Arbitration & Mediation

The History of JAMS: an Interview with JAMS General Counsel Jay Welsh

By Victoria Pynchon

The International Institute of Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) is one of the premiere mediation organizations in the world.  Though I'm a neutral on CPR's insurance coverage ADR panel, even I cannot access all of the site's content because I'm not also a member.  

There are, however, some CPR resources freely available to the public that I've only recently stumbled over, including a great set of podcast interviews conducted by Michael McIlwrath, Senior Counsel, Litigation for GE Infrastructure - Oil & Gas. As CPR notes:

Michael is based at his company's headquarters in Florence, Italy. He represents his division in disputes world-wide, including work in negotiations, mediation, and arbitration, and is a long-time member of the CPR Institute and its European Advisory Committee.

One of those interviews is with JAMS General Counsel, Jay Welsh, who talks here in Part I about JAMS' history, structure and method of operation.

Part II tomorrow.

Full post as published by Settle It Now Negotiation Blog on April 25, 2008 (boomark / email).