Practical Guide To Building A Culture Of Dispute Prevention In B2B Relationships Is Published By ABA
New York, NY, January 23, 2025 – The prevention of commercial disputes is not only a crucial component of effective business strategy, but also a significant driver of long-term profitability, enabling organizations to focus their energies on growth and innovation instead of costly legal battles.
The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR), a global non-profit organization that helps others manage conflict so that they might better pursue their purpose, is proud to announce the American Bar Association (ABA) Business Law Section’s publication of Preventing the Dispute Before It Begins: Proven Mechanisms for Fostering Better Business Relationships. The book provides business and legal professionals with the latest proven best practices in business-to-business dispute prevention, as well as a road map for introducing these new tools in the organizational setting.
The authors, experienced and knowledgeable dispute resolution and prevention professionals, each have a professional affiliation with CPR.
“The concept of dispute prevention has proven value to bottom-line business results. But sadly, organizations too often do not think to use preventive approaches and instead turn to dispute resolution after a costly dispute has occurred,” said authors Kate Vitasek, James P. Groton, Ellen Waldman, and Allen Waxman. “We are excited to bring our collective knowledge together in this book, providing insights into 18 proven dispute prevention mechanisms that can be used to prevent disputes before they begin.”
“At CPR, we believe that preventing disputes before they arise is essential for maintaining strong, sustainable business relationships. This book fills a gap in the literature and provides practical tools to organizations so that they can manage risk proactively, saving both time and resources, and avoiding unnecessary distractions,” said Serena Lee, President & CEO of CPR. “We are proud to have played a role in this collaborative effort to bring these valuable insights to businesses around the world,” she continued.
Laura Robertson, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at ConocoPhillips, and chair of the CPR Board of Directors, said, “I lead a team of global lawyers at one of the world’s largest energy companies in providing strategic legal advice to our businesses. In this role, I am a firm believer
in the need for our teams that enter into business relationships with other companies to be thoughtful up front in how we can prevent disputes from occurring. I found this book to be the first clear resource I have come across in reviewing the variety of mechanisms that can be deployed to prevent disputes in business-to-business relationships. It is easy to read and understand. We will all benefit from using its guidance in focusing our energies on growing our business relationships rather than wasting those energies on unnecessary conflict.”
To read more about Preventing the Dispute Before it Begins: Proven Mechanisms for Fostering Better Business Relationships, visit cpradr.org. The book is also available for purchase on the ABA's website here: Preventing the Dispute Before it Begins: Proven Mechanisms for Fostering Better Business Relationships.
ABOUT CPR:
Established in 1977, CPR is an independent nonprofit organization that promotes the prevention and resolution of conflict to better enable the pursuit of purpose through the CPR Institute and its subsidiary, CPR Dispute Resolution Services LLC.
The CPR Institute builds capacity for dispute prevention and resolution through the thought leadership of its diverse members – companies, leading mediators and arbitrators, law firms, individual practitioners, and academics – who share best practices and develop innovative tools for dispute management through committee discussions and projects, publications, education and training, and hosting events.
CPR Dispute Resolution is a boutique provider of leading-edge dispute management services – mediation, arbitration, custom appointing services, a panel of dispute prevention specialists, and more – that leverages resources generated by the CPR Institute. The case administrators are responsive, efficient, and detail oriented, and have extensive backgrounds in alternative dispute resolution (ADR). The Panel of Distinguished Neutrals is a carefully curated, diverse group of prominent, experienced subject matter and ADR professionals based in 35 countries. And CPR Dispute Resolution’s Complete Case platform, a holistic end-to-end digital environment designed for ADR, handles matters efficiently and securely. To learn more about CPR Dispute Resolution, visit drs.cpradr.org.
To learn more about CPR, visit cpradr.org.
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