Professor Hal Abramson, faculty member and former vice dean at Touro Law Center, New York, teaches, trains, and writes on representing clients in domestic and international mediations, resolving intercultural disputes, and negotiations. He is an award-winning author who has been selected for International Who’s Who of Commercial Mediation, served as first scholar-in-residence for the International Academy of Mediators, and has conducted trainings in nineteen countries on six continents.

• Table of ContentsAbout the AuthorForeword1. Introduction and Overview of the Three PartsPart I: Mediation Representation2. Mediation Representation, Acknowledgements 3. Problem-Solving Advocacy in Mediations: A Model of Client Representation4. Mediation Representation, Table of Contents and Introductory Chapter5. Are Legal Disputes Just about Money? Answers from Mediators on the Front Line6. Mediation Representation: Representing Clients AnywherePart II: Intercultural and International Mediations7A. International Dispute Resolution: Cross-Cultural Dimensions and Structuring Appropriate Processes (A)7B. International Dispute Resolution: Cross-Cultural Dimensions and Structuring Appropriate Processes (B)8. Protocols for International Arbitrators Who Dare to Settle Cases9. Mining Mediation Rules for Representation Opportunities and Obstacles10. Selecting Mediators and Representing Clients in Cross-Cultural Disputes11. Criteria for Approving Programs to Qualify Mediators for IMI Inter-Cultural Certification12. Crossing Borders into New Ethical Territory: Ethical Challenges When Mediating Cross-Culturally13. Outward Bound to Other Cultures: Seven Guidelines for U.S. Dispute Resolution TrainersPart III: Negotiations14. Mediation Representation, 3rd Edition, Chapter 1, Negotiating in Mediations15. Fashioning an Effective Negotiation Style: Choosing between Good Practices, Tactics and Tricks16. Nelson Mandela as Negotiator: What Can We Learn from Him?

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