James Boskey Dispute Resolution Essay Competition

The purpose of the competition is to promote greater interest in and understanding of the field of dispute resolution and collaborative decision-making.The essay may address any aspect of dispute resolution practice, theory or research that the contestant chooses.

Essays must be limited to 15-25 typewritten pages, plus footnotes or endnotes. The first prize winner will receive $1000, publication on the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, website and an invitation to publish in The Yearbook on Arbitration and Mediation.

Entries for the competition must be submitted by Monday, June 16, 2008.

For additional information: http://www.dsl.psu.edu/academics/boskey.cfm

Roger Fisher and Frank E.A. Sander Prize

This prize was established in 2007 by the Program on Negotiation in honor of Professors Roger Fisher and Frank E.A. Sander.

This prize may be awarded annually to the best student paper on a topic related to negotiation, dispute systems design, mediation, dispute resolution, or ADR. The amount of the prize is $1,000. The winner’s name will also be engraved on a wall plaque to be displayed at the Program on Negotiation.

2008 Fisher/Sander Prize Winner: The Democratic Party Primary Process: Can Dispute System Design Principles Provide Hope for Reform?" by Shannon Delahaye, HLS class of 2008

2007 Fisher/Sander Prize Winner: Transitional Justice is an Exercise in Dispute System Design by Jennifer Bunting-Graden, HLS class of 2007

For additional information: http://www.law.harvard.edu/academics/prizes.php

Williston Contracts Negotiation Competition

The Williston Competition is Harvard's annual negotiating exercise for 1Ls (all 1Ls are eligible to compete). Teams of two, work on a complex, realistic business problem. At the end of the competition, both teams submit a contract and each team also submits a private memo to its client, explaining why the client should agree to the contract.

This year's competition was held on Friday April 18th. Be on the look out for information about the 2009 competition! Each year's winners are immortalized on a plaque in Langdell library. Winners also receive cash prizes. For more information contact David Kessler at dkessler@law.harvard.edu.

News: 2007 Williston Negotiation Competition Winners

The Negotiation Challenge

Held over a three-day weekend, The Negotiation Challenge (TNC) is aimed at preparing students for the more complex aspects of negotiation. The challenge brings students from leading universities around the world together to compete in realistic negotiation situations.

This year's contest was jointly organized by Harvard Law School and Leipzig Graduate School of Management and was held April 3rd - 6th in Leipzig, Germany. For more information on future Negotiation Challenge competitions, please visit the http://www.the-negotiation-challenge.de.

News: 2008 Negotiation Challenge Winners

2007 Negotiation Challenge Winners