ADR Board’s University Negotiation Selection Rounds | Nov 9-11, 2024

The Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Board at NLSIU held Oral Rounds for its University Negotiation Selections from November 9 to 11, 2024. Established in 2015, the ADR Board at the National Law School organises a vast range of activities and workshops to enable students to familiarise themselves with the industry.

This year over 275 teams registered for the event and 103 teams advanced to the Oral Rounds. The teams were assessed by four concurrent benches. The Preliminary Rounds, held on the 9th and 10th, had 50 rounds conducted each day – 12 rounds each for two benches, and 13 rounds each for the other two benches. The Finals Round, which took place on the 11th, included 10 rounds assessed by a bench of industry experts.

 

Preliminary Rounds

Day 1 (9th November)

• 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Preliminary Round 1
• 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Lunch Break
• 2:00 – 5:30 p.m. – Preliminary Round 1

Day 2 (10th November) 

• 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Preliminary Round 2
• 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Lunch Break
• 2:00 – 5:30 p.m. – Preliminary Round 2
• 6:00 p.m. – Feedback Session

Judges

Bench 1:
Somyajit Mohanty, Associate, IndusLaw
Sumit Chatterjee, Advocate Advocate, Arista Chambers

Bench 2:
Surya Sanjay, Independent Lawyer, Mediator, Arbitrator, Dispute Resolution Expert
Sandhya Swaminathan, Associate, Trilegal

Bench 3:
Anshul Butani, Head of Business Development, Lucio
Shreya Gajbhiye, Associate, Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India

Bench 4:
V.S. Biju, Independent Law Practice Professional & Mediator

Finals (11th November) 

• 10 Rounds, 30+5 minutes each = total 6 hours roughly
• 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Finals
• 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. – Evening Break
• 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Finals

 

 

Judges

For the Finals Rounds, the teams were assessed by a bench of industry experts, including:
– Hiranmai Rallabandi, General Counsel, WeWork
– Ashish Sarawagi, Entrepreneur & Investor
– S. Rajashekhar, Lawyer

 

 

Problems

The problems were drafted by NLSIU alumni with extensive negotiation and mediation experience.

Preliminary Problems:
1. The Great Grey Gig Economy (drafted by Aman Vasavada)
2. Fastest Track to FinTrack (drafted by Aditya Kumar Singh and Hardik Malik)

Problem for the Finals: The Queen of Good Times

For details on results of the rounds, click here: Results

For more updates on the event, follow this page.