Thomas J. Stipanowich

• Juris Doctor ‑ Magna cum laude, University of Illinois College of Law, Urbana, Illinois (1980)
  • Member, Order of the Coif
  • Harno Scholar
  • Research Assistant, Professor Thomas D. Morgan (Assisted in the preparation of an edition of the Morgan-Rotunda book on legal ethics)
• Master of Architecture, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois (1976)
  • American Institute of Architects School Medal (1976)(Highest honor presented to a candidate for a professional degree)
  • Edward Ryerson European Traveling Fellowship (1976)
  • President, Gargoyle Society (Academic honorary for College of Architecture)
•  Bachelor of Science in Architecture (with Highest Honors) (1974)
  • Bronze Tablet (Highest all‑university four year academic honors) (1974)
  • Allerton American Traveling Fellowship (1974)
  • Alpha Rho Chi Medal (1974)
  • American Institute of Architects Scholarship (1972, 1973, 1974)
  • Edward Earl Architectural Design Award (1973, 1974) (twice)
  • James White Award (1974)
  • Illinois State Scholarship (1970‑74)
  • National Merit Scholarship (1970)
  • Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honorary
• Post-graduate Consortium in Urban Planning and Conservation, Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies, University of York, York, England, Fall 1976 (as Edward Ryerson Traveling Fellow)

• William H. Webster Chair in Dispute Resolution, Professor of Law, Pepperdine University School of Law
  • Academic Director, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution (2006-17)
  • Associate Dean (2017-2020)
• Arbitrator and Mediator, JAMS, Los Angeles, CA (2019-present)
• President & CEO, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR Institute), New York, NY (2001-2006)
• William L. Matthews Professor of Law (1995-2001); , University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky
  • Alumni Professor of Law (1991-1995)
  • Associate Professor of Law (1987-90)
  • Assistant Professor of Law (1984-1987)
• Of Counsel, Stites & Harbison, Lexington, Kentucky (1988-2001)
• Smith, Currie & Hancock, Atlanta, Georgia (1980-84)
• U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Lab (1976-77)

Thomas Stipanowich holds the William Webster Chair in Dispute Resolution as a Professor of Law at Pepperdine University, Los Angeles. He has long experience as an arbitrator, mediator and special master, emphasizing construction and commercial cases, and is now a neutral with JAMS.

For fourteen years he co-led the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, during which the program was ranked first among academic dispute resolution programs by U.S. News & World Report for more than a decade.  A prolific author, his works have been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court among many other courts. He co-authored the award-winning five-volume Federal Arbitration Law and was editor-in-chief of Commercial Arbitration at Its Best.  He is co-author of Resolving Disputes: Theory, Law and Practice (Wolters/Kluwer), a text and materials including practical exercises and videos soon to be in its 4^th edition.  From 2001-2006 he was CEO of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR). He played an important role in many major initiatives (Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, Uniform Mediation Act, Consumer Due Process Protocol, Global Disputes Research Center, Securities Industry Conference on Arbitration, International Task Force on Mixed Mode Dispute Resolution) and was a founder of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, later spearheading its Protocols on Expeditious, Cost-Effective Commercial Arbitration.

Stipanowich received the D’Alemberte/Raven Award, the ABA Dispute Resolution Section’s highest honor, and CPR’s James F. Henry Award for career contributions. In 2018 he was named a Global Distinguished Faculty Affiliate of Peking University School of Law, and is the only non-Indian named a Distinguished Professor of Law of National Law University Delhi.

Honors and Recognition: 

• Peking University School of Law (Beida) Global Faculty (2018- present) (One of twenty professors from universities around the world to be named to this affiliated group)
• Hagler Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies, Texas A&M University; Eminent Visiting Scholar, Texas A&M School of Law, School of Architecture (2017-2018)
• Distinguished Professor of Law, National Law University Delhi, New Delhi, India (2017-   ) (Fourth individual and first non-Indian scholar to receive this honor.)
• James F. Henry Award (February, 2016) The award recognizes “outstanding achievement by individuals for distinguished, sustained contributions to the field of dispute resolution.”  Candidates for the award are evaluated for “leadership, innovation and sustaining commitment to the field.”  Previous awardees include Senator George Mitchell; Lord Woolf of Barnes, former Lord Chief Justice of England; Professor Nancy Rogers, Reporter for the Uniform Mediation Act; famed mediator and September 11 Victims Fund Special Master Kenneth Feinberg; and former Attorney General Janet Reno.
• Recipient, D’Alemberte/Raven Award, American Bar Association Section on Dispute Resolution (2008)(highest award given by the section, recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of dispute resolution)
• Max Kade Visiting Scholar, Heidelberg University Institute of Private Law (2015)
• New Zealand Law Foundation International Visiting Scholar in Dispute Resolution (2014)
• Academic Counsel of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) (2013-2019)
• Martindale-Hubbell’s Highest (AV) Rating (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
• Member, Litigation Counsel of America (2015-   )
• Official Representative/Observer, American Bar Association, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Working Group III on Online Dispute Resolution (2012-2013)
• Practical Achievement Award, International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (2011)(for The Protocols for Cost-Effective, Expeditious Commercial Arbitration)
• Practical Achievement Award, ABA Section on Dispute Resolution (2011)(for  The Protocols for Cost-Effective, Expeditious Commercial Arbitration)
• WilmerHale Scholar-in-Residence, Fall, 2010, Park Lane, London, England
• Twice received the CPR “Best Professional Article” Award (1987, 2009) (from what is now the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution)
• Companionship, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2000) (Only the fourth person to receive the 10,000-member Chartered Institute’s highest honor, and the only honoree outside Great Britain.)
• Honorary member, American College of Civil Trial Mediators (1999-present)
• Founding Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators (2000-present)
• Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers (elected 1995)
• Honorary Master of the Inn, Justice Marie L. Garibaldi American Inn of Court for Alternative Dispute Resolution (1998-present)
• Lawdragon 500 (2005) (Named as one of 500 outstanding attorneys in the United States as the result of a nationwide survey of thousands of lawyers conducted by a new legal magazine.)
• Inaugural Hewlett Professor, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution (1999-2000)
• Inaugural Hoellering Scholar-in-Residence, American Arbitration Association (August 2000 – December 2000)
• Sustaining Academic Member, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution (1996-2000) (Appointed as one of approximately two dozen academic members of CPR, a leading sponsor of dispute resolution research and administration)
• Finalist, American Council on Education (ACE) Fellowship Competition (1996) (withdrew from Competition as Finalist for family reasons)
• “Best New Legal Book,” Association of American Publishers (1995) [for Federal Arbitration Law, co-authored with Macneil and Speidel]

Arbitration/Mediation Activities:

• Wide-ranging experience as commercial and construction arbitrator and mediator in the U.S. and internationally (AAA, ICDR, ICC, JAMS, CPR) including complex multi-party cases involving hundreds of millions of dollars, and as a facilitator of consensus-building, partnering and team-building initiatives.
• JAMS Construction and Commercial Panels (2008-2012, 2019-   )
• China International Economic Trade Arbitration Commission Panel (since 2018)
• Shenzhen Arbitration Commission Panel (since 2014)
• Beijing Arbitration Commission Panel (since 2010)
• AAA Construction and Commercial Large, Complex Disputes Panels (1981‑2001, 2006-2019); International Centre for Dispute Resolution
• CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution Panel of Distinguished Panel Neutrals (1991‑2001, 2019-present) (left panel during the time I was President & CEO of CPR)
• Special Master, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky (1991-93)
• Appointed to adjudicate major contract disputes arising from construction of Toyota Automotive Manufacturing Plant (Opinion adopted by U.S. District Court and affirmed by Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals; published at  932 Federal Supplement 906, 948)
• Mediator/Case Evaluator, U.S. District Court (1995-96)
• Steering Committee, U.S. Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Task Force (DART), Washington, D.C.
• Chair, Arbitration Subcommittee, Construction Disputes Advisory Committee, Center for Public Resources
• William & Flora Hewlett Professor and Director, National Commission on the Future of Arbitration, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution (1998 – 2001)
• AAA National Task-Force on Construction Rules
• Chair, Academic Advisory Committee, International Global Research Institute, American Arbitration Association (1999-2001)
• Member, Board of Directors, American Arbitration Association (1998-2000)
• Academic Reporter, National Consumer Due Process Advisory Task Force, American Arbitration Association (1997-1998)
• American Bar Association, Chair, Arbitration Committee, Section of Dispute Resolution, (1997-2000)Who’s Who in American Law
• Counsel, Stites and Harbison, Louisville & Lexington, KY (1991-2001)
• Smith, Currie & Hancock, Atlanta, (1980-1984)
• Editor, The Construction Lawyer, (1995-1997)

