Professor Lande to Give Teleconference on Cooperative Practice

Professor John Lande will give a teleconference entitled, "Cooperative Law: A New Technique to Negotiate Cases More Successfully." The teleconference, sponsored by the New York Dispute Resolution Association, will take place on Tues., Nov. 18, from 2-3 Central Time. For more information, see http://www.nysdra.org/calendar/calendar.aspx?action=details&eventid=108.

Professor Lande Attended International Mediation Leadership Summit in the Hague

On Oct. 31, Professor John Lande attended the International Mediation Leadership Summit sponsored by the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution in collaboration with 12 other ADR organizations. The meeting took place at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, with the goal of developing relationships between ADR leaders from around the world. Lande was one of 80 participants from 29 different countries. He presented his latest scholarly work and led small-group discussions. Prof. Lande commented that "It was very flattering to discover that mediation professionals in other countries have been reading my work, as experts from Israel, Hungary, Belgium, Austria, Italy, and the Netherlands told me that they found it useful."

Professor Bailey Speaking on Arbitration

Professor Bob Bailey, CSDR director and assistant dean, recently spoke on “the business of arbitration” to the National Academy of Arbitrators Fall Education Conference, where he was appointed chair of the nominating committee. He also recently spoke to the Missouri Department of Transportation on arbitration of highway disputes and to MU Extension and Commerce Bank on "Effective Community Board Leadership."

Professor Lande Publishes Two Articles

Professor John Lande, Director of Masters in Law in Dispute Resolution and Isidor Loeb Professor of Law, has published "Doing the Best Mediation You Can," 14 Dispute Resolution Magazine 43 (Spring/Summer 2008). The article summarizes research by the Task Force on Improving Mediation Quality of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution. Professor Lande has also published "An Appreciation of Marc Galanter’s Scholarship," 71 Law and Contemporary Problems 147 (Spring 2008). These articles are available at http://law.missouri.edu/lande/publications.htm#mtp and http://law.missouri.edu/lande/publications.htm.

Professor Lee Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at Case Western

Professor Ilhyung Lee will give the Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence Lecture, "Culture and the Dispute Resolution Process" at Case Western Reserve University School of Law on Sept. 24. The lecture is presented by the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Conflict and Dispute Resolution.

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