large companies are using binding arbitration less often and relying more on mediated negotiation and other approaches aimed at resolving disputes informally, quickly and inexpensively. What Does the Fortune 1,000 Survey on Mediation, Arbitration and Conflict Management Portend for International Arbitration? A new study of dispute resolution practices in Fortune 1,000 corporations shows that many large companies are using binding arbitration less often and relying more on mediated negotiation and other approaches aimed at resolving disputes informally, quickly and inexpensively. Consumer Arbitration Roundtable Summary Report This Summary Report and its attachments: 1) summarize the discussions at the Roundtable and the Planning Committee’s conclusions; 2) provide an overview of related empirical studies and the range of dispute resolution programs and processes available to resolve consumer disputes; and 3) include an annotated list of key resources. Several work groups have been formed to carry on the work of this National Roundtable. Interview with Thomas Stipanowich This is the complete interview by Robert Benjamin with Tom Stipanowich, Co-Director of Pepperdine's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and former Director of CPR in New York, filmed as part of Mediate.com's "The Mediators: Views from the Eye of the Storm" Series. Tom Stipanowich: Mediation vs. Arbitration - Video Tom Stipanowich talks about the arbitration process being taken out of contracts while being replaced with mediation or litigation processes. Tom Stipanowich: Mother Influenced Value of Peacemaking - Video Tom Stipanowich explains how his mother was the peacemaker in his household and how that influenced his decision to work in the conflict resolution field where he feels most comfortable. Stipanowich, Tom: Teach Law Students to Advise Clients - Video Tom Stipanowich explains his hope of training law students to be more thoughtful negotiatiors and ultimately, changing the way the culture looks at resolving disputes. Thomas Stipanowich: Chinese Model for Conciliation - Video Thomas Stipanowich shares his notion of the Chinese model for concilliation, which is about restoring harmony within a community. Traditionally, a community elder would come in to the conflict to help resolve it. Tom Stipanowich: Favorable Arbitration was Still Unsatisfactory - Video Tom Stipanowich tells of a client's experience with arbitration, which left the client feeling unsatisfied and somewhat unresolved, even though the arbitrated decision was in his favor. Stipanowich Joins Robinson to Direct Pepperdine's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution Pepperdine University has named Thomas Stipanowich as academic director and Peter Robinson as managing director of the School of Law’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. Currently ranked by US News & World Report as the nation’s number one dispute resolution program, the Straus Institute has held the top ranking four years out of the previous seven.
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