Task Forces and Projects

One of the many ways CPR accomplishes its mission is by convening our community of members to generate innovative and best-practice resources to prevent and resolve disputes.
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If you wish to be more involved in your committee's projects or would even like to propose an important project for CPR to undertake, please contact Helena Tavares Erickson

(Updated 7/22/2024) 

Task Forces

Construction Rules Task Force

This Task Force will review and update CPR's Construction Arbitration Rules.

Committee: Construction Advisory

Status: In progress

Joint Investment Disputes Subcommittee of the Arbitration Committee and Banking & 
Financial Services Alliance

This Subcommittee will explore ADR and generate programming and potential work product in the context of investment disputes including those arising under multilateral investment treaties as well as BITs.

Committees: Arbitration and Banking & Financial Services

Status: Forming Now

Corporate Counsel Manual Revision Task Force

Committee: Arbitration

Status: In progress; seeking in house counsel editors only

Healthcare and Life Sciences Best Practices in Arbitration  

This Task Force is a joint task force of the Arbitration and the Healthcare and Life Sciences Committees.  It is preparing a guide on best practices in arbitrating life sciences disputes.   

Committees: Arbitration, Healthcare and Life Sciences    

Status: Chapters under review by in-house counsel and neutral editors

Updating Mediation Procedure

This Task Force is reviewing CPR's Mediation Procedure (domestic) to determine any necessary updates or modifications. 

Committee: Mediation  

Status: In progress

Arbitration Program Template   

This Task Force is preparing a model template of provisions for companies to be able to consider in putting together an employment arbitration program.

Committee: Employment Disputes

Status: In progress 

Dispute Management Board

The concept of Dispute Review Boards (DRB) has long existed in the Construction industry and CPR has regularly provided parties with neutrals experienced in them. Now CPR would like to expand this concept to Dispute Management Boards that would not only aid the Construction field but also other areas such as technology and healthcare where the DRB concept could be equally useful.

Committee: Dispute Prevention 

Training Working Group

Status: In-Person Training Complete. Recording will be Available shortly for already vetted neutrals.

Industry Outreach Working Group

Status: Planning on outreach in progress

Clause Drafting Task Force

This Task Force is preparing a drafting guide for dispute resolution clauses in energy-related contracts

Committee: Energy, Oil, and, Gas 

Status: In progress

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