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Introducing The Arbitration Law Forum

September 9th, 2020 ADR Social Media, The Arbitration Law Forum 1 Comment »

Arbitration Law ForumIn case you haven’t already noticed, the Loree Reinsurance and Arbitration Law Forum is now the Arbitration Law Forum. The Loree Reinsurance and Arbitration Law Forum began publishing articles about arbitration, arbitration-law, reinsurance, and insurance issues when it was launched by Loree & Loree in March 2009.  Our first post is here.

The blog’s principal focus was arbitration- and arbitration-law-related matters, though it published from time-to-time articles about reinsurance- or insurance-related matters unrelated to arbitration. To date, and not including this post, the blog has published 310 posts. But Loree & Loree, which was formed in August 2008 by Philip J. Loree (“Loree Sr.”) and Philip J. Loree Jr. (“Loree Jr.”), recently became The Loree Law Firm. Loree Sr. recently retired from the practice of law after 61 years of practice, and Loree Jr. is continuing the practice as The Loree Law Firm. The change of firm name necessarily required changes to the firm’s website, and so Loree Jr. took that opportunity to rename the blog “The Arbitration Law Forum.” The main focus of The Arbitration Law Forum will continue to be arbitration, arbitration-law, and arbitration litigation, but it may, on occasion, also publish articles on reinsurance, insurance, and other commercial and business contract issues unrelated to arbitration. We hope the Arbitration Law Forum’s new name will widen its audience by emphasizing its focus on arbitration and arbitration law while de-emphasizing—but not forsaking—its occasional coverage of reinsurance and insurance issues. The next post will continue our Businessperson’s Federal Arbitration Act FAQ Guide series and focus on vacating arbitration awards on the ground of fraud or undue means.

Contacting the Author

If you have any questions about this article, or about arbitration, arbitration-law, or arbitration-related litigation, please contact the author, Philip Loree Jr., at (516) 941-6094 or at PJL1@LoreeLawFirm.com.

Philip J. Loree Jr. has 30 years of experience handling matters arising under the Federal Arbitration Act and in representing a wide variety of clients in arbitration, litigation, and arbitration-related litigation.

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LinkedIn’s Commercial and Industry Arbitration and Mediation Group is now over 3,660 Members Strong!

July 2nd, 2014 ADR Social Media, Commercial and Industry Arbitration and Mediation Group Comments Off on LinkedIn’s Commercial and Industry Arbitration and Mediation Group is now over 3,660 Members Strong!

On May 19, 2009 the Loree Reinsurance and Arbitration Law Forum, Karl Bayer’s Disputing blog, Don Philbin Jr., Robert Bear and others formed a LinkedIn group called the Commercial and Industry Arbitration and Mediation Group. On May 21, 2009 we reported (here) that the group had “29 members with diverse backgrounds, all of whom are interested in commercial and industry ADR.” On October 28, 2010, we reported that the group was “now 1,008 members strong and is growing by the week.  Many different industries are represented, including the insurance and reinsurance industry.  The group enables members to share information; discuss and debate issues.  .  .; and network with others in the domestic and international ADR community.” (See here.)

Today the group has more than 3,660 members, and continues to discuss actively issues pertaining to domestic and international ADR, and continues to feature a distinguished and internationally-diverse membership of arbitrators, mediators, business people, attorneys, law professors, students, and other persons interested in ADR.

The group is co-managed by Don Philbin, Jr.Karl Bayer, Robert Bear and Philip J. Loree Jr. We welcome new members, and encourage (but do not require) active participation. The only requirement for membership is a bona fide interest in ADR.  The group is not a forum for, and does not permit, advertising or blatant self-promotion, so our members need not be concerned about being subject to sales pitches and the like.

If you are already a member of LinkedIn, please click here to apply for membership in the group.  If you are not a LinkedIn member, click here, and you will be guided through the process of creating a profile (which does not need to be completed in one step).  Once your profile is started, and you have a user name and password, you can apply for membership in the group (which entails no more than clicking on a button).  Joining LinkedIn is free, as is joining the group.

We hope you’ll join up!

 

We Just Published our 100th Post!

January 12th, 2010 General Comments Off on We Just Published our 100th Post!

The Loree Reinsurance and Arbitration Law Forum, which was formed in March 2009,  is happy to announce that it just published its 100th post, Arbitration Nuts & Bolts: Vacating Arbitration Awards – Part III.B: Evident Partiality (Enforcing the Parties’ Expectations of Neutrality).  While we do not consider this to be a monumental landmark in the short history of this blog, we are proud of it all the same. 

