January 21, 2025
The University of California College of Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) and its Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) were well represented at the 17th Annual AALS Alternative Dispute Resolution Works-in-Progress Conference, held at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law from October 18-19,…
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…
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 24, 2024
Current and former students say Professor Stefano Moscato nurtured a sense of confidence and belonging, while also making lessons relevant and engaging. His message to students at the award ceremony: “My number-one priority when I walk into the classroom at the beginning of the semester and when…
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:…
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.
January 24, 2024
New Institute to Focus on the “DNA” of Legal Practices. Professor Robin Feldman is Director of C4i, the Arthur J. Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Law, and the Albert Abramson ’54 Distinguished Professor of Law Chair UC Law SF is excited to announce the formation of the…
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…
November 7, 2023
Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) Professor Clark Freshman presented a part of his larger project on Re-Negotiating LGBTQ Equality in an Age of Counter-Reformation at the 2023 AALS ADR Works-in-Progress Conference (WIP) in October 2023. Quinnipiac University School of Law and Yale Law School co-hosted…
October 15, 2023
On October 12 and 13, Professor Thalia González, affiliated faculty with the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) and Co-Director of the Center for Racial and Economic Justice (CREJ) at UC Law San Francisco hosted a working conference supported by the Spencer Foundation with collaborators from…