Karl Bayer's Disputing Blog

SVAMC to Publish AI Guidelines for International Arbitration

By Beth Graham - July 31, 2023

Questions related to artificial intelligence (“AI”) in arbitration are increasing as generative AI tools become more commonplace.

Resolving NFT and Smart Contract Disputes

By Beth Graham - June 19, 2023

Professor Amy J. Schmitz, John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law and Co-Director of the Translational Data Analytics Institute Responsible Data Science CoP at the Moritz College of Law, has published “Resolving NFT and Smart Contract Disputes,” in The Cambridge Handbook on the Law and Policy of NFTs (Cambridge 2023); Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 717.

Ordering Online Arbitration in the Age of Covid … and Beyond

By Beth Graham - December 6, 2021

Amy J. Schmitz, Elwood L. Thomas Missouri Endowed Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law, has written “Ordering Online Arbitration in the Age of Covid … and Beyond,” University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2021-21.

The Impending Battle for the Soul of Online Dispute Resolution

By Beth Graham - October 26, 2021

Oladeji Tiamiyu, Clinical Fellow at Harvard Law School and Host of Convergence, a podcast exploring the intersection of technology and dispute resolution, has published an interesting article titled, “The Impending Battle for the Soul of ODR: Evolving Technologies and Ethical Factors Influencing the Field,” 23. Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. 21 (forthcoming).

Mediation 2021: Where Do We Go from Here? – The Americas

By Beth Graham - October 19, 2021

On Friday, November 5, 2021, Fernando Navarro and Disputing blog’s own Karl Bayer will be moderating the International Academy of Mediators' (IAM) "Mediation 2021: Where Do We Go from Here? – The Americas" symposium.

High-Tech Dispute Resolution

By Beth Graham - September 7, 2021

Jean R. Sternlight, Founding Director of the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution and Michael and Sonja Saltman Professor of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law, and Jennifer K. Robbennolt, Associate Dean for Research, Alice Curtis Campbell Professor of Law, Professor of Psychology, and Co-Director at the Illinois Program on Law, Behavior and Social Science at the University of Illinois, have published “High

NADN Publishes Member Survey on ODR

By Beth Graham - July 26, 2021

The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (“NADN”) recently conducted an online national survey of its members.

Tracy McCormack and Karl Bayer Teach Arbitration Advocacy

By Beth Graham - April 29, 2021

We are excited to announce the newly redesigned Arbitrate.com now offers a variety of on-demand arbitration courses, including four classes taught by Disputing blog’s own Professor Tracy McCormack and Karl Bayer!

NADN Conducts “The Customer is Always Right(?)” Survey of Litigators

By Beth Graham - January 6, 2021

The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (“NADN”) recently conducted a survey of litigators titled “The Customer Is Always Right(?)”.

Remote Advocacy Through the Eyes of a Neutral

By Beth Graham - November 19, 2020

A team from remoteadvocacy.com had the pleasure of presenting “Remote Advocacy: New Lawyering Skills Through the Eyes of a Neutral” at the Center for American and International Law, Institute for Law and Technology, 58th Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law.