Now is the time to be talking to in-house counsel

There have been many guessing what this economy might do to/for mediation, including this blog.

As the year unfolds, I think it is becoming clear. Commercial mediation is up.

If you have time, go visit members of your local in-house counsel community. That's where the action is in this economy.

As one counsel said "We decided that we wanted to regain control of our money, of our documents, of our reputation and of our time"