Bar Associations and Other Affiliations  

• American Bar Association
  • American Bar Association Section on Business Law, Commercial Arbitration Committee, (1988-1990)
  • American Bar Association Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
  • American Bar Association Public Contract Section
• Governing Board, Kentucky Bar Association
  • Kentucky Bar Association Construction and Public Contracts Section
  • Kentucky Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
• Georgia Bar Association
• Illinois Bar Association International Council for Building Research, Studies & Documentation (CIB), Task Force 12-Dispute Resolution
• Task Force Member, Commercial Law Projects on Ukraine, 1995

Books and Articles 

• Arbitration, Mediation and Mixed Modes: Seeking Workable Solutions and Common Ground on Med-Arb, Arb-Med and Settlement-Oriented Activities by Arbitrators 26 Harvard Neg. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2021)
• Synchronicity, Paradox and Personal Evolution: Riding the Wave of the Quiet Revolution in Dispute Resolution, Chapter in Evolution of a Field: Personal Histories in Conflict Resolution (Howard Gadlin & Nancy A. Welsh, eds., forthcoming 2020)
• Resolving Disputes: Theory and Practice for Lawyers (with Jay Folberg, Dwight Golann, Amy Schmitz and Jennifer Reynolds) (Aspen Publishers / Wolters Kluwer 4th ed., forthcoming 2021))
• Thomas J. Stipanowich, Multi-Tier Commercial Dispute Resolution Processes in the United States, contributed as a chapter for Multi-Tier Approaches to the Resolution of International Disputes: A Global and Comparative Study (Anselmo Reyes & Gu Weixia, eds.)(forthcoming 2020)
• Thomas J. Stipanowich & Veronique Fraser, The International Task Force on Mixed Mode Dispute Resolution: Exploring the Interplay between Mediation, Evaluation and Arbitration, 40 Fordham International Law Journal 839 (2017) (Symposium issue for 2016 Fordham International Arbitration and Mediation Conference), available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2920785
• Thomas J. Stipanowich, Living the Dream of ADR: Reflections on Four Decades of the Quiet Revolution in Dispute Resolution (Symposium Keynote), 18 Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution 513 (2017) (Symposium issue for Jed. D. Melnick Symposium “The Pound Conferences: Where Do We Come From?  What are We?  Where are We Going?”, available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2920848
• Resolving Disputes: Theory and Practice for Lawyers (with Jay Folberg, Dwight Golann, Lisa Kloppenberg) (Aspen Publishers / Wolters Kluwer 3d ed. 2016))
• Thomas J. Stipanowich, Beyond Getting to Yes: Using Mediator Insights to Facilitate Long-Term Business Relationships, 34 Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation 97 (July/August 2016)
• Thomas J. Stipanowich, Insights on Mediator Practices and Perceptions, Dispute Res. Magazine 4 (Winter 2016), available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2759982
• Thomas J. Stipanowich & Marcio Vasconcellos, Chapter 35. The Interplay between Empirical Studies and Commercial Arbitration Practice, in The Evolution and Future of International Commercial Arbitration (Stavros Brekoulakis, Julian Lew & Loukas Mistelas, ed. Kluwer Law International 2015)
• Thomas J. Stipanowich, The International Evolution of Mediation: A Call for Dialogue and Deliberation, 46 Victoria U. Wellington L. Rev. 1191 (2015), available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2712457  (Expanded version of New Zealand Law Foundation Annual International Dispute Resolution Lecture, as New Zealand Law Foundation Visiting Fellow)
• Thomas J. Stipanowich, Reflections on the State and Future of Commercial Arbitration: Challenges, Opportunities, Proposals, 25 Columbia American Review of International Arbitration 297 (2014), available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2519084
• Thomas J. Stipanowich & Zachary P. Ulrich, Arbitration in Evolution: Current Practices and Perspectives of Experienced Commercial Arbitrators,  25 Columbia Am. Rev. of Int’l Arb. 395 (2014), available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2519196
• Thomas J. Stipanowich, Managing Construction Conflict: Unfinished Revolution, Continuing Evolution, 34 (4) Constr. Lwyr. 13, (Fall 2014) (Special Issue); also published as a chapter in 100 Years: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Selected Topics in InternationalArbitration — Liber Amicorum; available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2484598
• Thomas J. Stipanowich & Zachary P. Ulrich, Commercial Arbitration and Settlement: Empirical Insights into the Roles Arbitrators Play, 6 Yearbook on Arbitration and Mediation 1 (2014) (lead article for the Yearbook); available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2461839  
• Soft-Law in the Organization and General Conduct of Arbitration Proceedings, chapter in Soft Law in International Arbitration (Lawrence W. Newman & Michael J. Radine, eds. 2014); available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2407187  
• Thomas J. Stipanowich & Ryan Lamare, Living with ADR: Evolving Perceptions and Use of Mediation, Arbitration and Conflict Management in Fortune 1,000 Corporations, 19 Harv. Negot. L. Rev. 1 (2014) (lead article for the edition); available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2221471
• In Quest of the Arbitration Trifecta, or Closed Door Litigation?: The Delaware Arbitration Program, 6 Pepperdine J. Bus., Entrepreneurship & L. 102 (2013) (lead article; published in Symposium on the Delaware Arbitration Program); available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2271359  
• The Arbitration Fairness Index: Using a Public Rating System to Skirt the Legal Logjam and Promote Fairer and More Effective Arbitration of Employment and Consumer Disputes, 60 Kan. L. Rev.985 (2012) (published in Symposium “Perspectives on the Current State of Arbitration Law”); available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2004543
• The Third Arbitration Trilogy, Stolt-Nielsen, Rent-A-Center, Concepcion and the Future of American Arbitration, 22 Columbia American Review of International Arbitration 324 (2011) (lead article in a special issue alongside articles by Prof. George Berman and Prof. Alan Scott Rau); available at SSRN:  http//ssrn.com/abstract=1919936 
