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November 13, 2007 Winning Settlement Techniques Seminar

9-4:30 at the Wilshire Grand Downtown Los Angeles

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Settlement Techniques that Give You the Winning Edge  

Novice and seasoned litigators will learn to maximize the value of their litigation positions by learning winning settlement techniques from a panel of seasoned ADR experts.

Experienced mediators and Judges teach the latest settlement techniques, such as distributive (splitting the settlement “pie”) and integrative or interest-based (expanding the settlement “pie”) bargaining. Topics also include the dynamics of conflict resolution, settlement best practices, negotiating techniques, settling complex and patent litigation cases, and international disputes. Don’t miss this chance to hear from those who truly know -- how you can best maximize your client’s settlement opportunities and outcomes.

What You Will Learn if You Attend This Seminar

• The ten social psychological insights that will minimize your own self- defeating negotiation behavior and maximize your opponents’ bargaining weaknesses

• The ten basic rules of “distributive” or “fixed sum” bargaining that will give you the “edge” in all future settlement negotiations

• The ten ways to “expand the fixed sum pie” by exploring and exploiting the client interests underlying your own and your opponents’ legal positions

• The ten ways to get your case settled to your clients’ best advantage at Mandatory Settlement Conferences for both routine and “bet the company” cases

• The Top Ten Errors Made by Parties When Attempting to Settle Disputes that their Contracts Require Them to Arbitrate

• The Ten Rules of Cross-cultural negotiation in International Arbitration

• The Ten Laws Critical to the Enforcement of Mediated Settlement Agreements

• The Ten Mediation/Settlement Conference Traps for the Unwary

Instructors

Hon. Victoria Chaney--Assistant Supervising Judge, Complex Litigation, Los Angeles Superior Court

Hon. John Leo Wagner--ADR Neutral/Hearing Officer, Judicate West

Hon. Alexander Williams, III – Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, presiding over the full-time Settlement Court

Les J. Weinstein--AAA Arbitrator and Mediator, Patent and Antitrust Attorney

Jay McCauley--Hearing Officer, Dispute Resolution Provider, Judicate West

Victoria Pynchon--Complex Commercial Mediator, Settle it Now 


November 13, 2007 - Los Angeles

Check-in: 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Seminar: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Lunch on your own)

Wilshire Grand Hotel

930 Wilshire Blvd.

Los Angeles , CA


Pincus Communications certifies that this seminar has been approved for 6.0 MCLE credits and ethics credits will be given.