Irvine, CA - The non-profit JAMS Foundation announced today that it has selected five fellows for its newly established Weinstein International Fellowship program. The program, named to honor the contributions of JAMS mediator Hon. Daniel Weinstein (Ret.), provides opportunities for individuals from outside of the United States to visit the U.S. to learn more about dispute resolution processes and to pursue a project of their own design that serves to advance the resolution of disputes in their home countries.
“We are pleased with the impressive backgrounds of our first group of Fellows, and excited by their enormous potential to spread the use of effective dispute resolution in their native countries upon completion of their Fellowship,” said Judge Weinstein, a retired San Francisco Superior Court judge and a member of the JAMS Foundation Board of Directors. “Each Fellow possesses unique ADR experience and ambitions, and each enters the program from a country where there is a strong need to establish and enhance the use of dispute resolution methods tailored to the particular legal and social culture of that country.”
“These JAMS Fellowships will play a leading role in advancing the effective use of ADR worldwide,” said Chris Poole, JAMS Foundation President and JAMS President and CEO. “We are very thankful to Judge Weinstein for initiating a program that will have such a positive impact.”
Each visiting JAMS Fellow will be provided work space at the nearest JAMS Resolution Center; a JAMS mentor to serve as a primary contact and as a liaison to the ADR community; opportunities to shadow JAMS Panelists conducting mediations and arbitrations; access to JAMS educational and training programs; and invitations to attend social and professional events related to ADR.
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Hon. Daniel Weinstein (Ret.) (center) in JAMS New York Resolution Center with
two members of the inaugural class of the Weinstein International Fellowship
program Ahmed El Feqy of Egypt (left) and Giulio Zanolla of Italy (right). |
In the coming months, Fellows will arrive in the U.S. to begin their Fellowships, which will last from several weeks to several months, and each will be based in a major city that has a JAMS Resolution Center. In addition to their affiliation with JAMS, most Fellows will have other commitments, including participation in university-based dispute resolution programs.
The following individuals have been selected for the Weinstein International Fellowship Program:
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Badri Bhandari (Nepal): A Mediator for the Supreme Court of Nepal and Patan Appellate Court, and a Mediation Consultant for the U.N. Development Program, Mr. Bhandari will spend his fellowship pursuing a LL.M. degree in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University. Following his fellowship, which will be based in the JAMS Los Angeles and Santa Monica Resolution Centers, his intention is to strengthen the practice of court-referred mediation in Nepal.
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Tsisana Chamlikashvili (Russia): With a diverse background that includes a Ph.D. in neurology and her role as editor-in-chief of the only Russian-language magazine focused on mediation, Ms. Chamlikashvili will study the organizational structure, methods and mediation practices of JAMS. She will spend time in five Resolution Centers while working to establish contacts for cooperation in resolving disputes between American and Russian companies.
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Ahmed El Feqy (Egypt): During his fellowship Mr. El Feqy, a 27-year-old attorney who specializes in dispute resolution, will participate in post-graduate studies in mediation and will observe ADR practices at the JAMS New York Resolution Center. His intention is to design a working model for implementing and advancing mediation practices in Egypt. After becoming a certified mediator, he plans to train other mediators in the Middle East.
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Mohan Lal Mehta (India): As a district court judge in Delhi, India, Judge Lal Mehta has successfully mediated 500 diverse civil cases and has helped establish mediation centers in India. His fellowship will focus on research of ADR processes and practices in contractual and commercial transactions, with the objective to design a mediation and conciliation training module, for use in training mediators in India. He also plans to participate in the Stanford Law School Gould Negotiation and Mediation Program as a Visiting Fellow.
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Giulio Zanolla (Italy): Mr. Zanolla, the youngest Fellow at age 25, is a legal consultant who focuses on alternative dispute resolution. Splitting time between JAMS’ New York, Los Angeles and Santa Monica Resolution Centers, he will study the effective integration of ADR practices into the U.S. legal system, with the goal to further its acceptance and development in Italy. He is seeking to develop court-annexed ADR programs supported by the Italian judiciary, to expand Italy’s university-level ADR education, and to implement peer mediation and conflict resolution education for middle-and high-school students.
About the JAMS Foundation
The non-profit JAMS Foundation is the largest private provider of ADR-related grants in the world. The Foundation was established in 2002 by JAMS, The Resolution Experts, the nation’s premier provider of alternative dispute resolution services, and is funded by JAMS mediators, arbitrators and employee associates who contribute a percentage of their income. The JAMS Foundation has provided nearly $2 million in grant funding since its inception. More information about the JAMS Foundation may be found at www.jamsfoundation.org.
Founded in 1979, JAMS has Resolution Centers throughout the United States. JAMS and its more than 200 full-time mediators and arbitrators are responsible for resolving thousands of the nation's most important cases. JAMS may be reached at 800-352-5267 or on the web at www.jamsadr.com.