• Revelation and Reaction: The Struggle to Shape American Arbitration, in Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation: The Fordham Papers 2010 (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 2011); available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1757258  
• The College of Commercial Arbitrators Protocols on Expeditious, Cost-Effective Commercial Arbitration: Key Action Steps for Business Users, Counsel, Arbitrators and Arbitration Provider Institutions (Thomas J. Stipanowich, Editor-in-Chief, et al, eds. 2010) (Winner, Practical Achievement Award, 2011, International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution; Lawyer as Problem Solver Award, 2011, ABA Section on Dispute Resolution); available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1982169  
• Resolving Disputes: Theory and Practice for Lawyers (with Jay Folberg, Dwight Golann, Lisa Kloppenberg) (Aspen Publishers 2d ed. 2010)
• Expanded Review of Awards: Hall Street and Cable Connection, in 2010 Annual Report of the Section of Public Utility, Communications, and Transportation Law (2010)
• Behind the Neutral, in AAA Arbitration Handbook (Juris Publishing 2010)
• Arbitration: The “New Litigation,” 2010 U. Ill. L.Rev. 1 (Jan. 2010)(named “Best Professional Article, 2009” by the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution) (Lead article for the year)
• Lincoln’s Lessons for Lawyers, Disp. Res. Mag. 18 (Winter 2010)
• Arbitration and Choice: Taking Charge of the “New Litigation,” (Symposium Keynote Presentation),” 7 DePaul Bus. & Comm. L.J. 383 (2009) (in the Symposium “The Winds of Change”) (with Arbitration: The “New Litigation,” named “Best Professional Article, 2009” by the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution) (Lead article)
• East Meets West: An International Dialogue on Mediation and Med-Arb in the United States and China, 9 Pepp. Disp. Resol. L.J. 379 (2009) (Transcript of international videoconference co-sponsored by The Beijing Arbitration Commission and The Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and moderated by TJS)
• How to Drastically Reduce Cost and Delay in Commercial Arbitration, Draft Report of the College of Commercial Arbitrators for discussion at The National Summit on Business-to-Business Arbitration (with Curtis E. von Kann and Deborah Rothman) (Fall 2009)
• The Arbitration Penumbra: Arbitration Law in the Changing Landscape of Dispute Resolution, 8 Nev. Law Rev. 101 (2007) (Published in the UNLV Symposium on the Future of the Federal Arbitration Act)
• Real-Time Strategies for Relational Conflict, IBA Legal Practice Division Mediation Nwsltr. (July 2007) at 6
• Conflict Management in Evolution: Three Predictions in ACCL Princeton Symposium, Building the Future, American College of Construction Lawyers Journal (Special Edition—May 2007) at 156
• Resolving Disputes: Theory and Practice for Lawyers (with Jay Folberg, Dwight Golann, Lisa Kloppenberg) (law school text/DVD/website/other materials)(Aspen Publishing 2005)
• Foreword and first two chapters, in Nancy Nelson et al, Commercial Mediation in the EU (CPR Institute Master Guide Series 2005)
• ADR and “The Vanishing Trial”: The Growth and Impact of “Alternative Dispute Resolution”, 1 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies 843 (2004) (Symposium on “The Vanishing Trial”) ADR and “The Vanishing Trial”: What We Know and What We Don’t, 10 Disp. Resol. Mag. 7 (Summer 2004)
• Howsam, Humana, Bazzle and Other Recent Cases That May Affect Your Arbitration/ADR Practice, 21 Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation 51 (March 2003)
• Contract and Conflict Management, in Symposium on Contract Law and Scholarship, 2001 Wisconsin L. Rev. 831 (solicited for publication), reprinted as lead article in Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Employment Arena, Proceedings of the 53^rd Annual Conference on Labor (Samuel Estreicher & David Summers, ed. 2004)
• Commercial Arbitration at Its Best: Successful Strategies for Business Users (Co-published by the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution, the ABA Section of Business Law and the ABA Section on Dispute Resolution, 2001) (with Peter Kaskell)
• Arbitration: Future Lies Down a Number of Divergent Paths, 6 Dispute Resolution Magazine 16 (Summer 2000)
• Behind the Neutral: A Look at Provider Issues, 3 Currents 1 (Dec. 1998)
• “A Systematic, Dynamic Approach to Conflict Management,” 2 ADR Report 1 (September 30, 1998)
• “Protecting Consumers: The Consumer Due Process Protocol,” 5 Dispute Resolution Magazine 11 (Fall, 1998)
• “Resolving Consumer Disputes: Due Process Protocol Protects Consumer Rights,” 53 Dispute Resolution Journal 8, Aug. 1998 (Lead Article)
• “Reconstructing Construction Law: Reality and Reform in a Transactional System,” 1998 Wisconsin Law Review. 463 (Lead Article)
• National Consumer Due Process Advisory Task Force, Protocol for Arbitration and Medication of Consumer Disputes (1998) (Academic Reporter and principal drafter)
• “The Multi-Door Contract and Other Possibilities,” 13 Ohio State Journal of Dispute Resolution 303 (1998) (Lead Article)
• “Punitive Damages and the Consumerization of American Arbitration,” 92 Northwestern University Law Review 1 (1997) (Lead Article)
• “The Growing Debate Over `Consumerized’ Arbitration: Adding Cole to the Fire,” 3 Dispute Resolution Magazine, Summer, 1997, at 20
• “At the Cutting Edge: Conflict Avoidance and Resolution in the Construction Industry,” in ADR and the Law (1997)
• “What’s a NCCUSL? The Uniform Law Commissioners Tackle the Uniform Arbitration Act,” 1 ADR Report, June 11, 1997, at 5
• “NASD Should Reconsider Its Punitives Cap,” 15 Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation, February, 1997, at 13
• “Beyond Arbitration: Innovation and evolution in the United States Construction Industry”, Symposium on Business Law, Wake Forest Law Review, Spring 1996 (forthcoming article)
• “Charting the Course: The 1994 Construction Industry Survey on Dispute Avoidance and Resolution–Part I, 15, Construction Lawyer 5, November 1995 (with Leslie O’Neal)
• “A Family Guide to Dispute Resolution in the 90’s”, National Institute for Dispute Resolution Forum, Summer 1995
• “The Quiet Revolution Comes to Kentucky: A Cast Study in Community Mediation”, 81 Kentucky Law Journal 855 Symposium on Emerging Dispute Resolution Systems, 1993 (lead article)
• “Arbitration as an Alternative to Litigation”, in Commercial Damages: A Guide to Remedies in Business Litigation, 1992
• “Settling Disputes by Mediation, Mini-Trial and Other Processes–The ABA Forum Survey”, 12 Construction Lawyer 6, April 1992

