Tue May 26, 2020
The Waco siege and lessons for business negotiation
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The Netflix miniseries "Waco" can teach us a lot about effective business negotiation.
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Tue May 26, 2020
Posted in Negotiation by Gene Killian | Share
The Netflix miniseries "Waco" can teach us a lot about effective business negotiation.
Read MoreTue Mar 6, 2018
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What can we learn about modern business negotiation techniques from a Civil War general? A lot, as it turns out...
Read MoreMon May 1, 2017
Posted in Negotiation by Eugene Killian, Jr. | Share
Our parents taught us never to discuss religion or politics. We're going to do it anyway. For some valuable lessons on business negotiation from the recent ACA debate, click on the button.
Read MoreWed Mar 23, 2016
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About 95% of civil cases settle before trial. Some of them settle through the oft-misunderstood mediation process. If you decide to go that route, we have a few practical suggestions that will help...
Read MoreTue Aug 25, 2015
Posted in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Litigation, Negotiation by Gene Killian | Share
There’s an old saying in car sales: “There’s an ass for every seat.” The business world will never have a shortage of unscrupulous operators trying to “get...
Read MoreWed Jan 21, 2015
Posted in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Litigation, Employment Law, Negotiation by Gene Killian | Share
It’s no secret to anyone in business that the court system is an overcrowded, frustrating and disastrous mess. For years, alternative dispute resolution – arbitration and mediation...
Read MoreSat Sep 27, 2014
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I recently tried a case in which the insurance company’s engineering expert bolstered his opinions by citing to articles written by...wait for it...himself! That’s an interesting...
Read MoreWed Aug 27, 2014
Posted in Employment Law, Negotiation by Gene Killian | Share
Here’s a “man bites dog” story. From a management perspective, here in New Jersey, employment law claims can be financially painful, primarily because of the fee-shifting...
Read MoreTue Nov 26, 2013
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Yogi Berra is supposed to have said once: “if you don’t know where you’re going, when you get there, you’ll be lost.” That's so true in negotiation and mediation. Too...
Read MoreThu Aug 15, 2013
Posted in Employment Law, Negotiation by Gene Killian | Share
I remember once watching a college football game in which a running back absolutely flattened a linebacker who had come up to tackle him. The announcer said, “See, just because...
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