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Integrating "Alternative" Dispute Resolution Into Bankruptcy: As Simple (And Pure) As Motherhood And Apple Pie, Nancy A. Welsh Apr 2011

Integrating "Alternative" Dispute Resolution Into Bankruptcy: As Simple (And Pure) As Motherhood And Apple Pie, Nancy A. Welsh

Nevada Law Journal

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Integrating "Alternative" Dispute Resolution Into Bankruptcy: As Simple (And Pure) As Motherhood And Apple Pie?, Nancy A. Welsh Mar 2011

Integrating "Alternative" Dispute Resolution Into Bankruptcy: As Simple (And Pure) As Motherhood And Apple Pie?, Nancy A. Welsh

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Today, there can be little doubt that “alternative” dispute resolution is anything but alternative. Nonetheless, many judges, lawyers (and law students) do not truly understand the dispute resolution processes that are available and how they should be used. In the shadow of the current economic crisis, this lack of knowledge is likely to have negative consequences, particularly in those areas of practice such as bankruptcy and foreclosure in which clients, lawyers, regulators, and courts work under pressure, often with inadequate time and financial resources to permit careful analysis of procedural options. Potential negative effects can include: (1) impairment of a …


Moving Beyond "Just" A Deal, A Bad Deal Or No Deal: How A Deal-Facilitator Engaged By The Parties As "Counsel To The Deal" Can Help Them Improve The Quality And Sustainability Of The Outcome, Manon Schonewille, Kenneth Fox Dec 2010

Moving Beyond "Just" A Deal, A Bad Deal Or No Deal: How A Deal-Facilitator Engaged By The Parties As "Counsel To The Deal" Can Help Them Improve The Quality And Sustainability Of The Outcome, Manon Schonewille, Kenneth Fox

Kenneth H Fox

Mediation is commonly characterized as one of several core ADR processes. The vast majority of the mediation literature focuses on dispute settlement and resolution. However, relatively little attention is paid to the transactional potential of business mediation - ways in which this ADR process can assist the parties to build better deals. This article describes mediation as a deal-facilitation process.