The Future is Now: Videoconferencing in the Era of Covid-19

To say that the Covid-19 pandemic has been disruptive is to understate the obvious. As a mediator and arbitrator, I have seen my docket for April, May, and June mostly vanish, although I’m optimistic that the postponed arbitral hearings and mediations will be rescheduled in the fall. But fall bookings are hardly a guarantee, especially if the second wave of the virus that many experts are predicting arrives on schedule.