Few investors realize that one of the most important steps they can take to help secure their investment is to push founders to structure a dispute prevention and resolution structure early on to ...

Jack Levin discusses how businesses can save time and money by using mediation and arbitration procedures that are tailored ...

Entrepreneurs launching new companies today take on a significant gamble, because statistics show that roughly 30% of all new start-ups fail within two years, and only half survive for a full five ...

Unlike in litigation, most parties to an M&A transaction are actively working towards a shared, overarching goal. Namely, they both want to get the deal done expeditiously. However, it would be a ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has an impact on businesses in a way not often considered. How does a business resolve disputes with competitors, employees, customers or vendors when the courts are providing ...

Driven to cyberspace by the pandemic, courts across the country purchased chatroom-like tools designed to help people resolve disagreements without the need for a full-on lawsuit, judge, or hearing.

It’s the end of the calendar year, which means decision-making time for farmers and businesses that work with farmers. Although 2015 was generally a decent year for crop yields, it was a poor year for ...

The Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) was established by the World Bank Board of Executive Directors in 2020 as part of the World Bank Accountability Mechanism (AM) to facilitate a voluntary and ...