Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference

Introductory Remarks

Speaker:

• Hon. Tony Babauta, Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas, U.S. Department of the Interior 

Materials:

• Introductory Remarks

Mediation

9:15 AM to
10:45 AM

Our presenters offer an overview of the mediation process from A to Z.  Discussion will include:

• Purpose and benefits of mediation
• When to bring a case to mediation
• How to position a case for mediation
• Negotiation tips and techniques
• Using the mediator to best advantage
• Getting beyond impasse
• How to deal with difficult negotiators
• Development of creative settlement terms

Speakers:

• Cathy Yanni, Esq., JAMS 
• Jay Folberg, Esq., Executive Director, JAMS Institute and JAMS Foundation and former dean USF Law School 
• Hon. Patrick Mahoney, San Francisco Superior Court 
• Hon. Curtis Karnow, San Francisco Superior Court
• Haj Tada, Vice President & Director of Litigation of Agilent Technologies
• Scott Weiner, San Francisco Board of Supervisors 

Materials:

• JAMS Fact Sheet 
• Essentials of Mediation - Copyright : Jay Folberg (Excerpt) 

Arbitration

10:45 AM to
12:00 PM

Our presenters will discuss innovative techniques to avoid costly litigation and streamline commercial arbitrations:

• How in-house and outside counsel can create a customized process to fit each particular case
• How involving a managerial arbitrator at the onset can assist in reducing costs
• How to get from demand to award expeditiously:  streamline discovery, develop efficient hearing processes, give clients more input in process
• Selecting appropriate arbitration rules, including expedited procedures where available

Speakers:

• Hon. James Warren (Ret.), JAMS 
• Jim Quadra, Calvo, Fisher & Jacob 
• Niley Dorit, Dorit Law Firm 
• Cesar Alegria, Legal Department, PG&E Counsel

Materials:

• Arbitration Panel Outline 
• Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures 
• Discovery Protocols - Executive Summary 
• Intro to Expedited Arbitration Procedures 
• ADR Clause Workbook 

 Lunch Break

12:00 PM to
12:45 PM

WELCOMING REMARKS

Speaker:

• Hon. Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice, California Supreme Court 

Practical Application
of ADR

1:00 PM to
2:00 PM

FOCUS  SESSION: CONTRACTS:

• ADR Clauses
• Government and Private Contracting/Supply Services
• Procurement

Speakers:

• Jim Nagle, Esq., JAMS 
• Hon. Robert J. Torres, Justice, Supreme Court of Guam 
• John Thos. Brown

Materials:

• Focus Session: Contracts Slideshow 
• JAMS GEC News - Winter 2011 

Implementing ADR

2:00 PM to
3:00 PM

Approaches from the Federal Courts, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands:

• Federal ADR Programs
• ADR in Puerto Rico
• ADR in the Virgin Islands

Speakers:

• Hon. Curtis V. Gomez, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court of the Virgin Islands or Alternate Judge 
• Hon. Bruce McGiverin, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District court of Puerto Rico
• Howard Herman, Director, ADR Program, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California 
• Claudia Bernard, Chief Circuit Mediator, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Materials:

• Local Rules of Civil Procedure of the District Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands 
• Virgin Islands Superior Court Rule 40 
• Virgin Islands Supreme Court Rule 7 – Mediation U.S. District Court of Puerto Rico - Pretrial Conference and Mediation 

Fostering ADR

3:00 PM to
4:00 PM

Guam’s Unique Approach:

• Guam’s ADR Statutory Structure/Guam International Arbitration & Mediation (7 G.C.A. Ch. 42&43)
• Guam’s ADR and Multi-Jurisdictional Limited Practice Rules
• One response to Guam’s growing docket:  Guam’s ADR pilot program
• Beyond our shores:  Guam’s unique position & demand for regional and international dispute resolution/stability under the flag

Speakers:

• Hon. F. Philip Carbullido, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Guam 
• Hon. Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court of Guam 
• Craig Celniker, Morrison & Foerster 
• Cathy Yanni, Esq., JAMS 

Materials:

• Fostering ADR – Guam’s Unique Approach (Selected Materials) 
• Fostering ADR – Guam’s Unique Approach (Slide Show) 

Culture, Language and Tradition

4:00 PM to
5:00 PM

Resolving disputes in the insular areas:

• Access: Los Centros de Mediación de Conflictos de la Rama Judicial de Puerto Rico
• Resolving Disputes in the FSM:  Kosrae’s ADR Pilot Program
• Solving the “Hard Ones” through ADR:  The Inafa Moulek Model

Speakers:

• Hon. Aliksa B. Aliksa, Chief Justice, Kosrae Supreme Court, Federated States of Micronesia 
• Hon. José R. Negrón-Fernández, Chief Judge, La Rama Judicial de Puerto Rico 
• Pat Wolff, Founder, Inafa' Maolek 
• Cathy Yanni, Esq., JAMS 

Materials:

• Kosrae State Court - Adopting a Mediation Process 

Opening Remarks

Speaker:

• Hon. Alik L. Alik, Vice-President of the Federated States of Micronesia 

International Mediation

9:00 AM to
10:30 AM

Our presenters will discuss the benefits of using mediation to resolve international disputes.  Topics will include:

• Overview of process
• Special considerations
• Cultural issues to consider
• Venues
• Building mediation into international agreements

Speakers:

• Martin Quinn, Esq., JAMS 
• Hon. Rebecca Westerfield (Ret.), JAMS 
• Bill Hebert, Calvo Fisher & Jacob, President of State Bar of California 
• Matt Powers, Weil Gotshal 
• Dr. Katharina Bernau, CEO, Geschäftsführer

Materials:

• International Mediation Panel Outline 
• International Mediation Rules 
• European Code of Conduct 
• Quinns Corporate Counsel Mediation article 
• Negotiating in a Culturally Diverse California 

International Mediation

10:45 AM to
12:15 PM

Our presenters will discuss the resolution of a broad range of complex, high-stakes international disputes.  Topics will include:

• Litigation versus arbitration
• Enforceability of agreements to arbitrate
• Drafting the ideal dispute resolution clause
• Arbitrator selection
• Discovery in international arbitration, motion practice, and exchange of pleadings
• The "trial" of an international arbitration and how it differs from a U.S. court trial
• Enforcement/annulment/vacatur of award

Speakers:

• Cedric Chao, Esq., Morrison & Foerster LLP 
• Steve Smith, Esq., O’Melveny & Myers LLP 
• David Caron, President, American Society of International Law and Professor of Law, UC Berkeley 
• Robert B. Davidson, Esq., JAMS 

Materials:

• International Arbitration Rules 
• How to Select the Best Seat For Your Arbitration - the US Case 
• Navigating Cross Border Litigation 
• Planning for Discovery in International Arbitration 

Next Steps

12:15 PM to
12:45 PM

ADR in the Territories:

• Learning from each other:  A unique approach to ADR
• Channeling Disputes to ADR:  The ADR “Building Blocks” – What will it take?
• Education:  Making ADR work for our courts/The judge’s vital role

Speakers:

• Hon. Miguel S. Demapan, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
• Hon. Tony Babauta, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas 
• Hon. Arthur Ngiraklsong, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Republic of Palau
• Cathy Yanni, Esq., JAMS 

Materials:

• Next Steps Slide Show