Meet this year's Wisconsin Legal Innovators – forward thinkers all. Amid this year's challenges, they put in place creative solutions to address a range of issues affecting the public's access to justice.

International commercial arbitration is increasingly important for U.S. lawyers and their clients, including those in Wisconsin. A particular sticking point is discovery, procedures for which differ within and outside the United States.

Settlements allow creativity in developing a case-specific plan, but not all settlement negotiations are equivalent. The authors recently conducted a survey to learn more about factors that promote successful settlements. One key finding is that negotiators' skills matter.