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Welcome to the Resolution Roundtable Blog!

The blog was created by Jeffrey Zaino in 2016 and originally hosted by the New York State Bar Association, where it quickly grew a robust following and earned a reputation for being a vital space for thought-provoking discussions on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and connecting our domestic and international community. After a two-year hiatus, ACR-GNY is proud to be the blog's new home as it relaunches in 2025.

New blog posts will go up every Sunday morning. Posts are meant to be interactive - please share your thoughts on the weekly topic as a public comment by clicking "Add Comment" on the relevant post! Follow us on LinkedIn to see the topic of the week, and make sure you subscribe to our email newsletter to get the blog topics at the start of each month!

While dissent and diverse viewpoints are welcomed and encouraged, this is meant to be a collegiate, professional, and respectful forum. All comments must align with ACR-GNY's participation policies, found here. Comments will be moderated and posts that do not adhere to these policies will be removed.

Views expressed in connection with any Resolution Roundtable Blog post or public comment are those of the individual contributors to the blog and not of ACR-GNY.

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Encouraging Parties to Settle

Saturday, January 18, 2025 4:41 PM | Anonymous

Do you believe that an arbitrator should regularly encourage the parties to think about settlement (or mediation) at various times throughout the course of an arbitration proceeding, or should they stay away from any discussion of settlement, after the preliminary hearing, and simply recognize that the parties are looking for a final determination from the arbitrator? If an institution is involved, should they be the one encouraging settlement (or mediation) rather than the arbitrator?

What are your thoughts?

Comments (46)
Party Switching Counsel

Sunday, January 12, 2025 10:00 AM | Elise Brancheau (Administrator)

How should an arbitrator handle a situation where a party, during the course of an arbitration, keeps switching counsel when it appears likely, to the arbitrator at least, that this is being done to delay the schedule?

What are your thoughts?

Comments (31)
Higher Damages Award than Requested

Sunday, January 05, 2025 10:00 AM | Anonymous

If an arbitrator determines that the facts and legal issues support a damages award in an amount higher than requested by the claimant, is a higher award warranted, and are there precautions the arbitrator should take to protect the viability of such an award?

What are your thoughts?

Comments (16)