Breaking Bad – Getting Past Impasses in Negotiations – August 19, 2014

ACR HAWAII and the HAWAII STATE BAR ASSOCIATION ADR SECTION
present

Breaking Bad – Tools for Advocates and Mediators
when Negotiations Get Stuck

with Lou Chang

Lou Chang serves as an independent and neutral mediator and arbitrator for business, commercial, design & construction, labor-management, employment, franchise, real estate, insurance, probate, family business, personal injury and civil disputes.

Recognized by his peers and colleagues as one of the “Best Lawyers” and “Lawyer of the Year” in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Lou Chang’s Teaching Experience

Adjunct Faculty/Lecturer at the Matsunaga Institute for Peace, Negotiation, Mediation Skills and Advanced Facilitation and Mediation, Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution program.
Adjunct Professor/Lecturer: Wm. S. Richardson School of Law, Mediation and Advocacy. 2005, School of Architecture, Conflict Management for Design Professionals, University of Hawaii, Manoa.
Faculty trainer of Arbitrators and/or mediators for the American Arbitration Association, Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, The Accord Group, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Hawaii State and Federal Courts, Australian Commercial Disputes Centre, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Subordinate Court-Singapore, Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration, Supreme Court of the Republic of Palau and others.

On the panels of the Dispute Prevention & Resolution, Inc., American Arbitration Association (Mediation, Construction, Commercial, Large Complex Case Panel, Labor), Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, The Accord Group, Hawaii Labor Relations Board, Bankruptcy Court Mediation Panel (Hawaii) and other local, national and international organizations.

Learning Objectives

Learning the six categories of impasse breaking strategies
Diagnosing the dynamics of negotiations and identifying the causes
of apparent impasses
Selecting and applying different impasse avoidance strategies
Recognizing false impasses

When, Where and How to Get There
When: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 – Noon – 1:30pm
Where: HSBA Conference Room – 1100 Alakea St., Suite 1000 – Honolulu HI 96813 – see map
Parking: Available at the Alii Place building, 1099 Alakea St. Please Note: We do NOT validate.

How to Sign Up
Admission is FREE for ACR Hawaii and HSBA ADR Section members; otherwise $25 (you will receive further instructions after you register online). No payment at the door.