Large complex energy-related disputes are resolved successfully through alternative dispute resolution (ADR) —and not necessarily just the highly visible ones grabbing the public’s attention, such as pipeline accidents and power outages.

In the dynamic global energy sector, disputes between and within energy companies arise from any number of sources—commercial issues; construction, real estate, and

Opening “Mindfully”: Counsel Considerations

By: Harold Coleman, Jr., Esq., CCA, Senior Vice President, AAA-ICDR^®; Executive Director/Mediation, AAA Mediation.org^® 

Mediation Mind Shifts are the critical, incremental shifts in thinking that must occur to

By: Linda L. Beyea, Vice President, AAA^® Construction Division

At no time in history has arbitration been more impacted by digital technologies. While email and electronic documents already were commonplace, and video technology had been making strides for years, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the transition to remote

Opening "Mindfully": Mediator Methods 

By Harold Coleman, Jr., Esq., CCA, Senior Vice President, AAA-ICDR^®; Executive Director/Mediation, AAA Mediation.org^® 

Mediation Mind Shifts are the critical, incremental shifts in thinking that must occur to move people embroiled in conflict from entrenched, diametrically opposed positions at the outset of mediation toward the goal of resolution at the end. 

These shifts transpire in the parties’ perspectives on the people involved, on the law applied, on the “