Speeches, Panel Discussions, and Seminars (since 2006)

• Panelist, Webinar, “Arbitrator Disclosures After Monster Energy – Obligations and Opportunities,” ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, Jan. 22, 2020
• Panelist, “The Evolving World of Commercial Dispute Resolution”; Moderator, “The Future of Commercial Dispute Resolution, Global Conference on Dispute Resolution (co-sponsored by Prince Mohammed University, Saudi Arabia), Pepperdine University School of Law, Nov. 22-23, 2019
• Speaker, “The Evolving World of Conflict Management: The Unique and Expanding Role of Dispute Boards,” Dispute Resolution Board Foundation Annual Meeting, Newport Beach, CA, Oct. 10, 2019
• Panelist, Global Think Tank Workshop/Webinar on the Impact of the Singapore Convention, co-sponsored by the International Bar Association and JAMS, Singapore, Aug. 8, 2019
• Panelist, “The Rise of Mediation: Bridging Differences for Tomorrow,” Conference on the Initial Signing of the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation co-sponsored by the Singapore Ministry of Law and the United Nations, Singapore, Aug. 7, 2019
• Teacher/trainer, Short course for delegation of the China University of Political Science & Law (CUPL), July 22, 2019
• Moderator/Panelist, “Session I: Innovative Practice and Guiding Policy in PRC’s Commercial Arbitration and Mediation: Balance between Market and Law,” 2019 North America Summit on Commercial Dispute Resolution in China (co-sponsored by Beijing International Arbitration Center and JAMS), San Francisco, CA, June 28, 2019
• Primary Organizer and Panelist, Appreciating Our Legacy and Engaging the Future: An International Conference for Dispute Resolution Teachers, Scholars and Leaders, Pepperdine University School of Law, June 18-19, 2019
• Panelist, “Construction Mediation: Best Practices for a Successful Outcome,” Canadian College of Construction Lawyers, Niagara-on-the-Lake, May 31, 2019
• Panelist, “Strategic Guide to International Commercial Arbitration Agreements,” International Arbitration Academy, California Lawyers Association Litigation Section, Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 2019
• Panelist, “The Brazilian and U.S. Legal Systems in the Age of Mediation and ADR,” Brazil Legal Symposium, Harvard Law School, Apr. 8, 2019
• Panelist, “Can We Steal from International Commercial Arbitration to Improve Domestic Arbitration?”, American College of Construction Lawyers Annual Meeting, St. Petersburg, FL, Feb. 23, 2019
• Guest Speaker, “Culture and Legal Tradition in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution,” Course on Global Ethics and Culture, Texas A&M University School of Architecture, College Station, Texas, Nov. 20, 2018
• Keynote Speaker, “Measuring What Matters in Conflict Resolution,” Symposium on Metrics and Transparency in Dispute Resolution, Texas A&M University School of Law, Nov. 17, 2018
• Faculty Workshop Speaker, “Coming to Terms with Mixed Modes: Managing the Interplay of Arbitration with Mediation and Other Settlement-Oriented Activities in International Commercial Dispute Resolution,” Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, TX, Nov. 7, 2018
• Keynote Speaker, “Mind Games in Bargaining: Perceptions and Psychological Factors in Negotiation,” Texas A&M College of Architecture/Construction Sciences National Construction Industry Advisory Council Meeting, College Station, Texas, Oct. 26, 2018
• “The Impact of Culture and Legal Tradition on the Interplay between Mediation, Evaluation and Arbitration,” Peking University School of Transnational Law, Shenzhen, China, Oct. 21, 2018
• Inaugural Meeting, Peking University School of Law (Beida) Global Faculty, Beijing, China, Oct. 19, 2018
• Keynote Speaker, “Challenge and Opportunity in 21^st Century Lawyering,” Central States Law School Association, Texas A&M School of Law, Fort Worth, TX, October 12, 2018
• “Multi-Tier Dispute Resolution in the U.S.,” Symposium on Multi-Tier Approaches to the Resolution of International Disputes: A Global and Comparative Study, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 2018
• Luncheon Speaker, “Recent Developments in Arbitration: Arbitrators and Settlement,” Whittaker Chalk Law Firm, Fort Worth, TX, Sept. 19, 2018
• Panelist, “Empirical Research and Legal Scholarship,” Texas A&M Law School Faculty, Fort Worth, TX, Sept. 5, 2018
• Moderator, “A Conversation with the Secretary General and other representatives of CIETAC,” Pepperdine School of Law, June 29, 2018
• Panelist, “Coordinating Multiple Dispute Resolution Processes,” Institute for Transnational Arbitration Workshop and Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, June 21, 2018
• “The Global Quiet Revolution in Dispute Resolution,” Talk for Delegation of Indian Judges and Lawyers, Straus Institute, Pepperdine University, June 7, 2018; “Mixed Mode Dispute Resolution, Malibu, CA., June 9, 2018
• Panelist, “To Arbitrator or Not to Arbitrate,” Beverly Hills Bar Association, Beverly Hills, CA, May 23, 2018
• Moderator and Speaker, “Mixing Modes: Our Growing Experience with Interplay between Mediation, Evaluation, and Arbitration (An Interactive Discussion,” Video-conference cosponsored by Straus Institute, Pepperdine / Straus Institute Dispute Resolution Inn of Court, and Hon. Marie Garibaldi ADR Inn of Court, May 10, 2018
• Speaker, “Arbi-gotiation: The Multi-Lane Highway of Construction Conflict Management,” CPR Institute, New York NY, May 3, 2018
• Program Presenter, “Strategic Negotiation for Lawyers,” Kentucky Bar Association, Lexington, KY, April 13, 2018
• Trainer, Mediation Training, California Association of Realtors, April 10, 2018, Los Angeles, CA
• Panelist, “Lawyer Ethics: What Clients Need and Want in Construction Arbitration,” 2018 AAA Construction Conference: Adapting Dispute Resolution Strategies for Today’s Complex Construction Projects, Mar. 23, 2018, Santa Monica, CA
• Luncheon Plenary Session Panelist, “Integrating Contemporary Dispute Resolution Processes into Today’s Courts: A Conversation with National Experts”; Speaker, “Mixed Mode Dispute Resolution: Exploring the Interplay between mediation, Evaluation and Arbitration,” 2018 Supreme Court of Ohio Dispute Resolution Conference, Integrating Contemporary Dispute Resolution Processes into Today’s Courts, Mar. 13, 2018, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
• Speaker, “Essential Skills for 21^st Century Lawyers,” Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China, Mar. 11, 2018.  See report at  http://www.shupl.edu.cn/html/sy/szxw/2018/03/12/f6ffa5e1-f9a8-4b9a-9cb9-8031df4dee8b.html
• Speaker, “Increasing Confidence in International Commercial Arbitration,” Shanghai International Arbitration Forum Conference, Shanghai, China, Mar. 10, 2018 (Second keynote after opening keynote by CIETAC Secretary General Mr. Wang Chenjie).  See report at http://www.chinaarb.org/Information/Details/793ffdfcd6214a85962387832736fa58Speaker, “Commercial Arbitration and Settlement: the Influence of Culture and Legal Tradition,” Beijing International Arbitration Commission, Beijing, China, Mar. 8, 2018.  (Mr. Jingzhou Tao of Dechert LLP was the Moderator, Helena Chen of Pinsent Masons and Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, Professor at Geneva University Law School and Partner of Levy Kaufmann-Kohler were the commentators. The lecture was subsequently broadcast by a major legal news media “the Rule of Law and News” online with 220,000 viewers.)  See report at http://www.bjac.org.cn/news/view?id=3160 ; http://www.chinatradenews.com.cn/epaper/content/2018-03/15/content_51509.htm
• Speaker “The New Trends and Developments in American Arbitration Theory and Practice,” China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), Beijing, China, Mar. 7, 2018 (Lecture was commented by Partner Thomas Tang of JunZeJun Law Office.)  See report at  http://news.cupl.edu.cn/info/1011/26361.htm?from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0http://www.sinobook.com.cn/comment/newsdetail.cfm?iCntno=17530
• Speaker, “Essential Skills for 21^st Century Lawyers,” University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) School of Law, Beijing, China, Mar. 6, 2018.  See report of lecture at UIBE’s website: htttp://law.uibe.edu.cn/outlistcontent/index.aspex?nodeid=9&page=ContentPage&contentid=4697
