Alternative Dispute Resolution: an Essential com,petency for Lawyers

Alternative Dispute Resolution: An Essential Competency for Lawyers helps litigators and corporate counsel gain a critical understanding of the increasingly important world of alternative dispute resolution. Readers will learn not only how to resolve disputes more efficiently, but to achieve better results at a lower cost. The book includes an assessment of the benefits of ADR, the specific tactics and tools available within an ADR context, cases studies where ADR has been used to achieve improved results, and practical advice and tips for advocacy in ADR settings, with special emphasis on mediation skills. Relevant statutes and case law are included within a larger narrative that highlights the most effective strategies of Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Mark V.B. Partridge is the founder of Partridge IP Law P.C. He has over twenty years of experience representing major companies in litigation and transactions involving trademarks, copyright and unfair competition law, with particular emphasis on brands and packaging, computer software, domain names and Internet advertising. He has served as a Director of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and is an adjunct professor at the John Marshall Law School, teaching advanced courses in trademark law, litigation and transactions. In 2009 he was named one of the top IP strategists in the world by Intellectual Asset Management Magazine. He is an alumnus of the University of Nebraska and Harvard Law School.