Our Case Assessment Research™ delivers a rigorous analysis that extends far beyond traditional legal review. Drawing on our expertise in arbitration, behavioural science, and decision–making research, we design empirical studies to measure how our arbitral tribunals are likely to respond both emotionally and cognitively to your case. This approach enables us to assess potential outcomes and awards, resulting in a systematic evaluation of your case’s strengths, vulnerabilities, and the optimal strategic approach.
Our Transcript Analysis™ decodes tribunal psychology: most hearing transcript analysis tells you what happened. Ours tells you what it means. The result is not a summary of proceedings. It is strategic intelligence — identifying the motivational forces shaping arbitrator decisions and translating them into actionable guidance for the sessions ahead.
Rather than relying on intuition, Witness Effectiveness Research™ reveals how arbitrators are likely to process information and form judgments about witnesses.
These insights enable strategic decisions about:
Counsel increasingly rely on slide presentations in arbitration, yet most are designed on instinct and never tested before the hearing. Testing them in advance shows what arbitrators notice, misread and remember, and whether each graphic sharpens the argument or buries it. The result is visuals refined before the hearing, so that the message you intend to send is the message the tribunal receives.
The selection of your party-appointed arbitrator and later input into the choice of the president are amongst the most significant decisions you will make in your arbitration. We have developed highly sophisticated and proprietary methodologies to assist you and your external counsel understand the best possible choice(s) for your case. Our research into your proposed candidates provides science-based insights unavailable via traditional methods such as personal recollections, word-of-mouth recommendations, or individual impressions of a candidate’s writings or awards.