Alternatives

Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation is an international newsletter, published 11 times each year, covering cutting-edge dispute resolution trends. It is an authoritative guide for using ADR at companies, within law firms and in the courts. Each month, Alternatives focuses on new ADR developments, techniques and court practices.

The editor of Alternatives, Russ Bleemer, is happy to consider article ideas and receive submissions. Please email Russ at rbleemer@cpradr.org.

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IN OUR LATEST ISSUE, NOVEMBER 2025, NOW AVAILABLE:

ADR Techniques 

A Conflict Coach’s Guide to Apologies in Corporate Settings: Minimizing Litigation
Through Genuine Repair

By Julie Cobalt

CPR News

Register Now: The Return of CPR’s Africa Arbitration Day–New York (AAD-NY)

Corporate ADR

Behind Closed Doors: Mandatory Arbitration Clauses And the Future of Corporate Governance

By Robert Wisner & Paola Ramirez

Court Decisions/Part 2 of 2

N.Y. Convention ‘Trap’: No Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Petitions to Vacate Foreign Arbitral Awards

By Philip J. Loree Jr. 

Theory Meets Practice

The Art of AI Prompting in Law and Dispute Resolution Practice

By John Lande

Back to School on Dispute Management

The Evolution of Negotiation: From Combative to Collaborative

By Kate Vitasek

Worldly Perspectives

How Cyprus Will Transition from Adversarial Instinct to Cooperative ADR

By Guiseppe De Palo & Mary B. Trevor

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