Finding Common Ground

摘要

The recent ABA Forum on the Construction Industry Midwinter Joint Meeting focused on fresh ideas and approaches to alternative dispute resolution (ADR). About 740 people from all parts of the construction industry including contractors, surety representatives, national industry organizations and more attended the one-day session called Pushing the ADR Envelope at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.rnCatherine Shanks, a vice president of the Construction Division for the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and Midwinter Joint Meeting co-chair, says, "The construction industry has always been a leader in dispute resolution.