• Speaker, “What Chinese Lawyers and Companies Should Know about US Practice and Perspectives on Resolving Disputes,” Peking University School of Law, Beijing, China, Mar. 5, 2018 (See report of lecture on Peking University’s website:  www.law.pku.edu.cn/xwzx/xwdt/62014.htm)
• Plenary Speaker: “The Future of ADR,” 29^th Annual Meeting, American College of Construction Lawyers, Feb. 24, 2018, Dana Point, CA
• Presenter, “‘Mixing Modes’ in International Commercial Dispute Resolution…” ITA Academic Council Works-in-Progress Workshop, ITA Academic Council Winter Meeting, Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2018 (Discussion of draft paper authored by Stipanowich and Fraser)
• Speaker, “The Consequences of Homogeneity in Dispute Resolution,” Symposium on ADR and Diversity, New York Law School, Jan. 17, 2018
• Plenary Panelist: “Living the ADR Dream: Evolving Experiences in Dispute Resolution”; Panelist, “The Increasing Interplay between Mediation, Evaluation and Arbitration: Lowering the Barriers,” 24^th Annual ADR Institute and the 2017 Neutrals’ Conference, Dec. 8, 2017, Atlanta, GA
• Duncan Glaholt Conversation with Tom Stipanowich, 2017 Leadership Series, Dec. 5, 2017, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Speaker, “The New Era of Dispute Resolution in Brazil,” Catholic Pontifical University of Parana (PUCPR), FTD Digital Educational Arena, Curitiba, Brazil, Oct. 27, 2017
• Keynote Speaker, “The New Dawn of Mediation: Brazil’s Quiet Revolution in Dispute Resolution,” I Congresso Internacional de Mediação Empresarial (First International Congress on Business Mediation) GEMEP | CBAr, São Paulo, Brazil, October 25, 2017
• Keynote Speaker, “Our Mediation Revolution: Where are We, and Where are We Going?”, ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute, Pepperdine University School of Law, October 20, 2017
• Plenary Presentation, “Mediation in Evolution: Challenges and Opportunities,” State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention, Tucson, AZ, June 15, 2017
• Panelist, “Let’s Make a Deal: Strategies for Becoming a More Effective Negotiator,” American Bar Association Section of Litigation Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 4, 2017
• Moderator on two panels: “Hybrid Dispute Resolution Processes—Mediation, Arbitration and In-Between – Part 1’ and Hybrid Dispute Resolution Processes—Mediation, Arbitration and In-Between – Part 2,” American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution Annual Meeting, San Francisco, April 20, 2017
• Invited Lecturer, Global Initiative of Academic Networks, National Law University Delhi, New Delhi, India, Mar. 20-22, 2017 (Delivered series of lectures on international arbitration at the invitation of Vice Chancellor Dr. Ranbir Singh, sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India)
• Luncheon Keynote Speaker, Second Annual ADR Symposium, “Current Issues in International Arbitration,” USC Gould School of Law, Mar. 17, 2017
• Panelist, “Access to Justice & Dispute Resolution: What Do Users Need and Expect?,” Global Pound Conference, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, Mar. 16, 2017
• Keynote Speaker, “Living the Dream: Taking Stock of the Quiet Revolution in Dispute Resolution,” Cardozo Dispute Resolution Journal Annual Jed D. Melnick Symposium, “The Pound Conferences: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?” Cardozo School of Law, N.Y.C., Nov. 7, 2016
• Panelist, “The International Task Force on Mixed Mode Dispute Resolution,” Annual Meeting, College of Commercial Arbitrators, Orlando, FL, Oct. 21, 2016
• Panelist, “Arbitrator Practices that Foster Settlement / Mixing the Processes – The Spectrum Across the Globe,” Fordham International Arbitration and Mediation Conference, Fordham School of Law, Oct. 14, 2016
• Speaker, “The International Evolution of Mediation,” Quinnipiac-Yale Dispute Resolution Workshop (Fall 2016), Quinnipiac University School of Law, New Haven, CT., October 13, 2016
• Moderator, “Restoring Civility to Civil Discourse,” Panel Discussion, Pepperdine University School of Law, Oct. 11, 2016
• Organizer, Presenter, Workshop Facilitator, International Summit on Mixed Mode Dispute Resolution (Inaugural Meeting of the International Task Force on Mixed Mode Dispute Resolution) co-sponsored by the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution in cooperation with the International Mediation Institute and the College of Commercial Arbitrators, Pepperdine University, Sept. 23-24, 2016
• Series of lectures at Indian schools of law and business, August and September, 2016: National Law University Delhi (August 29, 2016)
• O.P. Jindal Global University (August 30, 2016)
• BML Munjal University School of Business
• Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab (Patiala) (August 31, 2016)
• National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University of Law Hyderabad (Sept. 1, 2016)
• National Law University Odisha (Sept. 2, 2016)
• Speaker, “Lincoln and Kossuth: A Democratic Resonance,” Magyar Foundation Event, Mansfield Room, U.S. Capitol, Feb. 29, 2016 (also presented at Yale Club, New York City, Feb. 26, 2016)
• Keynote Speaker, “The International Evolution of Mediation,” International Centre for Dispute Resolution International Arbitration Conference, The Past, the Present and the Future, Coral Gables, FL, Jan. 27-29, 2016
• Conference Organizer, Speaker and Panelist, “Promoting Conflict-Competent Leadership and Holistic Conflict Management,” Managing Conflict 4.0: The New Wave of Opportunities for Businesses Around the Globe, Straus Institute, Pepperdine University, Nov. 9-10, 2015
• Organizer and Facilitator, Straus Institute Community of Thinkers Workshop, Graziadio Conference Center, Pepperdine University, Nov. 10, 2015
• Speaker, Arbitration and Settlement: Can We Develop Principled Approaches to Mixed Mode Processes?, College of Commercial Arbitrators Annual Meeting, New York, NY, Oct. 24, 2015
• Keynote Speaker, “Lincoln’s Lessons,” Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE) Annual Symposium, Eugene, OR, Oct. 21, 2015
• Speaker, “The View from the Tower: New Perspectives on ADR,” ABA Forum on the Construction Industry Construction ADR Summit, Austin, TX, Oct. 8-9, 2015
• Speaker, “The Corporate Counsel ADR Survey,” Corporate Counsel Seminar, Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, GA, Sept. 25, 2015 (presenting results of corporate survey undertaken for Smith, Currie & Hancock)
• Organizer and Co-Presenter (with Dr. Alexander Insam), Developing Conflict Competency, A Workshop for Corporate Counsel, Heidelberg University Institute for Private Law (as Max Kade Visiting Scholar), July 17, 2015
• Speaker, “The Role of Alternative Dispute Resolution in the United States,” Heidelberg University Association for American Studies (as Max Kade Visiting Scholar), July 9, 2015
• Instructor, Negotiation Theory & Practice Course, Heidelberg University Institute for Private Law (as Max Kade Visiting Scholar), July 2015
• Speaker and Panelist, “Insights from the IAM /Straus Institute Survey of Experienced Mediators,” International Mediation Symposium, Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria, June 11-14, 2015
• Speaker, “Arbitration and Dispute Resolution from the Inside Out: Key Insights from Three Groundbreaking New Studies,” Northern California International Arbitration Club, Baker & McKenzie, San Francisco, CA, May 6, 2015
• Speaker, “Insights from the IAM / Straus Institute Survey of Experienced Mediators,” International Academy of Mediators Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 5, 2015
• Speaker, “Research in International Arbitration,” The Evolution and Future of International Arbitration: The Next 30 Years, 30^th Anniversary Conference, School of International Arbitration Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London, Apr. 19-21, 2015
• Speaker, “Rebels on the Lot: The Backstage Battles of James Cagney, Bette Davis and Olivia de Havilland at Warner Brothers in the Golden Age of Hollywood,” International Academy of Trial Lawyers Annual Meeting, Four Seasons Resort, Santa Barbara, CA, Mar. 21, 2015
• Moderator and Speaker, “Commercial Mediation in Korea,” Conference on Commercial Arbitration and Mediation in Korea, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Mar. 6, 2015
• Speaker, “A Conversation about Arbitrator Neutrality” (with Lucy Reed), International Chamber of Commerce Young Arbitrators Forum, International Arbitration: Procedure, Ethics and Neutrality, Malibu, CA, Mar. 5, 2015
