During a recent Business Roundtable hosted by The CPR Institute, which I moderated, General Counsel from Visa, Assurant, Estée Lauder and Fluor discussed some of the challenges they face—and opportunities they’ve found—in utilizing mediation to prevent and resolve their business disputes. The panel featured Kelly Mahon Tullier, Visa, Inc.; Bart R. Schwartz, Assurant, Inc.; Sara E. Moss, Estée Lauder; and Carlos M. Hernandez, Fluor Corporation. Here’s what they had to say on some key issues:

The potential for using ADR approaches in M&A, joint ventures and other business transactions