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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Feb. 17, 2012

JAMS leverages history in Hollywood

The nation's largest ADR provider is two years into an initiative targeting Southern California's most close-knit industry -- Hollywood. But many talent-side lawyers remain skeptical of the arbitration process.


By Erica E. Phillips


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SANTA MONICA - In Hollywood's tight-knit entertainment business community, it seems like everyone knows everyone. And when clashes arise, lawyers often prefer quiet resolutions, since chances are their clients will need to work together again on another project.


Within that elite circle, alternative dispute resolution provider JAMS has made inroads in marketing its entertainment industry exp...

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