What is Amicable Dispute Resolution?
Amicable Dispute Resolution, or ADR, is generally used to try and obtain a negotiated resolution of a dispute. This is especially important for our clients wanting to continue their business relationships with their partners.
Seeking a negotiated solution may also, however, sometimes be a preliminary to commencing arbitration proceedings. In such a case, ADR may be provided for in an arbitration agreement, or agreed upon once the dispute has arisen.
Different Types of ADR Methods
Like arbitration, ADR may be either administered under the aegis of an institution or ad hoc.
There are different types of ADR methods, including negotiation, mediation, conciliation, expert determination and mini-trial. There are also variations in between those different types, either with or without the intervention of a neutral specifically chosen to help the parties reach an agreement.
Our attorneys have extensive experience in tailoring the specific procedure fitting our clients’ dispute and accompanying them in finding an agreement with their partner… or not, when it is not in our clients’ best interest.
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Our Settlement Experience
Our attorneys have had significant success helping our clients settle their disputes in a variety of contexts. For example, we have recently helped one of our clients negotiate with an African State on both the ADR procedure to follow and accompanied them throughout the process.
Questions about Alternative Dispute Resolution?
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