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Danny Weinstein and Sukhsimran Singh

Judge Danny Weinstein and Professor Sukhsimranjit Singh Present “Dispute Resolution in the Law and Business Context” -- Prince Mohammad University

Judge Danny Weinstein, who serves as the Straus Institute Distinguished Mediator-in-Residence, co-presented with Professor Sukhsimranjit Singh on what lies ahead in mediation and ADR in the legal and business world.

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Professor Sukhsimranjit Singh Delivers “The Present and the Future of Mediation,” -- Employment Regional Court (Brazil)

Professor Sukhsimranjit Singh presented a lecture on The Present and Future of Mediation to an online audience of judges and public servants at the invitation of the Employment Regional Court in the Ninth Circuit of Parana, Brazil.

Stephanie Blondell with SMCA award

Professor Stephanie Blondell Presented with SCMA President’s Award at Annual Dinner

Professor Stephanie Blondell was presented with the President’s Award at the Southern California Mediation Association’s Annual Dinner and Conference.

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Professor Tom Stipanowich Speaks at Annual Fordham Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation

On November 19, Professor Thomas J. Stipanowich spoke at Fordham Law School’s 16th Annual Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation, which was held remotely.

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Student Spotlight: Dmitriy Bogorodskiy, 2021 JAMS Scholar

Dmitriy Bogorodskiy is an experienced intranational litigator from Russia in the area of asset recovery.

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Anthony Ellis (JD '15) and Jonathan Bakhsheshian (JD '14) Speak in Ethical Lawyering Class

Pepperdine Caruso Law alumni Anthony Ellis (JD '15) and Jonathan Bakhsheshian (JD '14), partners of Ellis & Bakh, LLP, spoke in Professor Stephanie Blondell's Ethical Lawyering class on the utility of advertising as attorneys.

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Straus Institute Hosts 14th Annual AALS ADR Works in Progress Conference

The Straus Institute hosted the 14th Annual AALS Section on Dispute Resolution's Works-in-Progress Scholarship Conference in a hybrid format, welcoming scholars on campus in Malibu as well as simultaneously engaging an online audience

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Straus Institute Co-Hosts International Seminar on Dispute Resolution

On October 17, the Straus Institute co-hosted the inaugural "International Seminar on Dispute Resolution: Best Practices and Future Trends,” in collaboration with the Army Institute of Law (AIL) in Mohali, India.

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David Talbot (MDR '98) Presented the David McKibbin Excellence in Teaching Award 2021

Pepperdine Caruso Law adjunct professor and Straus Institute alumnus David Wilburn Talbot (MDR '98) was presented the 2021 David McKibbin Excellence in Teaching Award.