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This destined-to-be-a-bestseller is in its first printing and will soon be sold out. For now, it may be purchased only from the publisher, the American Bar Assocation. Movie rights are being negotiated as we speak. Andy is handling all requests for autographed copies.

"Mediation and arbitration can be a confusing and time-consuming process-especially when a client doesn't understand the basics. The concise guide is written for business executives involved in mediation and arbitration, and will provide them with the information they need to understand the role, if any, that mediation and arbitration will play in their company's strategy for winning business disputes.

Author Peter R. Silverman guides the reader through the intricacies of resolving disputes outside of litigation, discussing the various ADR provisions in contracts, the various tactics for mandatory negotiation, mandatory non-binding mediation and mandatory binding arbitration. From evaluating your settlement goals, picking a mediator, to the mediation itself, this expert guides the reader through the options and strategies to a successful arbitration. Additionally, Silverman reveals his strategies for mediation, including picking a mediator, crafting a mediation statement, and the mediation process itself. Finally the book includes an appendix containing sample arbitration and mediation clauses, the American Arbitration Association Clauses and J.A.M.S. Clauses.

This book will give business executives the tools they need for their business to "win" through mediation and arbitration. It will help them to decide whether their company should have an ADR clause in its contracts and, if so, the appropriate provisions to include in the clause, and provide them with a more sophisticated understanding of mediation and arbitration to devise the strategy -- consistent with their company's business interests and values and with an objective view of the dispute -- to win through mediation or arbitration."