Alternative Dispute Resolution Settlements and Negotiations is an authoritative, insider s perspective on best practices for being successful in alternative dispute resolutions. Featuring partners and chairs from some of nation s leading firms, these experts guide the reader through the intricacies of the ADR process, including important differences and similarities between the resolution choices clients have. Included in the test, these top layers give tips on how a client can work successfully with counsel to attain the best possible outcome, how counsel can use different negotiation techniques depending on the stile of a particular mediator, and how counsel facilitates the resolution process while avoiding the most common deal killers in particular circumstances. Within the test, the authors outline the values of using facilitative mediation, evaluative mediation, and binding mediation, and discuss when it is appropriate to use each. Additionally, these leaders reveal their strategies for planning defensively, keeping abreast of change, and finding creative solutions in a variable area of law. 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 ever-evolving field. ABOUT INSIDE THE MINDS: 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 nation-wide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts.