BI-ANNUAL MIDWEST ARBITRATORS’ SYMPOSIUM

OCT

282016

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BI-ANNUAL MIDWEST ARBITRATORS’ SYMPOSIUM Presented by Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service and Chicago-Kent College of Law

8:00am–8:45amRegistration

8:45am–9:00am Welcome

9:00am–9:45am Opening Plenary Address Arbitration and the Contingent Workforce

9:45am–10:00am Break

10:00am–11:00am Concurrent Sessions

Standards of Proof Remedies and Retention of Jurisdiction

11:00am–11:15am Break

11:15am–12:15pm Concurrent Sessions

Recent Developments in Judicial Supervision of Arbitration Smart and Ethical Business Practices for Arbitrators

12:15pm–1:15pm Lunch

1:15pm–2:15pmConcurrent Sessions

Arbitration Practice Under the New NLRB Deferral Standards So You Want to Be a Member of the National Academy of Arbitrators

2:15pm–2:30pm Break

2:30pm–3:30pm Concurrent Sessions

Increasing Legalism in the Arbitral Practice Police Misconduct Issues

3:30pm–3:45pm Break

3:45pm–4:30pmClosing Plenary Address What’s Happening at the FMCS

CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE

A full day event covering the most relevant issues facing the arbitration world today. Open to all FMCS arbitrators and other neutral labor arbitrators.

FACULTY AND PLANNING COMMITTEE

SYMPOSIUM PLANNING COMMITTEE

David BornRegional Director, ChicagoFederal Mediation & Conciliation Service

Laura J. CooperJ. Stewart and Mario Thomas McClendon Professor in Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution, University of Minnesota Law School, Vice President, National Academy of Arbitrators, and Arbitrator, NAA, Minneapolis, MN

Stanley T. DobryArbitrator, NAA, Warren, MI

Stephen L. HayfordProfessor of Business Law, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington and Arbitrator, NAA, Bloomington, IN

Sharon K. ImesArbitrator, NAA, La Crosse, WI

Martin H. MalinProfessor of Law & Director, Institute for Law and the Workplace, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Vice President, National Academy of Arbitrators, and Arbitrator, NAA, Chicago, IL

Daniel J. NielsenArbitrator, NAA, Lake Bluff, IL

Susan Grody RubenArbitrator, NAA, Cleveland, OH

Barry E. SimonArbitrator, NAA, Arlington Heights, IL

Jeanne M. Vonhof Arbitrator, NAA, Chicago, IL

FEATURED FACULTY

OPENING PLENARY ADDRESS

Margaret R. Brogan President, National Academy of Arbitrators Arbitrator, NAA Philadelphia, PA

CLOSING PLENARY ADDRESS

Arthur Pearlstein Director of Arbitration Services Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service Washington, DC

Stephen F. Befort Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty, & Bennett Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School and Arbitrator, NAA, Minneapolis, MN

Donald W. Cohen Arbitrator, NAA, Glenview, IL

Laura J. Cooper J. Stewart and Mario Thomas McClendon Professor in Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution, University of Minnesota Law School, Vice President, National Academy of Arbitrators, and Arbitrator, NAA, Minneapolis, MN

Matthew W. Finkin Albert J. Harno and Edward W. Cleary Chair, University of Illinois College of Law Arbitrator, NAA, Champaign, IL

George R. Fleischli Former President, National Academy of Arbitrators and Arbitrator, NAA, Madison, WI

Stephen L. Hayford Professor of Business Law, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington and Arbitrator, NAA, Bloomington, IN

Sharon K. Imes Arbitrator, NAA, La Crosse, WI

Peter Sung Ohr Regional Director, NLRB, Region 13, Chicago, IL

Susan Grody Ruben Arbitrator, NAA, Cleveland, OH

Barry E. Simon Arbitrator, NAA, Arlington Heights, IL

Joyce Simon Manager, CPA, Levin and Levy LLP, Northbrook, IL

Jeanne M. Vonhof Arbitrator, NAA, Chicago, IL

Rex H. Wiant, II Arbitrator, NAA, Kansas City, MO

Jeanne Charles Wood Arbitrator, NAA, Pembrook Pines, FL and Chicago, IL

SYMPOSIUM FACULTY

PROGRAM SCHEDULE OCTOBER 28, 2016

8:00am-8:45am Registration

8:45am-9:00am Welcome & AnnouncementsDavid Born, Regional Director, Chicago Regional Office, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, Hinsdale, ILMartin H. Malin, Professor of Law & Director, Institute for Law and the Workplace, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Vice President, National Academy of Arbitrators, and Arbitrator, NAA, Chicago, IL

9:00am-9:45amOPENING PLENARY ADDRESS

Arbitration and the Contingent

Workforce

Margaret R. Brogan, President, National Academy of Arbitrators, and Arbitrator, NAA, Philadelphia, PA

9:45am-10:00am Break

10:00am-11:00amCONCURRENT SESSIONS

Standards of Proof

Donald W. Cohen, Arbitrator, NAA, Glenview, ILRex H. Wiant II, Arbitrator, NAA, Kansas City, MO

Remedies and Retention of Jurisdiction George R. Fleischli, Former President, National Academy of Arbitrators and Arbitrator, NAA, Madison, WIStephen L. Hayford, Professor of Business Law, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington and Arbitrator, NAA, Bloomington, IN

