IP Overview

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Attorneys

Related Practices Alternative Dispute Resolution Appellate Litigation International Licensing & Licensing Programs Patent Litigation Patent Prosecution & Applications Portfolio Evaluation and Management PTO: Interferences Trade Secrets & Unfair Competition Litigation Trademark & Copyright Litigation Trademarks, Copyright, Prosecution, & Licensing Transactional Counseling

Industries Served Biotechnology Chemical Consumer Products & Services Electronics, Computers & Software Financial Services Internet & e-Commerce Materials Science Mechanical Engineering Medical Devices Nanotechnology Pharmaceutical Semiconductor Processing & Devices Telecommunications Transportation

Even before the movement toward alternative dispute resolution (ADR) developed in the early 1980s, the Ropes & Gray Litigation Department used its advocacy skills before a wide range of tribunals to resolve disputes on behalf of clients. Since that time, the practice has continued to grow, offering a cost-effective and timely option for many clients.

Our attorneys have represented clients in almost every type of ADR, including arbitrations and mediations in venues that include federal and state courts, regulatory bodies, international tribunals, and independently selected arbitrators and arbitration panels. We have found ADR to be an effective tool in handling both common disputes, such as working capital adjustments, and complex matters, such as intellectual property rights disputes, professional malpractice or environmental liability. We help clients evaluate ADR options versus litigation. When ADR is the best option, our litigators bring their formidable trial skills to bear in designing arbitration or mediation strategies.

Ropes & Gray lawyers have extensive experience designing and negotiating dispute resolution procedures for our clients for independently conducted arbitrations and mediations. We are also a sustaining member of the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution, the preeminent national forum for the development of ADR strategies and standards. We have handled many arbitrations under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and JAMS/Endispute, as well as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA); the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL); and the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). 

In addition to direct advocacy on behalf of clients in arbitration proceedings, several Ropes & Gray partners have been chosen as party arbitrators, neutral arbitrators or mediators by parties seeking to resolve their disputes through ADR.

Representative Experience

• Our lawyers obtained a permanent injunction and an award of more than $16 million in a binding arbitration of a patent infringement dispute.

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