• Guest Speaker, Seminar “Arbitration in America,” Stanford Law School, Mar. 2, 2015
• Speaker, Seminar on Construction Law (sponsored by Smith, Currie & Hancock), Hyatt Regency,  Atlanta, Georgia, Feb. 26-27, 2015
• Speaker / Panelist, “News from the Front I: Arbitration,” International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution Annual Meeting, Torrey Pines, CA, Feb. 19, 2015 (discussing results of CCA / Straus Institute Survey of Experienced Arbitrators)
• Speaker / Panelist, “News from the Front II: Mediation,” International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution Annual Meeting, Torrey Pines, CA, Feb. 20, 2015 (discussing results of the International Academy of Mediators / Straus Institute Survey of Mediator Practices and Perspectives)
• Trainer, Negotiation Training, ScanSource Company, Greenville, SC, Feb. 12, 2015
• Speaker, Institute for Transnational Arbitration / Institute for Energy Law Annual Joint Conference, Houston, TX, Jan. 15-16, 2015 (I was one of three scholars presenting papers at the conference; my presentation focused on two of my recent articles on commercial arbitration)
• Organizer and Facilitator, Brainstorming Workshop on Arbitration, Mediation and Settlement, College of Commercial Arbitrators, Marina del Rey, CA, Nov. 6, 2014
• Speaker, Eighth Annual AALS Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Works-in-Progress Conference, Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 6-8, 2014 (presentation on my current research)
• Speaker, 2014 Summit on International Arbitration, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY, Oct. 9, 2014
• “Challenges and Opportunities in Commercial Arbitration: Perspectives and Practices of Experienced Arbitrators,” Bankside Chamber Lunch, Northern Club, Auckland, NZ, Oct. 1, 2014 (as New Zealand Law Foundation Visiting Fellow)
• “International Mediation and Conflict Management: Near a Tipping Point?”, New Zealand Law Foundation Annual International Dispute Resolution Lecture (as New Zealand Law Foundation Visiting Fellow), Victoria Faculty of Law, University of Wellington, Wellington, NZ, Sept. 30, 2014; University of Auckland Faculty of Law, Auckland, NZ, Oct. 1, 2014
• “Rebels on the Lot: Negotiating and Resolving Conflict in the Golden Age of Hollywood,” Lighthouse Cinema, Wellington, NZ, Sept. 29, 2014 (as New Zealand Law Foundation Visiting Fellow)
• “Mediation from the Inside Out: Insights from an International Survey of Experienced Mediators,” Arbitration and Mediation Institute of New Zealand, Wellington, NZ, Sept. 29, 2014; Auckland, NZ, Oct. 2, 2014 (as New Zealand Law Foundation Visiting Fellow)
• Organizer and Speaker, Workshop on Reimagining Corporate Conflict Management, co-sponsored by the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and the Graziadio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University, Sept. 17-18, 2014
• “Rebels on the Lot: Negotiating and Resolving Conflict in the Golden Age of Hollywood,”  Luncheon Keynote Presentation, International Academy of Mediators, Los Angeles, CA, May 2, 2014
• “Recent Developments in Commercial Arbitration,” Hong Kong University School of Law, Apr. 1, 2014
• “Trends in Corporate Conflict Management,” Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Tokyo, Japan, Mar. 28, 2014
• Negotiation Skills and Strategies Workshop, Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Tokyo, Japan, Mar. 26-27, 2014
• “Trends in Arbitration and ADR Practice,” Annual Meeting, American College of Construction Lawyers, Scottsdale, ZA, Feb. 21, 2014
• “Lessons from Lincoln,” Webinar, ABA Section on Dispute Resolution, Feb. 11, 2014.
• “Using the CCA Protocols to Make Arbitration Proceedings More Efficient,” Webinar Presentation to GE International Litigation Group, Nov. 20, 2013
• Organizer, Speaker and Panel Moderator, “Women in Hollywood: 100 Years of Negotiating the System,” co-sponsored by the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and the Pepperdine University Center for Entertainment, Media & Culture, Pepperdine University, Nov. 15-16, 2013
• “The PUCAT / Straus Survey of ADR Usage by Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Industries,” ABA PUCAT Council Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, Oct. 31, 2013
• Luncheon Speaker, “Solutions to the Challenges Facing Commercial Arbitration; Results of the CCA / Straus Survey,” College of Commercial Arbitrators, 13^th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, N.M., Oct. 18, 2013
• Core Fundamentals in Arbitration Training, American Arbitration Association, Dec. 5-6, 2013 (Los Angeles), Mar.19-20, 2014 (San Francisco)
• “A Report on the Future of Commercial Arbitration: Challenges and Opportunities,” Presentation to the Board Retreat of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, Albuquerque, N.M., Oct. 16, 2013
• “Making a World of Difference: Mediation, Arbitration and Effective Conflict Management in Your Law Practice,” ABA Mediation Week Presentation, Pepperdine University School of Law, Oct. 15, 2013
• “Lincoln’s Lessons for Lawyers:  A Look at How Abraham Lincoln Approached Legal Conflict,” Orange County Bar Association ADR Section, Newport Beach, CA, Oct. 11, 2013
• Keynoter and Panelist, “Trends in the Corporate Use of ADR” (discussing my Fortune 1,000 Survey and analysis), Business Law Section, ABA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Aug. 9, 2013.
• “The Dealmaker’s Dozen: Negotiating Tips and Tactics and Tactics Lawyers Can Use Everyday”’; “Lincoln’s Lessons for Lawyers”; “Rebels on the Lot: Negotiating and Resolving Conflict in the Golden Age of Hollywood,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Aug. 5-6, 2013
• “Best Practices for Corporate Counsel,” VSP Legal Department Meeting, Malibu, CA, Aug. 1, 2013
• Moderator, Telebriefing on U.S. Supreme Court Decision in American Express v. Italian Colors Restaurant (with Archis Parasharami of Mayer Brown and Deepak Gupta of Gupta Beck), Law Seminars International, July 23, 2013
• “Negotiation Advocacy: Key Insights for Lawyer-Negotiators” (Negotiation Skills Training), Annual Meeting of Chevron Litigation Counsel, Lafayette, CA, July 18, 2013
• “Managing Business Disputes: The Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Business Disputes,” Henry Stewart Talks, London (Web-based training program) (2013)
• “Olivia de Havilland v. Warner Brothers Pictures: Changing the Landscape of Hollywood Contracts,” Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, University, May 7, 2013
• “Lincoln’s Lessons for Lawyers,” Mark and Kathy Travis Dispute Resolution Endowment Inaugural Lecture, University of Tennessee College of Law Center for Advocacy & Dispute Resolution, Knoxville, TN, April 18, 2013
•  “Streamlining the Arbitration Process,” ABA Dispute Resolution Section Annual Meeting, Chicago, April 5, 2013
• Conference Co-chair and Panel Moderator, “Gateway Issues in International Arbitration “ 10^th Annual Conference of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration/American Society of International Law, Washington, DC, Apr. 3, 2013
• Teleseminar, “How Business Clients View and Use ADR: Lessons and Cautions from the New Survey of Fortune 1,000 Corporate Counsel,” Association for Conflict Resolution Fortune 1,000 Corporate Counsel Survey, Mar. 5, 2013
• Speaker, “Discourage Litigation: Lincoln’s Lessons for Lawyers,” Pepperdine School of Law President’s Day Speech, February 18, 2013) [Available on YouTube]
• Moderator and Facilitator, “A Conversation about Reconciliation, Forgiveness and Healing: Lessons from South Africa” (Mar. 21, 2013) [“Desmond Tutu, Peacemaker,” the edited version of my conversations with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his biographer John Allen is available on YouTube]
• Moderator and Speaker, “The Third Arbitration Trilogy Revisited: Federal and State Cases Following Upon Stolt-Nielsen, Rent-A-Center and Concepcion” (CPR Annual Meeting, Torrey Pines, CA., Jan. 2013)
• Moderator and Speaker, “Opportunities for Growth with Business Arbitration” in Symposium, “Business Arbitration: Redefining the Landscape of Efficient Business Practices,” Journal of Business & Technology Law and C-DRUM, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Baltimore, MD., Nov. 2, 2012
• Moderator, Symposium, Delaware’s “Closed-Door” Arbitration Program, Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship and the Law, Pepperdine School of Law, Oct. 30, 2012
