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Phillips Alternative Dispute Resolutions Enterprises (PADRE) is the leading mediation and arbitration group in the United States. PADRE has an unmatched track record in settling complex, high-stakes matters of all kinds
PADRE is unique in the landscape of ADR firms, a boutique known for its stellar track record resolving the complex disputes which represent the ultimate “severe-test” of an ADR firm’s capabilities and expertise. Many parties come to PADRE because of its founder, Layn R. Phillips, a former U.S. Attorney and U.S. District Judge, and his reputation in mediating these disputes. He has mentored a growing cadre of PADRE mediators on his proven best practices and methods.
Layn Phillips’ reputation, together with an unmatched panel of nationally prominent neutrals, has made PADRE the go-to-firm often favored by judges, counsel, disputants, insurers and other stakeholders responsible for selecting a mediator to settle disputes with complex legal issues that involve multiple parties with risks on all sides. The firm’s broad areas of expertise span the spectrum of high-stakes litigation across a national and international scope. A selective list of settlements handled by Layn Phillips, in co-mediation with members of the the PADRE team, reflects the diverse range of parties as well as industry sectors including virtually every field of federal and state court litigation.
PADRE follows a relentless, merits-based approach to resolving complex matters. This approach scales to various types and sizes of disputes involving substantial risk.
PADRE’s unique approach to mediation and arbitration, developed and proven to work in the most challenging of circumstances that provide the utmost test of the quality and resiliency of an ADR firm’s service offerings, can also be relied upon by clients confronted with disputes that do not fall into this severe-test type category.
The concept is straightforward: if a product or service works well in the most severe circumstances of usage, surely it can be counted on to work in more normal and prevalent conditions.
Decades of experience resolving disputes that cover a wide range including the most complex high-stakes matters that settle for billions affirms the validity of the severe-test concept to the ADR market. PADRE neutrals have leveraged some of the creative solutions our firm used in settling high value, complex disputes to resolve many less complex, lower value matters—a hard-to-replicate capability for other ADR firms that only intermittently take on severe-test types of disputes.
PADRE is an industry leader in capitalizing on the advantages of diversity, equity and inclusion. PADRE’s commitment serves as a cornerstone to its approach to resolving disputes.
DEI exemplifies 3 values - diversity, equity, inclusion – which many commercial enterprises strive to embody. Companies high in DEI have been shown to have superior decision making and insight capabilities by bringing to bear multiple perspectives in problem-solving and by being more empathetic at anticipating needs, resulting in better business performance as shown in dozens of studies. This has led to many companies extending their culture of inclusion to suppliers who share their deep commitment to DEI.
Leading edge companies are already beginning to apply this logic to how they select ADR firms and neutral panels. In doing so, they recognize PADRE as a firm to help fulfill this goal, one designed from the outset to embed diversity thinking into all its core processes, including high-risk cases, where adoption of DEI-best practices can bring value to clients.
PADRE has recognized the importance of integrating DEI best practices into its business model and the positive impact these can have on outcomes. Layn Phillips has selected a team of diverse highly qualified mediators, all mentored by him, who handle their own cases as well as co-mediate with Phillips.
For further information regarding our team of neutrals, call Meghan Lettington at 949-760-5280, or email MLettington@phillipsadr.com
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