This past week, Professor Christine Lazaro moderated the webinar, “The Fundamentals of FINRA Arbitration: When the FINRA Forum Applies and Vetting & Accepting Cases,” for PIABA. The panel discussed the types of disputes that are subject to arbitration with FINRA Dispute Resolution Services, as well as the steps involved in initially investigating a case.

Professor Lazaro also participated on PLI’s Securities Arbitration 2020 program. She moderated the panel, Arbitration and Mediation Settlement Practicum, which discussed settlement strategies and handling mediations in an online setting. Professor Lazaro also participated as a speaker on the panel, Staying Ahead of the Curve: Hot Topics in Securities Arbitration and Future Trends, during which she discussed changes to the standards governing investment professionals and other issues on the horizon in securities arbitration for 2021. Additionally, Professor Lazaro and Scott Eichhorn co-authored the article, Telephonic Mediations of Small Claims, for the program materials.