Judge Daniel Weinstein’s Selective Insights on Mediation

For many decades, top plaintiffs and defense law firms have looked to Hon. Daniel H. Weinstein to mediate complex and high-stakes disputes. The author first encountered Judge Weinstein as a party representative in the context of a massive securities class action involving virtually every IPO issuer and underwriter during the dotcom era. The mediation sessions required four banquet-sized conference rooms to accommodate hundreds of lawyers representing plaintiff firms, defense firms and insurance carriers. Judge Weinstein deftly maneuvered among the legal armies, worked relentlessly over time as the legal rulings and dynamics shaped the dispute, and ultimately forged a settlement.

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