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the CPR DateBook
January 11, 2021
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Welcome to the "CPR DateBook." Each issue provides information on upcoming events and other news and resources to help you advance your dispute resolutions goals.
To print the DateBook, first open it in your browser here.
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SAVE THE DATE FOR CPR’S 2021 ANNUAL MEETING
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CPR's (virtual) Annual Meeting is better than ever: three days, nine and a half CLE credits,
eight panels, two legendary speakers, one live performance, and next-level networking. And, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, it's free to attend!
This year’s Annual Meeting will feature Dana Bash, CNN’s chief political correspondent, as our keynote speaker. Dana’s career has covered conflict and disruption both in current events and politics over the past two decades.
We are also excited to announce that former United States Secretary of Defense General James Mattis has joined the roster of distinguished presenters. Mattis will discuss: “Leading In Conflict and Lessons Learned” during a lunchtime presentation on Thursday, January 28.
Join us on January 27-29, 2021, for Prevent! Resolution without Dispute.
For the full agenda and registration, click HERE.
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CPR SPEAKS: The Blog of The CPR Institute
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CPR IN THE NEWS: CPR FILES AMICUS BRIEF BEFORE SUPREME COURT
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This week, CPR filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in Servotronics Inc. v. Rolls-Royce PLC, et al., No. 20-794.
CPR did not take a position on the merits of the case, but asked the Court to grant certiorari to resolve a circuit court split on an issue of great importance to the international arbitration community: whether 28 U.S.C. § 1782 allows federal district courts to order discovery for private commercial arbitration abroad.
In its friend-of-the-Court brief, CPR argues that current circuit split regarding the availability of 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a) for discovery before international arbitral tribunals “leads to extensive, time-consuming and tremendously expensive litigation over the threshold issue of simply whether district courts can entertain an application to obtain evidence from a United States party”, which CPR explains “undermines its goal of fostering efficient and effective resolution of cross-border business disputes through international commercial arbitration.”
CPR also argues that the court should set the case for argument this term to avoid the likelihood that it will become moot prior to decision.
The full brief is available here and a CPR Speaks blog post covering the brief is available here.
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SAVE THE DATE: R.E.A.L. GETS REAL
CPR and CPR's Y-ADR are proud to partner with Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers (R.E.A.L.) on their inaugural event, a two-part panel discussion, R.E.A.L. Gets REAL, on Monday, January 18, 2021.
To view the featured keynote speakers and register for the individual panels, click HERE.
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MIA LEVI NAMED VP OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FOR DRS
On January 4, 2021, Mia Levi, former Director of ADR Services, Construction Division, at the American Arbitration Association, joined CPR as Vice President of Global Development for Dispute Resolution Services.
“Mia will be an outstanding addition to the DRS team. She brings to us a wealth of provider experience, and is highly regarded for her understanding of dispute resolution processes and for her responsiveness to the needs of the parties,” said CPR President & CEO Allen Waxman. “She will be able to help CPR further put into practice the innovative tools generated by our think tank, the CPR Institute, and further utilize the tremendous talent of our Panel.”
To read the full press release, click HERE.
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IN OUR LATEST ISSUE:
What’s Sex Got to Do with It? Questioning Research on Gender & Negotiation
By Andrea Kupfer Schneider
Negotiation scholars and teachers often talk about negotiation skills through the metaphor of tools in the toolbox. Teachers want to make sure that students have a variety of tools and we push our students to recognize the importance of each, even quoting the old cliché that “[i]f the only tool you have is a hammer, it is tempting to treat everything as if it were a nail.” Arthur G. Wirth, Forward to Abraham H. Maslow, The Psychology Of Science: A Reconnaissance (1966).
This article focuses on the fact that negotiation scholarship primarily studies the hammer, the skill of assertiveness in negotiation. In fact, the majority of empirical negotiation studies take this even further—studying only the hammer and imagining only a single opportunity to hit the nail on the head.
To read the full article, click HERE.
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SIGN CPR’S DIVERSITY COMMITMENT
CPR is committed to encouraging all forms of diversity and inclusion in dispute resolution, in particular by increasing the participation of women and people of color in mediation, arbitration and other dispute resolution processes.
Signing this commitment takes little time and is an easy way to show your dedication to making dispute resolution a more inclusive industry.
Our plan to accomplish this comprises four points. To find out more about our plan in-depth, click HERE.
To sign our diversity commitment, click HERE.
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HOUSTON REGIONAL MEETING & NETWORKING EVENT
The Energy, Oil & Gas Committee will be presenting the fourth annual Houston Regional Meeting taking place virtually on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 starting at 3:00 pm CT.
Featuring a panel of in-house counsel from leading corporations, we will discuss the critical issues facing the energy, oil & gas sector and the powerful ways ADR can be used to prevent and resolve disputes.
This event is generously sponsored by BakerHostetler and serves as a prequel to our 2021 Annual Meeting.
To register, click HERE.
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OTHER NEWS & DEVELOPMENTS
Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers (R.E.A.L.) Inaugural Event
Mia Levi Named Vice President of Global Development for DRS
Letter from CEO and President Allen Waxman
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International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution
30 E 33rd Street, 6th Floor | New York, NY 10016 | P: 1.212.949.6490 | F: +1.212.949.8859
www.cpradr.org
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