Les Schiefelbein delivered the commencement address at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Convocation on December 14, 2020. Les, a fellow Arizona State University law school graduate was proudly serving […]
SVAMC Awards Janet Martinez for her Outstanding Contribution to Technology Dispute Resolution
PALO ALTO, Calif. – November 10, 2020 – Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center (SVAMC) announced today that Dr. Janet Martinez, Senior Lecturer at Stanford Law School, Director of Stanford’s […]
Les Schiefelbein Interviewed on Daily Journal Podcast
Podcast host Howard Miller talks with Les Schiefelbein, CEO of SVAMC on Daily Journal episode, “The World Today: Resolving International Technology Disputes.” Listen to the podcast here.
Raymond Bender Authors Chapter in LexisNexis Book on International Commercial Arbitration
SVAMC Tech List Appointee, Ray Bender, recently published a chapter entitled, “International Arbitration—Satellite Communications: Arbitrator Perspective,” in the 2020 LexisNexis book, “International Commercial Arbitration Practice.” This collective work, captures the […]
SVAMC – YP: Field Note on Virtual Proceedings
Thomas Walsh, Sofia Klot, Tim Chen, and Matheus Bastos Oliveira Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP Our team participated in one of the first virtual merits hearings held under the auspices […]
Paul Mason Speaks and Publishes Articles on the Singapore Convention and the Arbitration – Mediation connection
In May-June 2020, Paul Mason spoke about the Singapore Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation in webinars presented by 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square/London and the Brazilian Center for […]
An Interview with the CEO
Interviews with Our Editors: Arbitrating Silicon Valley Disputes with Lester Schiefelbein, CEO of the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center (SVAMC). Read the full interview on the Kluwer Arbitration blog […]
Les Schiefelbein, SVAMC CEO, Named to ICC Task Force
Les has been named as a U.S. member to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Task Force on “ADR and Arbitration.” The Task Force is organized by the ICC Commission […]
Settlement, Mediation, and Arbitration During The COVID-19 Court Crisis
The pandemic crisis has hit our judicial system. Courts have had to close their physical doors to protect the judiciary, their personnel and the public. Many are struggling to convert […]
COVID-19 Resources for Arbitration and Mediation Practitioners
With the onset of the Coronavirus – COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, videoconferencing has taken on new attention and importance for use in technology arbitration proceedings as well […]