ADR and Diversity Symposium
Presented by the New York Law School Alternative Dispute Resolution Skills Program
This annual event will explore the reasons why, in a diverse economy driven by diverse participants, the practice of arbitration and mediation has been persistently homogenous. Participants will engage in break-out discussions to frame real-world recommendations on approaches that can accomplish the goal of ADR neutrals reflecting the diversity of the disputants with whom they work.
Program Speakers
Keynote: David A. Paterson | 55th Governor of New York
Moderator: Genesis Fisher | New York Law School; Diversity Fellow, JAMS
Featured Speaker: Deborah Enix-Ross | President Elect, American Bar Association
Panelists:
- James Arturo Aliaga | Hispanic National Bar Association
- Kabir Duggal | Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers
- Rachel Gupta | ADR Inclusion Network; Diversity Fellow, JAMS
- Lauren Jones | Metropolitan Black Bar Association
- Ann Lesser | AAA-ICDR Diversity Committee
- Dana McGrath | ArbitralWomen
- Rodney L. Pepe-Souvenir | Haitian American Lawyers Association
- Rekha Rangachari | Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers
- Joanne Saint Louis | JAMS
- Hon. Shira Schindlin | Diversity Task Force, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution
- Jeff Zaino | American Arbitration Association
Co-Sponsored by AAA-ICDR and Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor
