In October of 2017, NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation) published the article "Taking Control of ESI in Arbitration" by L'Abbate Balkan partner, Richard P. Byrne.
The article discusses how Arbitration has evolved, and efforts have been made to bring over some of the more positive aspects of litigation to the Arbitration forum – without the attendant delay and cost. But reaching and maintaining this “best of both worlds” balance becomes difficult when we begin talking about Electronically Stored Information or ESI.
Click here to read the complete article on the NAM website.
Richard P. Byrne, Esq., is a member of NAM’s (National Arbitration and Mediation) Hearing Officer Panel and is available to arbitrate and mediate cases throughout the United States. In 2018, for the fourth year in a row, he was voted one of the Top 3 Mediators in the country by National Law Journal Reader Rankings Survey and for the second year in a row, he was named a National Law Journal 2017 Alternative Dispute Resolution Champion, as part of a select group of only 37 nationwide. Further, for the fourth straight year, he was voted a Top Ten Mediator in New York State by the 2017 New York Law Journal Reader Rankings Survey. He is also co-managing partner of L'Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, L.L.P. and chair of the Firm's Insurance Industry Practice Group.