2022 Award Winners
The following awards were announced at the CPR Annual Meeting in New Orleans on March 2, 2023. More detail is provided in the Press Releases section of this website.
Annual Awards
The Outstanding Book Award goes to a book published by academics and other professionals during the publication period (November 2021-October 2022) that advances understanding in the field of ADR.
The Outstanding Book Award was presented to Amy J. Schmitz and Thomas J. Stipanowich, for Arbitration: Practice, Policy, and Law (2023).
The Outstanding Professional Article Award is for a professional article published by academics and other professionals in November 2021-October 2022 that advance understanding in the field of ADR.
This year’s Outstanding Professional Article Award was presented to Linell A. Letendre & Harold I. Abramson for “Negotiating Social Change: Backstory Behind the Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” 32 Florida J. of Law & Public Policy 157 (2022).
The Outstanding Short Article Award is for a professional short article published by academics and other professionals in November 2021-October 2022 that advance understanding in the field of ADR.
This year’s Outstanding Short Article Award was presented to Velislava Milanova Hristova and Andrés Eduardo Alvarado Garzón for “International Arbitration and Cross-Border Insolvency - Friends or Foes? Revisiting the Role of Arbitration in Resolving Cross-border Insolvency-Related Disputes”, published in the Journal of International Dispute Settlement, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2021.
The Joseph T. McLaughlin Original Student Article or Paper goes to an article written by a student on events or issues in the field of ADR in November 2021-October 2022. Outstanding papers prepared for courses requiring papers as substantial part of grade must be recommended for submission by professor.
The Outstanding Student Article Award went to Paul E. Trinel, “Counterclaims and legitimacy in investment treaty arbitration,” Arbitration International, Volume 38, Issue 1-2, March-June 2022.
The James F. Henry Award honors outstanding achievement by individuals for distinguished, sustained contributions to the field of ADR. Candidates for the James F. Henry Award are evaluated for leadership, innovation and sustaining commitment to the field.
The James F. Henry Award recipient is Professor Emeritus Joseph B. Stulberg of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.
CPR Awards
The CPR Partner of the Year award is given to that member who has made outstanding contributions to the thought leadership of the CPR Institute, who has shown exceptional engagement with CPR’s activities, and who has demonstrated meaningful commitment to CPR’s mission of dispute prevention and resolution.
Rafael Francisco Alves, Partner at MAMG Advogados, São Paulo, is the CPR Partner of the Year for 2022.
The James P. Groton Award for Outstanding Leadership in Dispute Prevention recognizes a person or organization who has contributed significantly to the development and/or practice of dispute prevention.
Professor Joan Stearns Johnsen of the University of Florida Levin College of Law is the 2022 recipient of the James P. Groton Award for Outstanding Leadership in Dispute Prevention.
The Award for Outstanding Contribution to Diversity in ADR recognizes a person or organization who has contributed significantly to diversity in the alternative dispute resolution field.
Professor Benjamin Davis of University of Toledo Law School and Amanda Lee, founder of Careers in Arbitration and ARBalance, are the recipients of the 2022 Outstanding Contribution to Diversity in ADR award.