January 16, 2025
From September 9-13, 2024, Professor Hiro Aragaki led a five-day training at UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) entitled, Promoting Mediation through Private and Court-Connected Mediation Centers: Lessons from the U.S. and other Leading Mediation Jurisdictions. The training was co-hosted by the Center for Negotiation and Dispute…
January 16, 2025
On June 20, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed long-time Adjunct Professor James Schurz to the Marin County Superior Court. Judge Schurz had previously practiced law for 35 years, specializing in complex commercial and class action civil cases. The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) recently honored Judge Schurz…
January 15, 2025
The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) at the University of California College of Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), is making significant strides in legal education in India. Partnering with the National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU)—the top law school in the country—UC…
October 7, 2024
The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) is proud to announce that Professor John Dean (’79) has been appointed to serve as a CNDR Senior Faculty Mentor! In this role, Professor Dean will be a point of contact and provide support for other…
April 20, 2024
UC Law Alum John Lande Award Ceremony In April 2024, the American Bar Association hosted the annual Spring Conference for the Dispute Resolution Section in San Diego, California, bringing together practitioners, academics, and other leaders in the field. This y ear’s theme was Mastering the Future:…
April 20, 2024
The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) is pleased to announce the inaugural recipient of the Francis E. McGovern Scholarship for ADR, Nadiah Hadir! The Scholarship was created to honor Professor Francis McGovern and support a UC Law San Francisco student committed to alternative dispute…
April 15, 2024
Please find links to presentations below. — This day-long symposium will bring together lawyers, historians, clinicians, social scientists, community members, and policymakers to expose modern day health care segregation and begin to build partnerships to dismantle segregated health care.
April 8, 2024
The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) at UC Law San Francisco is proud to announce its new logo! After many years, we decided it was time to update our logo, adding an image that showcases who we are as a Center. The bridge is a metaphor for…
March 29, 2024
The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) congratulates UC Law San Francisco Adjunct Professor Janet Martinez on her selection to deliver the 2024 Schwartz Lecture on Dispute Resolution! Janet Martinez A longtime professor and recent former Director of Stanford Law…
February 2, 2024
Francis E. McGovern was a giant in the ADR field, serving as both a court-appointed special master and a mediator, and later as adjunct professor with UC Law San Francisco. He passed away unexpectedly in 2020, and his wife Katy McGovern created The Francis E.
December 11, 2023
The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) is proud to announce that Daniel Partiyeli, a third year J.D. student at UC Law San Francisco, recently won the American Bar Association’s prestigious 2023 James B. Boskey Law Student Essay Contest on Dispute Resolution.
November 30, 2023
The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) is pleased to share some notable accomplishments of newly appointed Research Professor Dwight Golann. An academic leader with over 30 years of experience in dispute resolution, Professor Golann continues to contribute to and engage actively with…