New pilot programs will test changes to existing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs, including fast-track settlements (FTS), the IRS said Wednesday in Announcement 2025-6. The first pilot ...

Whether we call it dispute resolution or “achievable, aspiring or authentic” dispute resolution, the underlying truth remains: Courts are now the alternative, and mediation and arbitration are the ...

Mediation is a process of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) where a neutral third party facilitates negotiations among adversaries and seeks, but does not impose, a settlement of the dispute.

Hybrid dispute resolution methods like med-arb or arb-med can raise ethical issues, especially when the same neutral serves in both roles. If a neutral mediates and later arbitrates, confidential ...