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The Center for International Legal Studies

- "CILS" or "the Center" - is a non-profit research, training, and teaching institute for international and comparative law and practice, registered and operating as a public interest society under Austrian law. Its international headquarters have been in Salzburg, Austria since 1976. Its essential purpose is to promote and disseminate knowledge and know-how among members of the international legal community.

International Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Symposium

Thursday, 11 June - Sunday, 14 June 2015

Salzburg, Austria

Thursday, 11 June 2015

Mock Mediation

3.00-6.00 pm

Parker Hall, Meierhof

Cocktail Reception and Tour of the Palace

6.00 pm, Great Hall, Palace

Opening Dinner

7.00 pm, Marble Hall, Palace

Keynote Address: Palestine/Israel Peace Talks

Introduction: Kenneth Fields, Fields Mediation, Phoenix, Arizona

Hiba I Husseini, Legal Advisor to Palestine and Israel Peace Talks, Husseini & Husseini, Ramallah, Palestine

8.30-9.00 pm

Great Hall, Palace

Friday, 12 June 2015

Breakfast

7.00-8.45 am, Marble Hall, Palace

Session 1. Mediation Styles and Culture

Moderator: David M. Cook, The Hardison Law Firm, Memphis, Tennessee

-      Rebooting the Mediation Directive, Robert Dougans, Bryan Cave LLP, London, England

-      The International Academy of Mediators-Straus Institute Survey of Practices and Perspectives of Experienced Mediators, Thomas J. Stipanowich, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California

-      Cultural Aspects of Mediation, Elizabeth Birch, 3 Verulam Buildings, London, England

-      One Size Does not Fit All Rodney F. Page, Bryan Cave, Washington, DC

9.00-10.45 am

Parker Hall, Meierhof

Coffee Break

10.45-11.15 am, Meierhof Lobby

Session 1a. American v. European Style – A Role Play: Particular Situations – Different Approaches?

Moderator: Renate Dendorfer-Ditges, DITGES, Bonn, Germany

-      Acting as U.S. Mediator: Peggy Lansbach O’More, United States Government Shared Neutrals Program, Washington DC

-      Acting as European Mediator: Federico Antich, Studio Avvocato Antich, Florence, Italy

11.15-11.45 am

Parker Hall, Meierhof

Session 2. Mediation Preparation: Client, Counsel and Mediator

Moderator: Kenneth Fields, Fields Mediation, Phoenix, Arizona

-      Mediation Styles – Active or Passive aka Evaluative v. Facilitative, David A. Sleppy, Cathey & Strain, Cornelia, Georgia

-      How Lawyers Should Best Prepare for Mediation: A View from the Trenches, Janice F. Mulligan, Law Offices of Mulligan & Banham, San Diego, California

-      Legal Aspects of Mediation, Renate Dendorfer-Ditges, DITGES, Bonn, Germany

11.45 am-1.15 pm

Parker Hall, Meierhof

Lunch

1.15-2.15 pm, Marble Hall, Palace

Session 3. The Future of Mediation

Moderator: Kenneth Fields, Fields Mediation, Phoenix, Arizona

-      Mediating Corporate Restructurings, Nora Wouters, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Brussels, Belgium

-      The new EU Directive on Enforcement of Settlement Agreements, Federico Antich, Studio Avvocato Antich, Florence, Italy

-      Ten Tips for Successful Mediation, Paul D. Clote, Attorney at Law, Houston, Texas

2.15-3.45 pm

Parker Hall, Meierhof

Coffee Break

3.45-4.15 pm, Meierhof Lobby

Session 4. Intercultural and Psychological Aspects of Mediation – A Podium Discussion

Moderator: Renate Dendorfer-Ditges, DITGES, Bonn, Germany

-      Intercultural Issues, Location and Language: Miryan Weichselbaum-Gharibo, Let’s Agree, Vienna, Austria

-      Social Influence and Persuasion: Jamie Jacobs-May, JAMS, San José, California