• Speaker, “The Third Arbitration Trilogy Revisited: Federal and State Court Decisions Following Upon Stolt-Nielsen, Rent-A-Center and Concepcion,” College of Commercial Arbitrators Annual Meeting, New York NY, Oct. 26, 2012
• Participant, Employment Law Roundtable, Penn State University, Sept. 6-8, 2012
• Speaker, “The Arbitration Fairness Index,” “The Fortune 1,000 Survey on Corporate Conflict Management,” Georgia Bar Association Arbitration Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, Aug. 10, 2012
• Speaker, “Mediation Trends in the United States”: Moderator, “The Future of Global Mediation Research,” International Association of Conflict Management 25^th Annual Conference, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, July 13-14, 2012
• Luncheon Speaker, “William Mulholland and the Quest for Water,” Canadian College of Construction Lawyers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, June 1, 2012
• Speaker, “Promoting Economy and Efficiency in Arbitration, Canadian College of Construction Lawyers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, June 1, 2012
• Speaker, “Ethical Considerations in Dispute Resolution,” American Conference Institute’s 2^nd Advanced Forum n Managed Care Disputes and Litigation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 23, 2012
• Speaker, “The Federal Arbitration Act: In Need of a Tune-up or Better Left Alone?”, Inaugural Conference of the Atlanta International Arbitration Society, The United States and Its Palce in the International Arbitration Systrem of the 21^st Century, Atlanta, Georgia, Apr. 16, 2012
• Panel Moderator, “Current Empirical Research on Contract-Based Arbitration: New Insights, New Challenges, Legal Educators’ Colloquium, ABA Dispute Resolution Section Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Apr. 21, 2012
• Panel Keynote Speaker, “Is Arbitration All It’s Cracked Up to Be?” ABA Litigation Section Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Apr. 20, 2012
• Speaker, “Promoting a National Dialogue on Resolving Consumer and Employment Disputes,” ABA Dispute Resolution Section Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Apr. 19, 2012
• Featured Speaker, “The Arbitration Fairness Index: Using a Public Rating System to Skirt the Legal Logjam and Promote Fairer and More Effective Arbitration of Employment and Consumer Disputes,” UCLA School of Law Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Program, UCLA School of Law, April 5, 2012
• Holy Week Speaker, “Behold the Lamb”, Pepperdine University Easter Week Service, Stauffer Chapel, Pepperdine University, Apr. 2, 2012
• Panel Organizer and Moderator, “The Intersection of Arbitration and Justiciability: The Ever-Expanding Sphere of the Federal Arbitration Act,” Annual Byrne Lecture, Byrne Judicial Clerkship Conference, Pepperdine University School of Law, Mar. 16, 2012
• Afternoon Panel Keynoter, “The Arbitration Fairness Index,” Hastings Business Law Journal Symposium Mandatory Arbitration in Contracts of Adhesion: When Many Become One—A Symposium in Response to AT&T v. Concepcion, Hastings School of Law, San Francisco, California, Feb. 23, 2012
• Co-chair, National Roundtable on Consumer and Employment Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, Feb. 2-4, 2012
• Speaker, “What’s Wrong with Arbitration and How Can It Be Fixed?” Construction Superconference 2011, San Francisco, California, Dec. 15, 2011
• Interviewer, “Straus Presents: A Conversation with Ken Feinberg,” Nov. 14, 2011, Pepperdine University School of Law
• Speaker, “Should We Incorporate Due Process Standards for Arbitration of Consumer and Employment Arbitration in the FAA?”, 2011 Kansas Law Review Symposium: Perspectives on the Current State of Arbitration Law, University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas, Nov. 11, 2011
• Speaker, “AT&T vs. Concepcion, the Supreme Court’s New View of Arbitration and Other Developments,” College of Commercial Arbitrators Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, Oct. 21, 2011
• Dinner Speaker, “Trends in Conflict Management,” “Lincoln’s Lessons for Lawyers,” Santa Barbara Bar Association, October 27, 2011
• Keynote Speaker, Annual Conference on Dispute Resolution, Minnesota Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oct. 2011
• Invited Contributor, Symposium on Supreme Court decisions on arbitration, SCOTUSblog, September, 2011
• Speaker, “Negotiation Advocacy: Key Insights for Lawyer-Negotiators,” San Luis Obispo Bar Association, San Luis Obispo, California, Sept. 15, 2011
• Featured Dinner Speaker, “Lincoln’s Lessons for Managing Conflict” and “The Future of Conflict Resolution,” Garibaldi New Jersey Inn of Court, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, Sept. 9, 2011
• Moderator, “Global Employment Dispute Resolution:  Issues and Import,” (Plenary Panel); Luncheon Speaker, “The Third Arbitration Trilogy and the Future of U.S. Arbitration,” Worlds of Work: Employment Dispute Resolution Systems Across the Globe, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, England, July 20-22, 2011
• Co-Organizer/Moderator, National Conference on Teaching ADR in Law Schools, Pepperdine University School of Law, June 21-22, 2011
• Keynote, “If I Had Had More Time I Would Have Written You a Shorter Letter: Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness in International Dispute Resolution,” ABA Section on International Law/LACBA Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 2011
• Keynote (Dinner Speaker), “Lincoln’s Lessons for Chief Litigation Counsel,” Chief Litigation Counsel Association, 2011 Spring Meeting, Motorola International Headquarters, Schaumberg, IL, Apr. 2011 (Organization for the heads of litigation of fifty of the world’s leading companies.)
• Keynote Speaker, “The Future of Conflict Management,” Symposium on the Future of ADR, University of LaVerne, Ontario, CA,  Jan. 29, 2011
• Keynote Speaker, “The Third Arbitration Trilogy: The Struggle to Shape American Arbitration,” 5^th Annual Fordham Dispute Resolution Symposium, Fordham University School of Law, Jan. 21, 2011
• Luncheon Speaker, “Arbitration: The ‘New Litigation,’” New York City Bar Association, Jan. 20, 2011
• “Getting Better All the Time: Advanced Negotiation Strategies,” ABA Forum on the Construction Industry / ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Waldorf Astoria, New York, Jan. 20, 2011
• “Building Arbitration Programs: Where, How and Why?” ITA Academic Council Meeting, Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, CA, Jan. 16, 2011
• “Efficiency and Economy in Commercial Arbitration: An American Perspective,” WilmerHale, London, England, Dec. 17, 2010
• “Commercial Mediation in Evolution: Western Innovation Meets Chinese Tradition,” Lloyd’s Old Library, London, England, Dec. 16, 2010 (with Lord Clarke, UK Supreme Court)
• “Mediation in Evolution: A Tale of Two Cultures,” University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, Dec. 3, 2010
• “The Third Arbitration Trilogy and the Struggle to Shape American Arbitration,” WilmerHale, London, England, Nov. 18, 2010
• “After the Quiet Revolution: Mediation and Other Conflict Management Trends in the United States,” White & Case, London, England, Nov. 11, 2010 (with Lord Woolf, former Lord Chief Justice of England)
• “Promoting speed and economy in Arbitration: New guidelines for in-house and outside counsel, providers and arbitrators in the U.S.,” Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, East Asia Branch, Hong Kong, June 29, 2010
• Keynote Speaker, “Don’t Let Arbitration Lose Its Luster: How The Stakeholders Reduce Cost and Delay by Taking Control of the Process,” State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention, Phoenix, Arizona, June 10, 2011
• “Promoting Efficiency and Economy in Arbitration,” Orange County Bar Association, Tustin, CA, May 17, 2010
• “ADR and the Courts: The Public Justice System and the Revolution in Conflict Management,” Annual District Meeting, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Seattle, WA, April 30, 2010
• Moderator and Speaker, “American Justice at a Crossroads: A Public and Private Crisis,” Straus Institute Annual Symposium, Pepperdine University School of Law, April 15, 2010
• Keynote Speaker, “How Arbitrators, Outside Counsel, Business Users and Arbitration Providers Can Make Business Arbitration Faster and Less Expensive,” ABA Section on Dispute Resolution Annual Meeting, Plenary Session, San Francisco, CA, April 9, 2010
