As we considered the founding of Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center, we had to ask the essential question: Why? What is the problem in need of a solution? Can […]
Courageous Steps Forward For Women in Arbitration
“The best thing a woman can do is to be super competent, persevere and have thick skin,” said Louise Barrington, the founder of ArbitralWomen, the international network of women in […]
Update on Electronic Stored Information (ESI) and E-Discovery.
New Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Offer New Tools to the Decision Makers’ Skill Sets and Tool Boxes. At last, Justice Roberts has sent to the Speaker […]
Efficiently Resolving M&A Disputes
Post-closing disputes arise in about 56% of M&A transactions according to a recent study by Shareholder Representative Services (SRS). Nearly all of these disputes involve issues related to purchase price, […]
What That Senior Patent Lawyer Wasn’t Thinking: Inter Partes Review vs. ADR
I wasn’t surprised when a senior patent lawyer for one of the oldest Silicon Valley companies failed to think about ADR for resolving a patent infringement claim. After all, some […]
What’s a Tech Lawyer?
Tech lawyers come in all shapes and sizes. Their skill sets vary dramatically. So when a company sets out to pick a tech lawyer to serve as an arbitrator or […]
Getting What You Ask For: The Parties Rule in ADR
There’s an ongoing debate in ADR circles as to what takes priority: arbitral efficiency or party autonomy. To put it more simply, is it more important to have a speedy, […]
Some Of My Favorite Arbitrators Just Sit There.
Every Arbitrator is unique. Like everyone else in the world, their experiences, training, personality and a host of other factors shape who they are. And when it comes to arbitration […]
Dispute Resolution for the Next Generation of Tech Companies
One of my roles at SVAMC is to advise on tech ADR from the perspective of my generation. As a recent law school graduate, I often explain ADR and its […]
The Android Wars: A New Look At The Apple v. Samsung Dispute – ACC Docket – September 2014
The Apple-Samsung dispute encompassed 50 lawsuits in nine countries. The first litigation in the U.S., termed the “patent trial of the century,” resulted in a $1 billion jury verdict for […]