Event Type – Hybrid

Participants will begin with an overview of the evolving AI landscape, including key principles, legal developments, current applications, and emerging trends in arbitration; gain hands-on experience using Microsoft Copilot and effective prompting techniques; examine governance, ethics, risk assessment, and common pitfalls specific to neutral practice; and conclude with a forward-looking keynote on where AI is […]

Construction litigation lives or dies on the ability of a lawyer to translate complex engineering concepts into compelling legal arguments and the ability of an engineer to withstand the crucible of Daubert and cross-examination. This 90-minute interactive seminar brings together two seasoned construction litigators and two veteran forensic engineers to deconstruct the best practices for […]

For 30 years, the Andrew Thomas PeaceBuilder Award has recognized the builders — the people who planted trees in hard ground, trained others to do the same, and understood that dispute resolution is not just a profession. It is an act of faith in human community. This October, NYSDRA's 2026 Annual Conference brings that legacy […]

Join the nation's second annual program dedicated to expanding the thinking on court-appointed neutral ethics. Ethics are what define a profession, and the effort to define ethics for court-appointed neutrals is a cutting-edge project that calls on our creative thinking about neutrals and the many roles they serve. This symposium brings together judges, attorneys, court-appointed […]

Sponsored by CPR Institute's Dispute Prevention Committee at 1 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2026, this hybrid program will present on the use of CPR's Dispute Management Board Rules and how they may be used to manage conflict during the life of a project whether it be the construction of a facility, a long-term contract, or any commercial relationship […]