This program gives employment lawyers a comprehensive overview of the employment arbitration process and offers practical advice for achieving successful outcomes and avoiding pitfalls. Topics covered include: arbitration agreements and motions to compel arbitration, the pros and cons of various arbitral forums, arbitrator selection, issues relating to arbitration costs, pleadings, pre-hearing conferences, discovery, motion practice, issues relating to the arbitration hearing (use of exhibits, evidentiary issues, strategy), and post-hearing motions.
The topics are covered by three separate panels of experts, each consisting of an arbitrator, management attorney, and employee-side attorney, whose different perspectives make for lively interchange.
Program Contents
• Arbitration Agreements, Different Arbitral Forums, Arbitrator Selection, and Costs and Pleadings
• Pre-Arbitration Conferences, Discovery and Discovery Disputes, Motions
• Hearings: Strategy and Evidentiary Issues and Post-Hearing Motions
Overall Planning Chairsand Coordinators
Jonathan Ben-Asher, Esq.
Ritz Clark & Ben-Asher LLP
New York City
Glen P. Doherty, Esq.
McNamee, Lochner,
Titus & Williams, P.C.
Albany
Abigail J. Pessen, Esq.
Mediation Services
New York City
Program Speakers
Laura H. Allen, Esq.
Sidley Austin LLP
New York City
Jacquelin F. Drucker, Esq.
Arbitrator
New York City
Ronald G. Dunn, Esq.
Gleason Dunn
Walsh & O'Shea
Albany
John E. Higgins, Esq.
Nixon Peabody LLP
Albany
Ira B. Lobel, Esq.
Arbitrator & Mediator
Albany
Laurence S. Moy, Esq.
Outten & Golden LLP
New York City
Rosemary A. Townley, Esq.
Arbitrator & Mediator
Larchmont
Robert S. Whitman, Esq.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
New York City
Pearl Zuchlewski, Esq.
Kraus & Zuchlewski, LLP
New York City
Total MCLE Credits 4.0
Ethics MCLE Credits0.0
