by yellen | May 15, 2018 | Publications
25th Edition of the Securities Arbitration Procedure Manual, D. Robbins, Published in Securities Arbitration Commentator, Spring, 2017 I am privileged to review here the 25th Edition of the Securities Arbitration Procedure Manual (“SAPM”), the preeminent work in the...
by yellen | May 14, 2018 | Publications
It has been ten years since the Securities Arbitration Commentator dedicated an entire issue to mediation: Tackling Obstacles to Mediation of Broker/Client Disputes was published in May 1994 and included the Defense Counsel’s Perspective by Ted Krebsbach and the...
by Pathos Ethos | May 13, 2018 | Publications
Introduction — As the fall classic approaches, baseball analogies frequently sneak into the litigator’s lexicon. The “triple play” analogy seems apt. Three top securities practitioners, an all-star infield for any team in any league, recently completed treatises...
by Pathos Ethos | May 10, 2018 | Publications
Plain English in Securities Arbitration Pleadings by James D. Yellen argues that arbitration lawyers do a disservice to their cause by using overly legalistic, verbose and formulaic writing. The author submits that following basic rules of Plain English will result in...