We would therefore like to take this opportunity to thank our readers for their support, and to express our sincere hope that our first 100 posts have proved to be a useful resource.  Having said that, it is time to get cracking on our next 100 posts!

Disputing and The Forum Have Formed a Commercial and Industry Arbitration and Mediation Group on LinkedIn!

May 21st, 2009 General 9 Comments »

On May 19, 2009 Victoria VanBuren, blog master of Disputing, I, and others formed a LinkedIn Group called the Commercial and Industry Arbitration and Mediation Group.  The group is a forum for the discussion of issues and the sharing of information concerning commercial and industry arbitration, mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.  Participation in the Group is an excellent networking and educational opportunity.  As of the time this was posted, the group has 29 members with diverse backgrounds, all of whom are interested in commercial and industry ADR. 

Victoria VanBuren — a talented young ADR and intellectual property attorney, Forum guest blogger, and computer science student  — and I are principally responsible for the day-to-day management of the group.  Victoria’s CV is here.  We have also enlisted the support of the following experienced and talented ADR professionals who also act as Group Managers:   

Don Philbin – Don is a Panelist and Shareholder at Conflict Solutions of Texas, and an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University School of Law’s prestigious Straus Institute on Dispute Resolution. Victoria introduced me to Don recently and I have found that he not only is a pleasure to work with, but also has a wonderful sense of humor. We are quite honored to have someone of Don’s caliber participate as a Group Manager.  Learn more about him here

Karl Bayer – Karl is a skilled trial lawyer and Dispute Resolution Expert and is the principal of Karl Bayer Dispute Resolution.  Karl has been a great mentor and role model for Victoria and has an excellent practice. You can learn more about Karl and his practice here.  We are all looking forward to Karl’s active participation in the group after he finishes up with a rather grueling, two-month long trial. 

Robert Bear – Robert (CV here) is the owner of RAB Actuarial Solutions, where he offers his services as a consulting actuary, reinsurance consultant and insurance and reinsurance arbitrator. Before forming RAB, Robert was a Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary at PXRE Group Ltd. Robert brings a lot of experience to bear, including experience in the actuarial field, which is relevant to both insurance and reinsurance dispute resolution.  Indeed, panels of actuaries like Robert are sometimes called upon to resolve actuarial disputes pursuant to commutation clauses in reinsurance contracts, and individual actuaries also serve as members of regular reinsurance arbitration panels resolving less arcane reinsurance disputes.  Once you think you really understand the reinsurance business, go talk to an actuary!

Commercial and industry ADR is a broad topic and covers the spectrum from arbitrations and mediations arising out of general, commercial contracts through more specialized forms of dispute resolution used by various industries, including the reinsurance, maritime, telecommunications, securities, financial services, construction industries and others.  We also consider labor and employment arbitration and mediation to be within this spectrum. 

Topics of group discussion may include, but are not limited to, practice and procedure under the Federal Arbitration Act, the New York Convention, the Panama Convention and state arbitration statutes; recent state and federal case law and legislative developments, including the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 and other proposed anti-arbitration legislation; news and events pertinent to commercial and industry ADR; international commercial and industry arbitration; the mediation and arbitration process; class arbitration; domestic and international arbitration and mediation organizations and societies and their rules; arbitration and mediation strategies for parties, arbitrators and mediators; industry-specific arbitration practices and procedures; labor arbitration; employment arbitration and mediation; arbitration and mediation technology; proposals for improvement of the process; arbitrator and mediator ethics; confidentiality; and other issues pertinent to commercial and industry ADR. 

Persons who should consider joining this group include arbitrators; mediators; in-house and outside counsel; law professors; dispute-resolution consultants; members of  ADR organizations; business entity representatives and principals whose day-to-day responsibilities include dispute resolution; and law students and other students of commercial and industry ADR.  The purpose of the group is information sharing and professional networking, not job searching or marketing.  Job postings, if any, should be listed in the Jobs Section (as opposed to the Discussion Section). 

If you are already a member of LinkedIn, please click here to apply for membership in the Group.  If you are not a LinkedIn member, click here, and you will be guided through the process of creating a profile (which does not have to be completed in one step).  Once your profile is started, and you have a log-in name and password, you can apply for membership in the Group.  Joining LinkedIn is free, as is joining the group. 

We hope you’ll join us and participate in the discussions! 

[Editor’s note:  For a good book on using LinkedIn as a networking tool, read Jan Vermeiren, How to Really Use LinkedIn (Booksurge 2009).  There are also a number of other books on the subject available at Amazon.com or your local bookstore.]