Are you coming to IACP Forum in Vancouver later this month? GCLC is a financial sponsor and proud content contributor to this year’s gathering. Read on for how YOU can be a vital ambassador for this joyful, amazing and inspiring event! All you have to do to be in the loop is let Melanie Atha…
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GCLC Board teaches at New York State Bar
GCLC Board members presented at the New York State Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section’s 2026 Fall Meeting “Dispute Resolution: The Evolving Landscape” on September 24, 2026 from 1:50- 3:05 pm at the offices of the American Arbitration Association, 150 East 42nd Street, 17th Floor, New York, New York. The program was well received and generated…
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GCLC is participating in IACP Forum this year, and so should you!
What is there for me, a civil collaborative practitioner, at IACP Forum in Vancouver? Why should I attend? There is plenty of programming for you, including the following: Friday, October 30 From Conflict to Collaboration: Smarter Solutions for Family Business Disputes, featuring GCLC’s own Marc Sheridan, Paul Faxon and Kristen Blankley from 9:00 am until 10:30 am The…
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Take aways from GCLC’s Annual Member Meeting
On July 21, 2026, GCLC held its annual Member Meeting over Zoom. We elected two new Directors, Tyler Portner of Cleveland, Ohio and Sara E. Saltmarsh of Austin, Texas and announced our new committee structure. If you are member of GCLC and wish to deepen your involvement and work to fulfill our mission of changing the way…
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The Neutral Facilitator: Steward of the Collaborative Process
Collaborative practice asks participants to do something fundamentally different than traditional negotiation. Rather than persuading an outside decision maker or winning concessions from an opponent, the parties work together to design durable solutions that reflect their shared interests and individual values….
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Nominees for GCLC Board of Directors Announced
Our GCLC annual member meeting is Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 4:00 pm Eastern over Zoom. Our member meeting is, as is our tradition, followed by an open Board meeting.Please plan to join us as we elect Board members and welcome new executive leadership, among much else! To make sure you get the Zoom link to join…
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Special GCLC member benefit: Access to inspiring civil collaborative learning from GCLC’s 2025 Annual Conference.
Join or renew your membership now and included in your dues will be access to Global Collaborative Law Council’s Annual Civil Collaborative Law Conference, themed “Navigating Conflict with Constructive Creativity,” which took place in mid-town Manhattan at the Offices of the American Arbitration Association in New York on October 30 and 31, 2025. We recorded much…
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Announcing New Executive Leadership
Global Collaborative Law Council is pleased to announce new executive leadership! In April, the Board of GCLC elected Paul Faxon of Wellfleet, MA to serve as President and Marilyn Genoa of Garden City, NY to serve as Vice President. Our new leadership is eager to work with GCLC membership to assure the success of our ambitious…
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