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Speaking Engagements

Upcoming Speaking Engagements
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  • "Practice Development–How to Get More and Bigger Cases as a Neutral" NYSBA CLE Series Business Arbitration and Mediation: How Arbitration and Mediation Will and Should Look in the Future - June 24, 2020 - Click Here for more info and to register.
     

  • "Effective Mediation Part 4 - Ten Things Every Advocate Must Consider Before the Mediation Starts" Celesq Webcast - September 20, 2020

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Past Speaking Engagements
 

  • "Effective Mediation Part 3 - Overcoming and Managing the Unrecognized Emotions Existing in Commercial Disputes" Celesq Webcast - June, 2020
     

  • “Practical Considerations for Construction Arbitration” PLI Webcast - March 2020
     

  • "Effective Mediation Part 2 - The Opening Statement - What Should go into it and Should Your Client Speak?" Celesq Webcast - March, 2020
     

  • "Complex Commercial Real Estate Issues: Arbitration vs. Litigation" PLI Negotiation Commerical Leases 2020 Live Webcast - February 27, 2020
     

  • "Panel Talk from the Trenches" -- Part 2," American Arbitration Association Diversity Student ADR Summit, November 2019
     

  • "Mediation and Arbitration:  Advocacy Strategies and Tips for Success," Mt. Vernon Bar Association, October 2019
     

  • "How Attorneys Can Prepare Themselves and Their Clients to Maximize an Effective Mediation Process," Celesq Webcast, October 2019
     

  • "Mediating Emotionally Charged Disputes," New York Law School, October 2019

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  • "Arbitrator Selection: Strategic Considerations and Avoiding the Pitfalls," New York State Bar Association Webinar Series, July 2019
     

  • "Strategic and Pragmatic Considerations for the Workplace in the METOO Era," New York State Bar Association Webinar Series, July 2019
     

  • "Practical Considerations for Arbitration," Practising Law Institute, May 2019
     

  • “Building a Sustainable ADR Practice: A Guide for Lawyers,” New York State Bar Association, May 2015
     

  • “Get a Grip! Wrangling the Mediation Process to Improve Your Chances of Success in Multi-Party Disputes,” Webinar, American Arbitration Association, May 2015
     

  • “Using Expert Witnesses Effectively in Litigation,” New York County Lawyers’ Association, May 2015
     

  • “Show Me the Money: The Effective Presentation of Damages in Arbitration Versus Litigation,” Webinar, American Arbitration Association, April 2015
     

  • “Building and Sustaining Successful Business Relationships,” Stout Risius Ross Women’s Resource Group Conference, May 2015
     

  • SRR’s New York Auto Show Symposium, Master of Ceremonies, April 2015
     

  • “Emotional Health for Women”, American Bar Association Women Advocate Committee Roundtable Host/Moderator, February 2016
     

  • “The Efficient Use of Experts in Litigation,” Suffolk County Bar Association, March 2015
     

  • “Arbitration Tips and Strategies for Effective and Efficient Dispute Resolution,” New York State Bar Association, Commercial and Federal Litigation Committee on Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution, March 2015
     

  • “ADR Ethics from A-Z,” American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Annual Meeting, April 2009
     

  • “Power Tools For Women: Plugging Into The Essential Skills For Work And Life” Organizer/Moderator; American Arbitration Association and Stout Risius Ross, Inc., November 2015
     

  • “Mediating Disputes in the Construction Industry: Effective Techniques and Strategies,” New York City Bar Association, December 2004
     

  • The “How To” of Presenting Damages in Arbitration,” American Arbitration Association, Webinar, December 2015
     
  • “How to Succeed in ADR (by Really Trying) - A Blueprint for the Effective Use of Arbitration and Mediation,” New York State Bar Association Dispute Resolution and Corporate Counsel Sections, Speaker and Conference Co-Chair, January 2015
     
  • “The Verdict - How Do Arbitrators Actually Deliberate,” New York State Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section, January 2015
     
  • “Mediating Disputes in the Construction Industry,” West LegalEd Center, December 2004
     
  • “How to Stand Out in the Crowd Using Emotional Intelligence: Book Smarts Alone Will Not Be Enough!”, National Association of Women Lawyers “NAWL” Annual Conference, July 2016
     
  • “Improving the Chance of Success in Mediation Involving Multiple Parties,” ACR Chicago Center for Conflict Resolution, October 2015
     
  • “Searching for Answers to Why Diversity in ADR Matters,” New York State Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section, March 2015
     
  • “Bridge-the-Gap,” New York City Bar Association, May 2007
     
  • “The Efficient Use of Experts in Litigation,” Suffolk County Bar Association, November 2014
     
  • “Remedies, and Complex Real Estate Issues: Arbitration vs. Litigation,” Practicing Law Institute, March 2016
     
  • “21st Century Women in Law and Government”, 8th Annual Yale Women in Leadership Conference: Women Empowering Women, February, 2016
     
  • “The Art of Employment Arbitration: Best Practices for Practitioners,” New York State Bar Association Labor & Employment Section Fall Meeting, September 2014
     
  • “So You’re Thinking of Working In House,” New York County Lawyers’ Association, March 2015
     
  • “Managing Your Legal Career/How to Get Started As Corporate Counsel and Stay Connected,” New York State Bar Association Corporate Counsel Section, November 2015
     
  • “Remedies, and Complex Real Estate Issues: Arbitration vs. Litigation,” Practicing Law Institute, September 2014
     
  • “Use of Electronic Discovery in Arbitration,” New York City Bar Association, September 2006
     
  • “A Guide for In-House Counsel To Realize the Intended Benefits of the Arbitration Process,” New York State Bar Association’s Six Annual Corporate Counsel Institute, Speaker and Panel Chair, October 2015.
     
  • “Practicing your Poker Face and Other Negotiation Skills”, Contributing Organizer and Moderator, New York State Bar Association Committee on Women in the Law, April 2016
     
  • Stout Risius Ross Women’s Resource Group Conference, Chair, May 2015 and September 2016
     
  • “The 2005 Revisions to the Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators,” New York City Bar Association, April 2006
     
  • “FORWARD: Forum on Reinvigorating the Women’s Affinity Resources Discussion”, New York State Bar Association Committee on Women in the Law, June 2016
     
  • “Med-Arb: Getting Past the Impasse”, Westchester County Women’s Bar Association, February 2016
     
  • “What’s New in Arbitration and What Practitioners Can Do About It,” Westchester County Bar Association, September 2006
     
  • “Controlling Risk for Architects and Their Clients,” AIA New York Chapter, November 2005
     
  • “Avoiding the Arbi-Trial: How B2B Arbitration Can Be Expeditious and Cost Effective,” American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Annual Meeting, April 2004
     
  • “Enough Already!: Striking the Right Balance of Discovery in Arbitration,” Webinar, American Arbitration Association, December 2014
     
  • “How Arbitrator’s Think and What You Can Do About It: A Journey Into the Mind of Arbitrators,” American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, August 2011
     
  • “The Efficient Use of Experts in Litigation,” Suffolk County Bar Association, November 2013
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