Mitchell Zamoff, Assistant Dean of Experiential Education at University of Minnesota Law School and co-author Leslie Bellwood (UofM Law School ’22) have been awarded “Best Scholarly Paper” by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) section for their paper, Proposed Arbitral Disclosure of Social Media Activity, Published in 23 Cardozo J. of Conflict Resolution 1 (2022).
Written in response to outdated guidance for arbitrators in their conflicts of interest process regarding disclosures of social media activity, the paper provides a logical framework for disclosures no matter how social media may change going forward.
“Our work categorizing both ‘active’ and ‘passive’ engagement in social media enables arbitrators to more clearly understand and disclose relationships that may create a conflict of interest,” Ms. Bellwood said. “This approach enabled us to create guidance that would remain relevant regardless of the persistent changes in the social media landscape.”
The table included at the conclusion of Zamoff and Bellwood’s paper delineates the relevant types of conduct that can occur in social media and provides guidance on assessment of that conduct for purposes of disclosure.
Mr. Zamoff and Ms. Bellwood will present the paper at the AALS ADR Works-in-Progress Conference at Quinnipiac/Yale this fall.