Welcome to the Dispute Resolution Section 

The Section will serve this mission by:

• Creating committees to explore and research developments in ethics, substantive law, and legislative initiatives relating to our shared interests
• Sponsoring publication of analysis and opinion on dispute resolution processes
• Providing continuing legal education and training to practitioners and neutrals
• Promoting relevant legislation
• Providing commentary on ethical issues affecting dispute resolution
• Providing a venue for practitioners, law school faculty and students, and dispute resolution providers to network, exchange ideas, and to interact with other members of the Bar and to the public on issues relating to dispute resolution.

To join the section, please e-mail your request to drs@nysba.org. If you would like to join NYSBA, membership information is available here.

In 2011, the New York State Bar Task Force on New York Law in International Matters called for the creation of a permanent center for international arbitration in New York.  That call has now been answered. 

Beginning late Spring 2013, the New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC) will open a premier facility for the conduct of international arbitration in the heart of Manhattan, steps from Grand Central Station, Times Square, the Empire State Building and the United Nations.  NYIAC will serve as a prime destination for international arbitration hearings (however administered), mediation proceedings and conferences of all kinds.  NYIAC will provide world-class hearing rooms, breakout rooms and other amenities that can accommodate arbitrations of any size, including large, multi-party arbitrations and offer full technological capabilities, including high-tech video conferencing and built-in facilities for simultaneous interpretation creating a seamless experience, freeing parties and counsel to focus on the matters at hand. 

In addition, the NYIAC website, www.NYIAC.org, will be a valuable resource to the international arbitration community around the world by providing links to valuable international arbitration resources such as institutional rules and model clauses, as well as published awards, guidelines and other research.  

Section Reports and Papers 

• The Section recently sent a letter to the NY Board of Law Examiners urging ADR questions on the NY Bar Exam.
• The Section Recently submitted a Memo in Opposition to A.7002-A (Titone)/S.5798 (Fuschillo.)
• The Section recently submitted comments to the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with respect to the study of arbitration mandated by the Dodd Frank Act.
• The Section is proud to have developed a brochure for broad distribution entitled: Choose New York for International Arbitration (PDF) 
• February 2011: Report on the Section Survey of Mediation Users (PDF)
• January 2011: Section Prepares White Papers on Benefits of Arbitration and Mediation for Substantive Areas of Law 
• January 2011: Section Issues Reports on Mediation and Arbitration
  

Section News and Articles of Interest

March 2011 - a Message from the Chair: A Hope of International Peace Mediation 

Summary of Annual Meeting programs prepared by student members of the Section (PDF)

View an upcoming article from the next issue of New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer
Practical Uses of ADR in Outsourcing Relationships by Julian Millstein and Sherman Kahn  (PDF)

Learn more about committee activities and meet the chairs 

Minutes of recent Section Executive Committee meetings 

Resources:

• Slide Presentation on The Uniform Mediation Act (PDF)
• New NY Rule on Neutral Training (PDF) (Part 146 Rule of the Chief Administrative Judge)
• French Law on Arbitration (PDF)
• Proposed Uniform Mediation Act - Legislative Bill# AB 1756, introduced January 11, 2011.
• The Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators (2005).
• Model Standards of Practice for Family and Divorce Mediation (approved by the American Bar Association February 2011).