Contract Dispute Resolution: Leading Lawyers on Drafting Clauses, Overseeing Negotiations, and Managing Client Expectations (Inside the Minds)

Contract Dispute Resolution is an authoritative, insider's perspective on best practices for utilizing ADR to resolve contractual disputes. Featuring partners and chairs from some of the nation's leading law firms, these experts guide the reader through the commonly-disputed contractual issues in a variety of industries, including construction, employment, real property, and cross-border transactions, and describe the most successful methods of resolving these types of disputes. These top lawyers give tips on structuring contract language, establishing procedural rules for the alternative dispute resolution process, choosing the right form of ADR, and preparing presentations. Additionally, these leaders reveal their strategies for performing discovery, interviewing clients, questioning witnesses, and ultimately obtaining the best possible outcome for both parties. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to success within this complex area of law.

Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world's most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession, or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book.

Chapters Include:

1. Glenn A. Ballard Jr., Partner, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP - "Contract Dispute Resolution through Arbitration and Mediation"

2. John M. Landis, Member, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann LLC - "Using Alternative Dispute Resolution to Settle Contract Disputes"

3. John Oberdorfer, Partner, Patton Boggs LLP - "Factors to Consider before Deciding on Arbitration, and Other Insights"

4. Joseph Ingrisano, Partner, Kutak Rock LLP - "Achieving the Most Favorable Solution"

5. Andrew Ian Douglass, Partner, Morrison Mahoney LLP - "Alternative Dispute Resolution and Its Use in Contract Disputes"

6. Mark C. Rouvalis, Director, McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton PA - "Resolving Disputes through Other Means: Successful Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution"

7. Dorsey Carson Jr., Partner, Burr & Forman LLP - "Resolving Construction Contract Disputes"

8. Keith Moheban, Shareholder, Leonard, Street and Deinard PA - "Foundations of Contract Dispute Resolution"