-      Techniques to Promote Optimal Decision Making in Mediation: Teresa F. Frisbie, Loyola University Chicago, School of Law, Chicago, Illinois

4.15-4:45 pm

Parker Hall, Meierhof

Session 5. Mediation in the Perspective of a Business Owner

Moderator: Paul Anthony Smith, Land Court of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

-      Robert Turner, TP Turner PTY Ltd, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

4.45-5.15 pm

Parker Hall, Meierhof

Free Evening

 

Saturday, 13 June 2015

Breakfast

7.00-8.45 am, Marble Hall, Palace

Session 6. Should Judges/Courts Conduct Mediation

Moderator: David Gladstone, Tel Aviv, Israel

-      Judges as Mediators Colin F. Campbell, Osborn Maledon, Phoenix, Arizona

-      Should Judges Mediate?: The Judge’s Perspective Paul Anthony Smith, Land Court of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

-      The Conciliation Judge under German Law: What is the Experience after 3 Years Christof Siefarth, GÖRG, Cologne, Germany

9.00-10.30 am

Parker Hall, Meierhof

Coffee Break

10.30-11.00 am, Meierhof Lobby

Session 7. How to Prepare a Client for Mediation – A Panel Discussion

Moderator: Mauro Rubino-Sammartano, LawFed Rubino-Sammartano & Associati, Milan, Italy

-      Harvey C. Berger, Pope, Berger, Williams & Reynolds, LLP, San Diego, California

-      Martin Doris, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR

-      Samuel Graham, Attorney-Mediator, Austin, Texas

11.00 am -12.00 pm

Parker Hall, Meierhof

Lunch

12.00-1.00pm, Marble Hall, Palace

Session 8. National Perspectives

Moderator: Christof Siefarth, GÖRG, Cologne, Germany

-      The Status of Mediation in Ireland, David Nolan, SC, Dublin, Ireland

-      Arb/Med/Arb as Allowed under Hong Kong’s Arbitration Ordinance, Stephen D. Mau, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, SAR

-      Mediation in Hong Kong, Michael Beckett, City University Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR

-      Mediation in Slovakia, Katarína Chovancová, Paneuropean University, Bratislava, Slovakia

1.00-2.45pm

Parker Hall, Meierhof

 

Coffee Break

2.45-3.15 pm, Meierhof Lobby

Session 9. Scope of Application for Mediation Proceedings

Moderator: Kenneth Fields, Fields Mediation, Phoenix, Arizona

-      Mediating Tort Cases, Tamás Fézer, University of Debrecen, Faculty of Law, Debrecen, Hungary

-      Mediation as Part of an Effective Conflict Management System for International Conflicts, Avnita Lakhani, City University Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR

-      Mediating Complex IP Cases, Jack Russo, ComputerLaw Group LLP, Palo Alto, California

3.15-4.45 pm

Parker Hall, Meierhof

Concert

6.30 pm, Great Hall, Palace

Concluding Dinner

7.30 pm, Marble Hall, Palace

Sunday, 14 June 2015

Breakfast

7.00-10.00am, Marble Hall, Palace

Check-Out and Individual Departure

10:00 am

 

Attire: Business Casual (dress pants or skirt with shirt or blouse)


CILS' media partner for this event

Transnational Dispute Management is the network for International Arbitration, Mediation and ADR, and International Investment Law and has gained popularity with many (international) companies, governmental organisations, law firms international agencies, academic and think-tank institutions.

Professional sessions will run Friday and Saturday; the symposium concludes with a chamber concert and dinner on Saturday.

Fees will include accommodation, all breakfasts and lunches, cocktails, palace tour, opening and closing dinners, cancellation insurance, professional program, CLE/CPD credits, materials and login rights to online distribution board.

Dress: Business Attire

When arriving at Salzburg Airport or Salzburg Train Station, ask the taxi to bring you to Schloss Leopoldskron. It is about a ten minute ride.

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