Negotiation & Dispute Resolution

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.
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 Lawyering: Listening, Writing and Negotiation
- 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 Business Transactions
- International Commercial Arbitration
- International Justice & Conflict Resolution Externship*
- 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
- Securities Law: Litigation and Arbitration
- State Level Lobbying
- Transnational Litigation & Arbitration
- Trial Practice and Procedure
Gain real-world experience and advanced credentials.
Our comprehensive approach to negotiation and dispute resolution extends beyond traditional coursework.
Get to know our Negotiation & Dispute Resolution leaders.

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

Peter A. Joy
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs; Henry Hitchcock Professor of Law; Director, Criminal Justice Clinic

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