Alternative Dispute Resolution

Two-Part Seminar
Part 1: August 5 - 8, 2012 (live on-site); Washington, D.C.
Part 2: Provided online via internet streaming video 'on demand.'

This seminar familiarizes participants with alternative methods of dispute resolution (ADR) -- negotiations, mediation and arbitration.

The seminar approaches mediation and conflict management as a way of avoiding or resolving litigation and of addressing relationships in business with employees, customers and suppliers. It is designed to provide the necessary background, structures, and tools for successful mediation, while also considering negotiation as a separate mode of conflict resolution. In addition to the training sessions, this part of the seminar will include a visit to a local mediation center.

Next, the seminar examines the legal issues and processes involved in arbitration -- domestic aribitration, international commercial arbitration, and international investment arbitration. It will distinguish between the various types of arbitration and the rules, procedures and other considerations unique to each. A visit to the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) at the World Bank is also planned.

The entire seminar will be led by experienced and respected mediation and arbitration professionals, including senior lawyers from Shearman & Sterling and other firms, government-affiliated ADR lawyers, faculty from George Washington University Law Center, as well as senior Court-apppointed mediators and representatives from the American Arbitrtion Association.

Note that the seminar will be conducted in two parts: First, the "on-site/live" component will be conducted at the George Washington University Law School and other relevant venues in Washington, D.C. between August 5 - 8, 2012. Second, these initial days of lectures and visits will be supplemented with approximately 10 hours of online presentations over the following weeks delivered via internet streaming video to wherever in the world registrants reside. A certificate will be granted to participants who successfully complete the entire program.

Tuition and Housing

Tuition for the "Alternative Dispute Resolution" program is $1,595. Persons also participating in other IUSLAW programs during either July or August receive a multi-program registration discount.

The Institute can assist particiipants in reserving housing accommodations in nearby hotels and corporate apartments. A limited number of nearby corporate apartments are available at discounted rates of $69 per person per night for a shared two-room apartment or $135 per night for a (single) studio/efficiency apartment, including free wireless internet access, daily complimentary breakfast and free local telephone calls. Other housing options may be available, including substantially less expensive (and less conveniently located) accommodations found on the internet. Costs will vary depending on location and amenities.

(The daily schedule and specific hours for this program have been structured so as not to conflict with the daily schedule and specific hours of the four-week "U.S. Legal Methods: Introduction to U.S. Law" program or the "Advanced Corporate Transactions" program, which will also be occuring during the same week. Thus, participants may register for all programs without any conflict of schedules.)

Applications can be submitted via our online Application Form