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Negotiation & Dispute Resolution

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Transform conflicts into productive solutions.

Develop advanced negotiation and mediation skills through our dispute resolution law courses that prepare you to resolve complex conflicts across local, national, and international settings.

  • 20+ specialized courses from Introduction to Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (required for all JD and NDR LLM graduates) to Advanced Negotiation to International and Domestic Business Lawyering
  • Leading research through scholarship roundtables and international symposiums
  • Dual JD/NDR LLM degree program and certificate options

Course List

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution Law Courses

Our upper-level courses in negotiation and dispute resolution include a range of options. Related clinics and/or externships are marked with an asterisk. Not all courses are offered every year—consult with faculty for guidance on which courses best fit your goals.

  • Advanced Negotiation Theory and Practice
  • Arbitration Theory and Practice
  • Business Negotiation Theory and Practice
  • Civil Rights, Community Justice & Mediation Clinic*
  • Comparative Business Negotiation, Theory and Practice
  • Contract Drafting and Negotiation
  • Contract Management and Negotiation Across the Americas
  • Cross-Cultural Dispute Resolution
  • International and Domestic Business Lawyering
  • International Business Transactions
  • International Commercial Arbitration
  • International Justice & Conflict Resolution Externship*
  • International Negotiations and Diplomacy: The Case of Climate Change
  • Investor State Arbitration
  • IP Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Law and Psychology
  • Mediation Theory and Practice
  • Multi-Party and Public Policy Dispute Resolution
  • Pre-Trial Practice and Settlement: Civil
  • Pre-Trial Practice and Settlement: Criminal
  • Reaching Agreements Across the Americas
  • Securities Law: Litigation and Arbitration
  • State Level Lobbying
  • Transnational Litigation & Arbitration
  • Trial Advocacy Competitions
  • Trial Practice and Procedure
Beyond the Classroom

Gain real-world experience and advanced credentials.

Our comprehensive approach to negotiation and dispute resolution extends beyond traditional coursework.

Full-time Faculty

Get to know our Negotiation & Dispute Resolution leaders.

Karen Tokarz

Charles Nagel Professor of Public Interest Law & Policy; Director, Negotiation & Dispute Resolution Program and Director, Community Justice & Mediation Clinic

Anselm Dannecker

Lecturer in Law

Juan Del Valle

Director of International Programs & Lecturer in Law, International Programs

MJ Durkee

William Gardiner Hammond Professor of Law; Director, Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute

Professor Rebecca Hollander-Blumoff
Rebecca Hollander-Blumoff

Professor of Law

Peter A. Joy

Henry Hitchcock Professor of Law; Director, Criminal Justice Clinic

Cash Nickerson

Distinguished Teaching Professor

Stacie Reardon

Director of Legal Practice, Associate Professor of Practice

James Reeves

Senior Lecturer in Law

Margaret Samadi

Assistant Director of Career Center and Bar Success, Director of Pre-Trial Advocacy

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