Practice Areas & Industries: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Around the globe, Fulbright & Jaworski is at the leading edge of arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. There are many potential remedies for disputes, and our attorneys develop the best solution for each client and each dispute. Our long-standing commitment to resolve disputes efficiently is accomplished through the four strong building blocks of our Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Practice Group: mediation, domestic arbitration, international arbitration and the other ADR practices. Reflecting our experience and dedication in this area of law, Fulbright has significant affiliations with virtually all ADR institutions, several of which we were instrumental in organizing.

The attorneys in Fulbright's Arbitration and ADR Practice Group move easily between traditional litigation, arbitration and ADR, and our excellence in this area has grown to match our renowned courtroom capabilities.

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In addition to binding arbitration and nonbinding mediation, there are several other ADR techniques that Fulbright & Jaworski employs on behalf of our clients. Our extensive resources and vast databases of expert witnesses and mediators enable Fulbright to represent our clients with ADR services that are efficient, expeditious and cost-effective. Most important, our attorneys are uniquely suited to offer the substantial amount of creativity and experience that it takes to make these other ADR techniques successful.

Mini-trials give a fresh look to a dispute and are particularly effective in settling very complex technical disputes. Our attorneys put on an abbreviated case in summary form, often with videotaped depositions, and present it to a panel of key executives from the contending companies. A typical mini-trial would present testimony over the course of one or two days, then settle directly or through mediation.

Summary jury trials are recognized by statute in many jurisdictions. This proceeding requires impaneling a jury from the regular jury pool. Through summarization of a very complex lawsuit, a verdict that can be either binding or nonbinding is reached, usually in a day or two.

Neutral evaluations are useful when a dispute involves technology with a short shelf life and needs to be resolved quickly. We often use this technique when core technology or trade secrets are at issue and neither party wants key information exposed in a courtroom where it generally becomes public information. To employ a neutral evaluation, both parties agree to allow an outside expert to render the decision, avoiding the risk of a ruling's being imposed on them by a conventional judge, jury or arbitration panel.

Nonbnding arbitration can entail a regular arbitration process or an abbreviated one. At the conclusion of either proceeding, no binding decision is rendered. This generally requires an outsider to take a fresh look at an ongoing dispute and provide an opinion as to the validity of the contending claims.

Fulbright frequently becomes involved in still other ADR practices, including moderated settlement conferences. We often provide ADR counseling and second opinions in ADR cases in which we are not involved directly. Frequently, clients come to Fulbright for affirmation of the recommendations of their primary law firms and even for post-mortem advice.

The attorneys in Fulbright's Arbitration and ADR Practice Group have the training, experience, and commitment to help clients achieve efficient, expeditious and cost-effective results in any type of dispute . . . in any country in the world.

In addition to representing both claimants and respondents in arbitration and ADR proceedings, many of our attorneys are also certified mediators. A number of our partners are panel members for the American Arbitration Association (AAA), Center for Public Resources (CPR), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Arbitration Center of Mexico (CAM), the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. The Group's experience also extends to the preparation of appropriate dispute resolution provisions in contracts in almost every industry.