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Frank Carr selected as DRB member for Grand Central Station Tunnel Project

Frank Carr has been selected as a Disputes Review Board (DRB) member for the Eastside Access Project in New York City. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Capital Construction and Michels Corporation have entered into a contract for the fabrication and construction of structural work in newly excavated caverns and tunnels under Grand Central Station in Manhattan. […] Read more »

Pete Swanson continues to provide mediation training assistance in Kosovo

Building on the mediation training provided to US AID’s Commercial Law Enforcement Project in October of 2013, Pete Swanson returned to Kosovo for three weeks in March, 2014, to provide additional assistance to budding Kosovar mediators. Pete provided refresher training to seasoned mediators in Pristina, more basic training to a new cadre of mediators based […] Read more »

Pete Swanson Provides Mediation Training for Commercial Mediators in Kosovo

Working under the Commercial Law Enforcement Project for US AID, Pete Swanson provided two 40 hour basic edition training programs to commercial mediators in Kosovo in the cities of Peja and Gjilan, October 21-30, 2013. Additional work is now being planned for the spring of 2014, which may involve advanced training as well as marketing […] Read more »

CSR Provides International Mediation Training In Brazil

Frank Carr and Bob Randolph have just completed a successful three day international commercial mediation training in Sao Paolo, Brasil (November 15-17), for The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) and CAMARB. CPR (based in NYC) is the leading non-profit independent resource helping global business and their lawyers resolve complex commercial disputes more […] Read more »

CSR facilitates Senior Leadership Retreats for Alaskan Native Tribal Health Organization

As part of its ongoing work with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC), CSR partner Pete Swanson facilitated two senior leadership retreats in November of 2013. the first was for the Division of Environmental Health and Engineering, and the second was for the Division of Human Resources. ANTHC is responsible for providing much of […] Read more »

CSR to provide strategic planning and team building assistance to Cambridge Medical Center

Under a contract with the Allina Health, CSR is providing strategic planning and team building to senior leadership of the Cambridge Medical Center in Cambridge, Minnesota. CSR partner Pete Swanson conducted an initial session in early June and will continue work with the hospital in the autumn of 2013. (August 6, 2013) Read more »

CSR conducts an international commercial arbitration and mediation training for government officials in Turkmenistan

Bob Randolph and his colleague, Mark Ball, conducted a four day “International Commercial Arbitration and Mediation” training” seminar (July 9-12, 2013) for governmental officials in Turkmenistan which was delivered under the auspices of USAID and Deloitte Consulting, LLP. The program covered drafting “modern” arbitration laws, drafting investment treaties and contracts, and the arbitration/mediation of investment […] Read more »

CSR awarded contracts with National Archives and Records Administration services to provide extensive dispute resolution services for agency.

CSR has been awarded several contracts to provide extensive dispute resolution and organizational development services to various components of the National Archives, including a Presidential Library, a Federal Records Center, and various components within Headquarters at College Park, Maryland. This work is lead by CSR partner Pete Swanson. (July 8, 2013) Read more »

CSR to provide Strategic Planning and Facilitation assistance to a major office within the Department of Interior.

CSR partner Pete Swanson, under a subcontract with Carol Houk International, LLC, is providing strategic planning assistance to a key office within the Department of Interior under the auspices of the Office for Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution. Work commenced in summer and will proceed through the fall. (July 1, 2013) Read more »