AAA-ICDR Arbitrator Survey |ADR.org

Over 400 arbitrators who issued awards for large, complex commercial cases were surveyed about the various elements of those cases, from motion practice and discovery to cooperation among participants. Findings might surprise the parties and their attorneys!

Results present hard data that the way counsel and parties handle their cases—and themselves—can negatively affect the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the case. Conversely, however, if parties and attorneys address these items, they could increase the cost-effectiveness of their cases.

Arbitrators surveyed served on commercial cases with at least $1 million in claims or counterclaims. The median claim was $2,478,540.

Specifically recorded are arbitrators’ views on:

Factors that contribute most to case escalation.
The use of motion practice and discovery.
Best practices to improve the economy and efficiency of an arbitration.

Sample table from the report:

Factors that Arbitrators Felt Escalated Costs or Delayed the Case

Please fill out the form to the right to download the Executive Summary of the survey, including the data tables. You may also download an article further explaining how to take the data and translate it into beneficial results for your arbitrations.

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Featured Panelists


Catharine Biggs Arrowood Parker Poe North Carolina United States	Hugh J. Bell, Jr. Henning Mediation & Arbitration Services, Inc. Georgia United States	Raymond G. Bender Independent Arbitrator & Mediator Washington D.C. United States	Fred G. Bennett Quinn Emanuel California United States

Marc Borello Independent Arbitrator & Mediator Roquefort les Pins France	Thomas Brewer Independent Arbitrator Washington United States	Gerry F. Doyle Doyle & Bachman Washington D.C. United States	Allen B. Green Dentons Washington D.C. United States

Hon. Faith S. Hochberg Judge Hochberg ADR New York United States	Kathryn J. Humphrey Dykema Michigan United States	Paul Klaas Independent Arbitrator & Mediator Minneapolis United States	Steve Koh Perkins Coie Washington United States

Sharon L. Larkin Larkin Ferrell Washington D.C. United States	Pamela Meredith Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger Washington D.C. United States	Elliot Polebaum Independent Arbitrator Washington D.C. United States	Kara M. Sacilotto Wiley Rein Washington D.C. United States

Lawrence Schaner Schaner Dispute Resolution Illinois United States	Lester Schiefelbein Independent Arbitrator & Mediator California United States	Milton “Skip” Smith Sherman & Howard Colorado United States	Stephen Smith Independent Arbitrator Colorado United States

Edna Sussman Sussman ADR New York United States	Wolf von Kumberg Independent Arbitrator & Mediator London United Kingdom	Kellye L. Walker Huntington Ingalls Industries Virginia United States	Richard Ziegler Jenner & Block New York United States

Sample table from the report:

Factors that Arbitrators Felt Escalated Costs or Delayed the Case

Featured Panelists

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