By: Lisa Romeo, Assistant Vice President, AAA® Commercial Division
Emergency or expedited measures of protection provide a framework for a party to an arbitration to request immediate though short-term relief before the full arbitrator-appointment process is completed. Emergency relief most commonly is petitioned for upon the filing of the arbitration demand and may be compared to motions for
By: Linda L. Beyea, Vice President, AAA-ICDR® Innovation
As the legal industry continues to evolve, there is an emerging technology that arbitrators need to be paying attention to right now: generative AI. ChatGPT is a generative AI technology that has been making waves in the legal industry in the last few months, and attorneys are beginning to incorporate it into their practices. Here's why arbitrators should pay attention and start experimenting with it
By: Michelle Skipper, Vice President, AAA® Commercial Division and Luis M. Martinez, Vice President, ICDR®
Businesses in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, biomedical technology, and medical devices space all have demanding timelines for research, development, regulatory approval, manufacturing, marketing, sales, supply, and distribution of new products. That and the enormous
By: Svetlana Gitman, Esq., Vice President, AAA® Commercial Division
Adopting a diversity pledge (for example, the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion) is not the only way that companies and organizations can create a diverse workplace. Utilizing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to handle disputes provides an opportunity for parties to give real meaning to their pledge to