Learn the latest on Escaping from and Enforcing Arbitrations CLE with this convenient, telephonic seminar with visual access to written materials. All registered attendees who are unable to participate in the teleconference will be e-mailed a complimentary absentee recording and podcast of the full-length seminar two days after the teleconference. Register to obtain CLE and MCLE credit, receive access to complete course and reference materials, and attend this telephonic seminar.

Benefits:

A growing majority of commercial, consumer, and business contacts today require mandatory arbitration to adjudicate disputes. This has created a lucrative practice for counsel fluent in this thriving area of the law. Arbitration presents an efficient, speedy, private, and simplified manner to resolve civil lawsuits, all while allowing parties to select those who will resolve their claims. At the same time, some parties find arbitration to be a disadvantage due to the hourly fees for arbitrators & neutrals, lack of juries, and non-uniform procedures and rules. There has been a tremendous need for attorneys to best understand the most effective legal arguments, tools, and means to escape from arbitrations, as well as to enforce arbitral agreements. This seminar provides an overview of drafting enforceable arbitral agreements, avoiding arbitration, litigating arbitrability, executing on arbitral awards, and mitigating mandatory dispute resolution clauses. The nationally recognized seminar faculty will discuss best practices, the latest case law, effective arguments, and successful legal methods to best advantage clients. Registration includes online access to written course and reference materials that serve as a helpful guide to the numerous topics and techniques discussed in the program.

Agenda:

Escaping from and Enforcing Arbitrations:

a. Benefits of Arbitration

b. Arbitration vs. Private Judging

c. Avoiding Arbitration

d. Drafting Enforceable Arbitration Clauses

e. Litigating Arbitrability

f. Challenging Arbitration Clauses

g. Limiting Contractual Arbitration Agreements & Awards

h. Defining Scope of Arbitration

i. Legal Issues involving Method of Arbitration

j. Attorneys’ Fees

k. Influencing the Selection of the Decision Maker

Interactive Question and Answer Session

Biography of Seminar Faculty:

1. Roy L. De Barbieri is Counsel at Zangari Cohn Cuthbertson Duhl & Grello P.C. and a Fellow at the College of Commercial Arbitrators. Mr. De Barbieri is experienced as an Advocate, Neutral and Instructor in arbitration and mediation, sole arbitrator, and panel chair, including AAA, private and international arbitration and mediation. For 35 year, he has served as an arbitrator in approximately 475 matters, involving complex issues of liability and damage allocation. Mr. De Barbieri has arbitrated franchise, real estate matters, and construction matters, major national franchisee disputes, banking regulation and compliance, employment disputes, partnership buyout disputes, fee disputes, contract disputes, and attorney fee disputes, major partner/auto dealer dispute and real estate valuation cases. He most recently mediated an international commercial dispute with claims to $950 million dollars.

2. Dani Schwartz is a Partner at Wachtel Missry LLP, where he is a litigator, arbitrator, and mediator. His practice focuses on complex real estate and business disputes and appeals. Mr. Schwartz also arbitrates cases for the American Arbitration Association, FINRA, and co-chairs his state bar’s Arbitration Committee. He has recovered more than $150 million for his clients, and is particularly skilled at transforming complex business disputes into clear, compelling stories to achieve his clients’ objectives. Mr. Schwartz is a graduate of Cornell University and George Washington University Law School.

CLE Credit: Rossdale CLE is a national leader in attorney education and has trained thousands of attorneys, paralegals, and other legal professionals.

Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission for 1.5 MCLE credits

Alaska Bar Association for 1.5 CLE Credits *

Arizona State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits**

Arkansas Supreme Court - Office of Prof. Programs for 1.5 CLE credits

California State Bar for 1.5 MCLE credits

Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal and Judicial Education for 1.8 CLE Credits

Connecticut for 1.5 CLE Credits

District of Columbia (CLE credits are not required)***

Florida Bar for 2.0 CLE credits

Georgia Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Hawaii State Board of CLE for 1.5 CLE credits

Idaho State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE Credits

Iowa Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE Credits

Kansas Continuing Legal Education Commission for 1.5 CLE Credits

Kentucky Bar Association for 1.5 CLE Credits

Louisiana Supreme Court Commission on MCLE for 1.5 MCLE credits

Maryland (CLE credits are not required)***

Massachusetts (CLE credits are not required)**

Michigan (CLE credits are not required)***

Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits

Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits

Missouri Bar for 1.8 MCLE Credits

Montana Commission of CLE for 1.5 CLE Credits

Nebraska Mandatory Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits ******

Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits

New Hampshire for 1.5 CLE credits ****

New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits (per Rule 201:4)

New York State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

North Carolina State Bar Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits

Ohio - Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on CLE for 1.5 CLE Credits

Oklahoma Bar Association for 1.5 CLE Credits

Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.5 CLE Credits

Puerto Rico for 1.5 CLE credits (Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico)

Rhode Island Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for 1.5 CLE credits

South Carolina - Supreme Court of South Carolina for 1.5 MCLE Credits*****

South Dakota (CLE credits are not required)***

Tennessee Commission on CLE for 1.5 CLE Credits

Texas State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Utah State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 MCLE credits

Vermont Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.5 CLE credits

Virginia State Bar for 1.5 MCLE credits

Washington for 1.5 CLE credits

West Virginia for 1.8 CLE credits

Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners for 1.5 CLE credits

Wyoming State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

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* Members of the Alaska Bar Association may report 1.5 CLE credits for participating in this course as it has been approved by other mandatory CLE jurisdictions for 1.5 CLE credits.

** The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.5 hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona, including 0 hour(s) of professional responsibility.

*** States that do not require CLE are indicated above. Rossdale does not apply for CLE in these states as CLE credit is not required.

**** The New Hampshire does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Continuing Legal Education requirement. Pursuant to NH Supreme Court Rule 53, this activity may be counted for up to 1.5 CLE hours.

***** Members of the SC Bar may seek credit directly with the CLE Commission by submitting the 1-page form to the Commission prior to the teleconference and may contact the sponsor to secure an off-set in the registration cost.

****** Please enter NE Bar number on registration form when registering.
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