Host Juliana Rigato sits down with international lawyer and football enthusiast Ana Lombardía to discuss the intersection of sports, law, and dispute resolution. Ana shares how her ADR background helped shape her career and contributed to her success as Corporate Legal Counsel at FIFA.

Whether you're interested in ADR, the sports industry, or football culture, this episode explores the skills needed to succeed and the unique parallels between football referees and arbitrators as neutral decision-makers in disputes.

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How has the field of arbitration evolved, and what can arbitrators learn from the judiciary? In this episode, host Dr. Larry Schooler sits down with Judge J. Michelle Childs of the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, and keynote speaker at the ABA Dispute Resolution Section's Arbitration Institute, to explore the intersection of arbitration and litigation. Judge Childs shares her perspective on how each method can inform and strengthen the other, and what the future may hold for dispute resolution.

To hear Judge Childs speak live, join us at the ABA Dispute Resolution Section's Arbitration Institute on June 3–4, 2026. Register before May 29 at https://ambar.org/arb2026 and use promo code DRPODCAST for 15% off.

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In this episode of Resolutions, host Rekha Rangachari sits down with Wisconsin State Bar Ethics Counsel Timothy Pierce to unpack ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 518 — issued October 2025 and focused on a mediator's duty to avoid misleading communications when serving as a third-party neutral. They examine what the Opinion means in practice: the heightened obligation to maintain neutrality, the line between permissible evaluation and prohibited recommendations, and how Model Rules 2.4, 4.1, and 8.4(c) govern candor in mediation.

Whether you're a seasoned neutral or newly stepping into the role, this conversation will help you recalibrate your ethical compass.

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