11:00am-11:15am Break

11:15am-12:15pmCONCURRENT SESSIONS

Recent Developments in Judicial

Supervision of Arbitration

Matthew W. Finkin, Albert J. Harno and Edward W. Cleary Chair, University of Illinois College of Law Arbitrator, NAA, Champaign, ILStephen F. Befort, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty, & Bennett Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School and Arbitrator, NAA, Minneapolis, MN

Smart and Ethical Business Practices

for Arbitrators

Barry E. Simon, Arbitrator, NAA, Arlington Heights, ILJoyce Simon, Manager, CPA, Levin and Levy LLP, Northbrook, IL

12:15pm-1:15pm Lunch

1:15pm-2:15pmCONCURRENT SESSIONS

Arbitration Practice Under

the New NLRB Deferral Standards

Laura J. Cooper, J. Stewart and Mario Thomas McClendon Professor in Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution, University of Minnesota Law School, Vice President, National Academy of Arbitrators, and Arbitrator, NAA, Minneapolis, MNPeter Sung Ohr, Regional Director, NLRB, Region 13, Chicago, IL

So You Want to Be a Member of the

National Academy of Arbitrators

Margaret R. Brogan, President, National Academy of Arbitrators, and Arbitrator, NAA, Philadelphia, PA

2:15pm-2:30pm Break

2:30pm-3:30pmCONCURRENT SESSIONS

Increasing Legalism in the Arbitral

Practice

Jeanne M. Vonhof, Arbitrator, NAA, Chicago, ILJeanne Charles Wood, Arbitrator, NAA, Pembrook Pines, FL and Chicago, IL

Police Misconduct Issues

Sharon K. Imes, Arbitrator, NAA, La Crosse, WISusan Grody Ruben, Arbitrator, NAA, Cleveland, OH

3:30pm-3:45pm Break

3:45pm-4:30pmCLOSING PLENARY ADRESS

What’s Happening at the FMCS

Arthur Pearlstein, Director of Arbitration Services Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, Washington, DC

“Very well done and thought provoking.” – Previous Attendee

“Very practical information provided that I intend

to use.” – Previous Attendee

October 4, 2016 The Henry Morris Lecture in International & Comparative Law (free!) eligible for 1.0 hr of IL MCLE credit

October 24, 2016 Empire of the Fund: The Way We Save Now William A. Birdthistle Book Release (free!) eligible for 1.5 hrs of IL MCLE credit

November 4, 2016 Fin(Legal)Tech Conference, by invitation only IL MCLE credit to be determined

November 18, 2016 Institute for Law and the Workplace Members’ Conference, by invitation only IL MCLE credit to be determined

December 2, 2016 32nd Annual Illinois Public Sector Labor Relations Law Conference eligible for 6.0 hrs of IL MCLE credit

April 4, 2017 39th Annual Kenneth M. Piper Lecture (free!) “The Monitored Workplace” eligible for 1.25 hrs of IL MCLE credit

UPCOMING CLE CONFERENCES

C-K SPOTLIGHT

Get in front of your audience first-hand when you confirm your support as a Session Sponsor. Be everyone’s favorite phrase when you become a Wi-Fi Sponsor. These are just a couple of the opportunities available at this conference and others throughout the year. Contact Kelly Calvanico, CLE Director, at 312.906.5090 or cle@kentlaw.iit.edu for further information.

INTERESTED IN SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES?

“A great opportunity to catch up with everyone in the region.” – Previous Attendee

WHY ATTEND?

As an experienced practitioner you won’t want to miss this hands-on, immediately relevant, intermediate to masters’ level seminar. You will: • Learnfromthemostqualifiedleadersandpractitioners • Hear directly from key thought leaders • Interact directly with panels during Q&A • Connect and learn from your peers

WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS CONFERENCE?

• Roster FMCS Arbitrators

• Neutral Labor Arbitrators

FEDERAL MEDIATION & CONCILIATION SERVICEThe mission and values of the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service is to help build better relationships through joint problem-solving and constructive responses to inevitable conflict. Upcoming Events The Agency is moving its Washington, DC headquarters

to a new location nearby at One Independence Square, 250 E Street, SW Washington, DC 20427 and will begin operations in the new building on October 24, 2016. The FMCS will welcome guests to tour the new headquarters facilities, meet staff and learn more about its services during

open house events scheduled for Monday, January 9 and Thursday, January 12, 2017. For more information about the FMCS headquarters move, please contact the Office of Public Affairs at 202.606.8100 and check for updates on www.fmcs.gov.

Created in 1996, the Institute for Law and the Workplace is a national center for research, training, dialogue and reflection on the law that governs the workplace. The institute serves as an intellectual home for the labor and employment law community in Chicago and nationally. It pools the resources of leading

scholars and the professional community to train students and professionals, monitor workplace trends, and reflect upon issues confronting the labor and employment law community in a neutral academic setting.

Executive Director Assistant Dean Marsha L. Ross-Jackson

Director Professor Martin H. Malin

Assistant Director Professor Mary Rose Strubbe FacultyProfessor Howard C. Eglit Professor Richard J. Gonzalez Professor Laurie E. Leader Professor César F. Rosado Marzán Professor Henry H. Perrit t, Jr. Professor Carolyn Shapiro

THE INSTITUTE FOR LAW AND THE WORKPLACE

www.kentlaw.iit.edu/ilw

Happy 20th Anniversary to the Institute for Law and the Workplace at Chicago-Kent College of Law

EVENT DETAILS

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT

IL MCLE Credit 5.5 hrs, pending approval

CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW

CONFERENCE LOCATION

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PA MCLE Credit 5.5 hrs, pending approval

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