Robert Bordone

Robert C. Bordone is the Thaddeus R. Beal Clinical Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and the Director of the Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program. He teaches several courses at Harvard Law School including the school’s flagship Negotiation Workshop and in Harvard Law School’s Harvard Negotiation Institute. As a professional facilitator and conflict resolution consultant, he works with individual and corporate clients across a spectrum of industries. He specializes in assisting individuals and groups seeking to manage conflicts in highly sensitive, emotional, or difficult situations. His research interests include the design and implementation of dispute resolution systems, the development of a problem-solving curriculum in law schools, and ADR ethics. Bob is the co-editor of The Handbook of Dispute Resolution (Jossey-Bass, 2005). Professor Bordone is a summa cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College where he majored in Government and a cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School where his coursework focused on negotiation, mediation, and dispute resolution. He is a member of the bars of New York, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia.

Courses Taught:

Dispute Systems Design: Seminar – Harvard Law School

Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Workshop – Harvard Law School

Negotiation Workshop – Harvard Law School

Dealing With Difficult People and Difficult Situations – PON Executive Education Seminar

Program on Negotiation for Senior Executives – PON Executive Education Seminar

Research Interests: Alternative Dispute Resolution Ethics, Dispute Resolution, Dispute Systems Design, Negotiation, Mediation, Development of Problem-Solving Curriculum in Law Schools

Select Publications:

Bordone, Robert C. “Dealing with a Spoiler? Negotiate Around the Problem,” Vol. 10, No.1, Negotiation, the Newsletter of the Harvard Program on Negotiation 4 (2007).

Bordone, Robert C. & Michael L. Moffitt. “Create Value Out of Conflict,” Vol. 9, No. 6 Negotiation, the Newsletter of the Harvard Program on Negotiation 1 (2006).

Bordone, Robert C. & Frank E. A. Sander. “All in the Family: Managing Business Disputes with Relatives,” Vol. 9, No. 3 Negotiation, the Newsletter of the Harvard Program on Negotiation 9 (2006).

Bordone, Robert C. “Divide the Pie – Without Antagonizing the Other Side,” Vol. 9, No. 11, Negotiation, the Newsletter of the Harvard Program on Negotiation 4 (2006).

Bordone, Robert C. & Albert Chang. “Real Superpowers Negotiate,” The Washington Post, October 26, 2006.

Link to website:

http://www.law.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/index.html?id=137