Clip length/Date:(21:22min - 11/27/09)

Summary: In Part 2 of a discussion on domestic and international conflict resolution in the entertainment field, you’ll find out why NBC Universal mediates most of its disputes. Susan E.  Weiner, NBC’s New York-based executive vice president and deputy general counsel, and David L. Burg, of Universal City, Calif., who is senior vice president for litigation, explains why the company uses and enforces a multistep contract clause requiring negotiation and mediation before the television network and film studio takes the party on the other side of the table to court.

International Dispute Negotiation host Mike McIlwrath is senior counsel at GE Infrastructure in Florence, Italy. General Electric Co. owns both GE Infrastructure, and NBC Universal.

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