The ABA Public Contract Law Section Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee,
the ABA Dispute Resolution Section Public Contracts Committee,
the ABA Committee on Continuing Education of the Bar,
and the Interagency ADR Working Group Contracts and Procurement Section

Present –

Conflict Management in Evolution—
Opportunities and Obstacles in Public Procurement

Date:   Monday, June 11, 2007
Time:   1:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M.
Place:   Arnold & Porter’s Paul Porter Conference Center
555 12th Street, N.W., 10th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20004
(Near Metro Center Metro Station)

 

Conflict Management in Evolution—
Opportunities and Obstacles in Public Procurement

Description

Panelist
A distinguished panel will address diverse topics regarding the use of ADR in Federal procurement.  Prof. Thomas Stipanowich of Pepperdine University School of Law chairs the panel, and will address the impact that ADR and similar approaches have had on public procurement in the U.S., especially in the federal sector.  Ms Joanna Jacobs, from the United States Department of Justice, will explore the findings and recommendations in the Attorney General’s recent Report to the President on Federal ADR.  Ms Rachel Wohl will address recently published studies that examine what the private sector seeks from ADR providers and the lessons that they can teach for public procurement. Professor Thomas J. Stipanowich 
Pepperdine University School of Law
Academic Director,
Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
Joanna Jacobs, Esq.
Acting Director
Office of Dispute Resolution
U.S. Department of Justice
Rachel Wohl, Esq.
Executive Director
Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO)

Registration: Please register online at
http://www.rsvpbook.com/event.php?429795 .

 

Dial-in listening will be available to those who register.