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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Oct. 16, 2010

Differences Between U.S. and European Mediator Standards

Worlds apart, a comparison of mediator standards in the European Union and the U.S. By Randall Kiser and Nicole Ginder.

By Randall Kiser and Nicole Ginder

The Court of Justice of the European Union's recent decision in Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd. v. European Commission, (Case C-550/07 P), confirming that the attorney-client privilege does not apply to in-house counsel in European Commission antitrust investigations, is a reminder that fundamental differences continue to exist between EU and U.S. legal systems. Although U.S. attorneys understand that these differen...

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