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Join us in person on June 5 for a panel and reception featuring our honoree, Uzra Zeya, guest panelists Sarah Lockhart and Everita Silina, and moderator Nick Pozek. This requires a separate registration from the main (virtual) conference.

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ACR-GNY & CUNY Dispute Resolution Center at John Jay College present

Opportunistic Distortions of Mediation

We all know that there are many variations of mediation that nonetheless represent legitimate examples of the process. But there are now instances in which the incentives adopted by legislatures and courts to encourage the use of mediation seem to be inviting opportunistic distortion and even misuse. Examples include “drive-by mediation” in Texas, “binding mediation” in California (and a few other states), and lawyers’ use of the mediation privilege as a shield from clients’ legal malpractice claims (again in California). Will some of these distortions make their way into other states and even into international commercial mediation as parties seek expedited enforcement under the Singapore Convention? At what point should we care about these distortions of the process?

PROFESSOR NANCY A. WELSH

Nancy A. Welsh is the Frank W. Elliott, Jr. University Professor, Professor of Law and Director of the Aggie Dispute Resolution Program at Texas A&M University School of Law. She was previously the William Trickett Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law at Penn State University, Dickinson School of Law. Professor Welsh is a leading scholar and teacher of dispute resolution and procedural law. She examines negotiation, mediation, arbitration, judicial settlement, and dispute resolution in U.S. and international contexts, focusing on self-determination, procedural justice, due process, and institutionalization dynamics. Professor Welsh presents nationally and internationally and has written more than 70 articles and chapters that have appeared in law reviews, professional publications and books. Professor Welsh is also co-author of the fourth, fifth and sixth editions of the leading dispute resolution textbook, Dispute Resolution and Lawyers, and co-editor of Evolution of a Field: Personal Histories in Conflict Resolution. She succeeded Harvard Law Professor Frank Sander as co-chair of the Editorial Board of the Dispute Resolution Magazine, conducted research as a Fulbright Scholar in the Netherlands, and has served as Chair of both the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution and the AALS Alternative Dispute Resolution Section. She is a member of the American Law Institute and an American Bar Foundation Fellow. Before joining the legal academy, Professor Welsh was the executive director of Mediation Center in Minnesota and practiced law with Leonard, Street and Deinard. She has advised state legislatures, federal and state agencies, and courts regarding the institutionalization of dispute resolution, conducted empirical research, convened roundtables and symposia on various dispute resolution topics, and served as a mediator, facilitator and arbitrator. Professor Welsh earned her B.A. magna cum laude from Allegheny College and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. She was admitted to the bar of the state of Minnesota in 1982.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Roundtable Breakfasts are online meetings via Zoom. The link will change each month and will be distributed to all registrants the day before and the morning of the event. All listed times for ACR-GNY events are for Eastern Time. 8:00 am – 8:30 am | Join call to network with attendees 8:30 am – 10:00 am | Presentation and Discussion About the Roundtable Breakfasts The Roundtable Breakfasts are organized by ACR-GNY and the CUNY Dispute Resolution Center at John Jay College. They take place the first Thursday of the month and are ongoing since 2001. Views expressed in connection with any Roundtable event publicity or at sessions are those of the speakers and participants and not of the CUNY DRC or ACR-GNY. This program is supported by ACR-GNY's 365 Sponsor:

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This panel will examine the growing divergence between established global governance frameworks and contemporary conflict realities. Experts from international relations, security studies, and conflict resolution will explore how modern warfare, cross-border tensions, and emerging security threats challenge the reach of traditional institutional responses and consider new conceptualizations of the global conflict landscape.

Join us after the panel for a reception; light fare will be served.

The Map & the Territory is presented as part of ACR-GNY's 24th Annual Conference - Cartographies of Conflict: Mapping New Pathways to Resolution.

DETAILS

DATE: Thursday, June 5, 2025
TIME: 6:00–8:00pm (Doors open at 5:45pm)
LOCATION: Cardozo School of Law
ADDRESS: 55 Fifth Avenue, Floor 3, New York, NY (Third Floor Lounge)
PRICE: Free for ACR-GNY Members; $10 for nonmembers
ACCESS: Guests must present a current (non-expired) government-issued photo ID to access the building
REFRESHMENTS: Reception to follow the panel discussion; light fare will be served.

THE PANEL

Uzra Zeya (Honoree), President & CEO | Human Rights First

Sarah Lockhart, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of International Studies | Fordham University

Everita Silina, Assistant Professor of International Affairs | The New School

Nick Pozek (Moderator), President | ACR-GNY

Please note—this event requires a separate registration from other conference sessions.

Haven't registered for the virtual conference yet? You can do so here!

THIS CONFERENCE IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY:

PRESENTING SPONSORS

 

CONFERENCE SPONSOR

SPECIAL EVENT SPONSOR

FULL-DAY SPONSOR (JUNE 5)

FULL-DAY SPONSOR (JUNE 6)

SCHOLARSHIP SPONSOR

You are invited to join in on an interactive 90 minute session to learn and practice core mediator skills that will help you get good at responding to conflict in any context. In this session you will be introduced to:

• The loop of understanding - an active listening skill used by mediators
• A lens through which you can start to disentangle the complexity of conflict
• Reframing - a practice to reduce confusion and help clarify what people really need in conflict

This session is geared toward students and emerging conflict resolution professionals, but all are welcome!

Presented in partnership with Columbia University's Master of Science Program in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. 

SETHU LAXMI NAIR FACILITATOR 

Sethu Laxmi Nair is a mediator, facilitator, coach and trainer in the alternative dispute resolution and restorative practices fields. Through her work, Sethu improves interpersonal and social dynamics by enhancing leadership capacity and conflict competence among leaders and groups. Currently, she serves as Senior Conflict Resolution Specialist at the Center for Creative Conflict Resolution within New York City government. A member of Hidden Water, Sethu facilitates restorative circles to heal the impact of child sexual abuse in the family system. She also teaches a foundational restorative justice course at the School of Social Work at Columbia University. Through her private practice, Sethu consults with organizations offering a unique blend of leadership coaching and restorative conflict management and serves on the Advisory Board at the International Institute of Restorative Practices.

Date: Monday, June 9, 2025
Time: 12:00 - 1:30pm (Eastern Time)
Cost: Free (Registration Required)

Location: Virtual via Zoom

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