• “How to Reduce Cost and Delay in Arbitration: Guidelines for Businesses and Counsel,” Meritas Global Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, April 8, 2010
• “Arbitration and Choice: Taking Charge of the ‘New Litigation,’” University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX, March 31, 2010
• “The Arbitration Protocols,” Houston Arbitration Club, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, TX, March 30, 2010
• Speaker,“Contract and Conflict Management,” Spring Contracts Conference, UNLV School of Law, Las Vegas, NV, Feb. 25-26, 2010
• Luncheon Speaker, 5^th Annual Arbitrator Training Institute, ABA Section on Dispute Resolution, Washington, D.C., February 12, 2010
• Facilitator, National Consumer Dispute Resolution Study Group, ABA Section on Dispute Resolution, Washington, D.C., Jan. 15-16, 2010
• Keynote Speaker and Co-chair, National Summit on the Future of Business-to-Business Arbitration, Washington, D.C., Oct. 30, 2009
• STAR Mediation Program, Woodstock, Vermont, Oct. 15-17, 2009
• Speaker/Plenary Panelist, Qatar Law Forum, Doha, Qatar, May 29-31, 2009
• Speaker/Panelist, Patent Dispute Resolution, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Annual Meeting (and Webinar) San Diego, CA, May 15, 2009
• Featured Speaker, “William Mulholland and the Quest for Water,” ABA Section of Public Utility, Communications & Transportation Law, Napa, CA, April 24, 2009
• Keynote Speaker, “Arbitration and Choice: Taking Charge of the New Litigation,” Symposium on Arbitration—The Winds of Change, DePaul University School of Law,  Chicago, IL, Mar. 5, 2009
• Moderator and Panelist, “Construction Arbitration: International and Domestic Developments,” Annual Meeting, American College of Construction Lawyers, Amelia Island, FL, February 20, 2009
• Panelist, “The Future of the Dispute Resolution Field,” International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, New York, N.Y., January 15, 2009
• Panelist: “Construction Arbitration from the Arbitrator’s Perspective,” International Construction Superconference, San Francisco, CA, December 11, 2008
• Speaker, “Arbitration: The New Litigation,” in Symposium “Whither Arbitration?” Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, New York, N.Y., November 6, 2008
• Speaker, “Trends in International Arbitration, with Emphasis on Asia and the Middle East,” State Capitol Group, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2008
• Panelist, “Hall Street v. Mattel: The FAA’s Grounds of Review are Preserved – Or are They?” National Webcast, A.B.A. Section on Dispute Resolution, July 30, 2008
• Keynote (Luncheon) Address, American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, D.C., April, 2008
• Trainer, Forty-hour Mediation Training, Beijing Arbitration Commission, Beijing, China, March, 2008; December, 2008
• “William Mulholland and the Quest for Water,” Overton A. Currie Lecture, American College of Construction Lawyers, San Antonio, Texas, February 23, 2008
• Keynote Speaker and Moderator, Indiana State Bar Association Arbitration Forum, “Does the Process Work?” Indianapolis, Indiana, February 8, 2008
• Speaker, First International Arbitration Conference, Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Qatar International Arbitration Center, Doha, Qatar, January 20-22, 2008
• Keynote Speaker, United States Air Force Global Dispute Resolution Conference, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, November 15, 2007
• Moderator and Speaker, U.S. and Chinese Perspectives on Mediation, Videoconference with Beijing Arbitration Commission, October 29, 2007
• Keynote Speaker, “Arbitration and Choice,” Annual Meeting, College of Commercial Arbitrators, New York, New York, October 27, 2007
• Speaker, “Mediation and DRBs,” Annual Meeting, Dispute Review Board Foundation, San Diego, California, October 6, 2007
• Speaker and Moderator, “Emerging Trends in Dispute Resolution,” Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, Washington, September 21, 2007
• Trainer, “Mediating the Litigated Case,” Yuba County Court System, Northern California, September 6-7, 2007
• Moderator and Speaker, “Client Satisfaction in Arbitration,” ABA Annual Meeting, August 11, 2007, San Francisco, California
• Speaker, “Opportunities for Growing Mediation Practice,” Annual Meeting, American College of Civil Trial Mediators, July 16, 2007, Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Moderator and Speaker, “Conflict Management in Evolution: Opportunities and Obstacles in Public Procurement,” The ABA Public Contract Law Section Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, the ABA Dispute Resolution Section Public Contracts Committee, the ABA Committee on Continuing Education of the Bar, and the Interagency ADR Working Group Contracts and Procurement Section, June 11, 2007, Washington, D.C.
• Speaker, “Mediation and Conflict Management in Evolution: A Perspective from North America,”   presentation given at the invitation of and sponsored by the Beijing Arbitration Commission, June 1, 2007, Beijing, China (simulcast in Shanghai and other cities in China)
• Speaker, “Neutral Roles in a Changing ADR Landscape: Med-Arb and Other Emerging Issues Along the Borderline,” ABA Dispute Resolution Section Annual Meeting, April 26, 2007, Washington, D.C.
• Co-trainer, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Diploma Course in International Commercial Arbitration, April 23-24, 2007, Malibu, California
• Co-trainer, “Mediating the Litigated Case,” Solano County Court System, March 2007
• Speaker, “Private Dispute Resolution in Construction: Real Time Dispute Resolution,” American College of Construction Lawyers Annual Meeting, February 23, 2007, Laguna Beach, California
• Speaker, “Quo Vadis? Arbitration Law and the Need for More Suitable Legal Structures in the Rapidly Changing Landscape of Commercial Conflict Resolution” Symposium on the Future of the Federal Arbitration Act, University of Nevada—Las Vegas, January 14, 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Visiting Professor, City University of Hong Kong (November, 2006)(teaching “International Conflict Resolution”)
• Speaker, Med-Arb: A Useful Method of Resolving Disputes?, November 4, Southern California Mediation Association, Los Angeles, California
• Speaker, “Resolution of Construction Disputes,” presentation given at the invitation of and co-sponsored by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators South Asia Branch, the Society of Construction Law, & the Mediation Council of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center, November, 2006, Hong Kong
• Speaker, “Delivering the Future: Technology, Risk and Reward,” in Building the Future: Princeton Symposium on Building the Future—Transforming Global Engineering and Construction, November 3, 2006, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
• Keynote Speaker, California Dispute Resolution Council Annual Meeting, October 13, 2006, Los Angeles, California
• Speaker, Chief Litigation Counsel Association, October 11, 2006, Seattle, Washington
• Keynote Speaker, Dispute Review Board Foundation, October 7, 2006, Orlando, Florida
• Speaker, “Real Time Approaches to Manage Relational Conflict,” International Bar Association Annual Meeting, September 22, 2006, Chicago, Illinois
• Organizer and Presenter, NASBA Center for Public Trust/Straus Institute Conference on The Price of Conflict, The Power of Collaboration: Managing Conflict by Encouraging Conflict Competent Organization, Pepperdine University School of Law, July 14, 2006
• Moderator and Speaker, “The Future of Legal Education, CPR Institute Spring Meeting, June 5, 2006, Atlanta, Georgia
• Speaker, “Avoiding and Resolving Conflict: Unfinished Business for Corporate Counsel,” Association of General Counsel Annual Meeting, May 5, 2006, The Cloisters, Sea Island, Georgia,
• Presenter, “Around the World of International Mediation: Commercial Disputes” ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, April 6, 2006, Atlanta, Georgia
• Presenter, “Mediation Ethics: Telling Lies, Telling Secrets and Other Impolite Conduct,” ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, April 6, 2006, Atlanta, Georgia

[Note, many more presentations made between 1984 and 2005 are available on my CV.]

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