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• Ruth will be the panel chair and moderator of a discussion of ethics in dispute resolution for the Annual Meeting of the ADR Section of the New York State Bar Association on January 28, 2010.

• Ruth was recently named to the roster of Labor Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association and the New York Metropolitan area mediation and arbitration roster of Resolute Systems, LLC.

• Ruth’s article, “Negotiating Skills: Now More Important Than Ever,” was the lead article in a special ADR supplement to The National Law Journal, November 16, 2009. Click here for the article.

• University Business Magazine published Ruth’s article, “Addressing Diversity Conflict on Campus,” in its November/December 2009 issues. Click here for article.

• Ruth was selected as a SuperLawyer for the New York Metropolitan Area 2009 and 2010 in the category of Alternative Dispute Resolution. This honor is conferred on less than 5% of eligible area lawyers.

• Ruth’s article “Settling Cases: Practical Steps To Becoming a Better Negotiator,” was published in the Outside Counsel section of the New York Law Journal, July 9, 2009. click here.

• Ruth has been elected as a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Election as a Fellow is the highest recognition by ones colleagues of sustained outstanding performance in the profession, exemplifying integrity, dedication and excellence. The installation will be held on November 7, 2009 in Washington D.C. Currently this organization has members in forty-three states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada. For more information on the College, see www.laborandemploymentcollege.org/

• Ruth was invited by the American Arbitration Association to speak on the subject of discovery in arbitration to the AAA’s Higginbotham Fellows, a group of high potential young attorneys who attended a weeklong program on advocacy in arbitration.

• On May 20, 2009, Ruth will be moderating a panel of plaintiff’s and defense lawyers on “How to Settle Employment Cases” at the Cornell-ILR School New York City conference center. For more information about the program and to register, click here.

• Ruth’s article, “Why Mediation Works to Settle Workplace Disputes,” has been published by the New York State Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Newsletter. Here’s the article.
  
  
• Ruth was a panelist on the subject of “How to Build A Mediation Practice,”on April 1 at the New York City Bar Association, sponsored by the Diversity Committees of the City and State Bar associations.
  
  
• Ruth spoke on the subject of “Mediation” in February 2009 at the Pace Law School New Directions program for “on-ramping” lawyers. Here is what the participants had to say: “very lively presentation,” “funny, interesting [and] informative."
  
  
• In June 2008, Ruth spoke on alternative dispute resolution at the annual conference of the National Association of College and University Attorneys in New York. Ruth's article "Coming to Terms: Mediation of Campus Disputes," was published in the September 2008 issue of University Business Magazine.
  
  
• In March 2008, Ruth chaired a CLE panel for the Westchester County Bar Association, “How to Settle Cases.” Ruth chaired another panel on this subject at the New York City Bar Assoication in July 2008.
  
  
• Taking her preventive training mission to the next step, Ruth Raisfeld has partnered with Judith Gross, Esq. of JG Advisory Services, LLC, a firm that advises hedge funds on compliance issues, in creating a new training module for hedge fund groups that addresses the basics of discrimination, harassment and retaliation laws. This unique program not only presents the regulatory and legal framework as it applies to hedge funds, but also contains case studies that are relevant to the daily work environment in hedge fund offices. This module is accessible from the JG Advisory website at www.jgadvisory.com. Click through on “Training” and view TM5 for this module which is desktop accessible and runs about half hour, longer if you pause to discuss.  Please contact Ruth or JG Advisory at 917 375-6852 for further information.
  
  
• Ruth’s article, “How Mediation Works: A Guide to Effective Use of ADR,” was recently published by Employee Relations Law Journal, Vol. 33, Autumn 2007. (Click here)
  
  
• Ruth’s article, “Mediators Help Those Who Help Themselves,” published by New York Law Journal in 2003, was selected for inclusion in the materials distributed by the New York State Unified Court System, Advanced Training for Commercial Division Mediators, a CLE program on April 15, 2008 at the Pace Judicial Institute. Ruth was the only New York area mediator whose article was included in these materials.
  
  
• In its “Backpage” section, the New York Law Journal recently published Ruth’s article, “Alternate Careers: 10 Steps To a New Opportunity.” (Click here)
  
  
• Ruth’s Letter to the Editor of the Harvard Business Review (“HBR”) concerning the absence of females and minorities in the HBR cartoons and graphics was published in its May 2007 edition. Here’s the Editor and Managing Director’s letter in response. (Click here)
  
  
• Ruth spoke at the Fourth Annual Women on the Move Conference at the Princeton Club on May 3, 2007 on the subject of “Alternate Careers for Lawyers.” The evaluations of her presentation were uniformly positive. Here’s what one participant had to say: “Your presentation was the most candid and informative of the day, and I admire the passion you clearly have for your profession." See "State Bar News Quotes Ruth’s Comments on Alternate Careers” (Click here)
  
  
• On February 12 & 13, 2007, Ruth was a co-instructor, with Rocco Scanza, of a two day workshop in "Negotiations Strategies and Tactics for Employment Mediators" presented by the Institute on Conflict Resolution of Cornell University School of Industrial & Labor Relations in New York City. Here's what the participants had to say about last year's training:
  
  
• “The very best, insightful and hands-on workshop I have ever attended.”
• “This course exceeded my expectations! Effectively related negotiations and mediation.”
• “Ruth Raisfeld is terrific! She provides excellent examples, clear instructions.”
• “This course and and all the others in the series are helping my career tremendously.”