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Between local rules establishing mediation confidentiality [1] and Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) 408 and 501, most assume that mediation is privileged and confidential, but that might not always be the case.
This panel will discuss the ins and outs of mediating consumer bankruptcy issues, including the types of issues typically mediated, selecting a mediator, and special considerations involved.
Join us for an exhilarating exploration of the dynamic world of mediation and arbitration in restructuring and insolvency cases across common law and civil law jurisdictions. This abiLIVE webinar will delve into the different (supra)national legal frameworks shaping these processes, uncovering when and why mediation and arbitration is a game-changer, especially for cross-border and parallel proceedings. The panelists also will discuss types of mediators and selecting the most "effective" mediators based on case nuances and necessary interventions in the conflict.
In In re City of Detroit, Michigan, [1] the Michigan Department of Attorney General (the “Department”) found itself in hot water over its disclosure of certain confidential documents to defendants in their criminal cases arising out of the Flint water crisis (the “Flint Defendants”).
Greetings from the Mediation Committee! As 2023 has now drawn to a close, and we hope all of our members enjoyed a very happy holiday season! Here’s a report of committee events for the last quarter of 2023, and we hope to see all of you at the Annual Spring Meeting in 2024.
Conducted in a Q&A format, this webinar will feature a series of mediation hypotheticals/questions presented to Mediation Committee Co-Chair Connor Bifferato and Education Director Edward Schnitzer for discussion and/or debate.
Hopefully you have had a chance to listen to ABI’s latest podcast featuring our very own Edward Schnitzer of Womble Bond Dickinson (New York) and Connor Bifferato of The Bifferato Firm (Wilmington, Del.).
