Curriculum Vitae

 

     Education

 

2007

Postgraduate Diploma in Social Science Research, Dept. of Peace Studies & Graduate School, University of Bradford

2000

LL.M., Faculty of Law, Hebrew University

1999

LL.B., Faculty of Law, Hebrew University

1998-2000

Mediation Studies: Hebrew University (1998); Court Certification Training (1999); Advanced Training in Mediation Practice, Israeli Ministry of Justice (2000)

 

          Professional Licenses and Qualifications

      Attorney at Law, Israeli Bar Association

      Israeli Court Certified Mediator & Court Certified Mediation Trainer

      Israeli Bar Association Senior Mediator 

    Languages:  Native English and Hebrew , basic Spanish

 

    Professional Experience

 

2000 - present

Director, Tachlit Negotiation & Mediation: Commercial negotiation consulting and representation, commercial and family mediation, online dispute resolution

2000 - present

Partner / Attorney, Ebner, Winkler, Efron – Attorneys at Law, Jerusalem

2006 – present

Senior Fellow and Visiting Professor of Conflict Management and ADR

The United Nations’ University for Peace, Costa Rica    

Ø       Department of International Law and the Settlement of Disputes

Ø        Department of International Peace and Conflict Studies

2003 – present

Visiting Professor of Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey   

Ø     Graduate Program on Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Ø     Faculty of Management, MBA and Executive MBA Programs

2000 – present

Lecturer, Tel Hai College, Israel     

Ø     Program on Conflict Resolution

Ø     Department of Education

Ø     Department of Social Work

1998 - present

Negotiation and Conflict Management Trainer & Consultant:

Ø     Corporate & executive training in negotiation, mediation & conflict management

Ø     Representation, coaching and consulting on specific negotiation processes.

Ø     Work with private sector, civil service, court systems, universities, and NGOs.

Ø     Coaching and mentoring of negotiators and of mediation trainees.

Ø     Training of trainers, curriculum and training-materials design.

Ø     Experience in the U.S., Israel, Turkey, Cyprus, The Czech Republic, Spain and Costa Rica.  

2001 – 2003

Staff Director of Campus Mediation Center, Bar-Ilan University

2000 - 2001

Lecturer, University of Derby, U.K (Israel Campus)     

2000 – 2002

Facilitator, Cross-cultural meetings of Palestinian / Israeli educators, MECA (NGO)

1999  - 2000

Legal Assistant in the Legal Department of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), working under Zvi Inbar, Legal Counsel to the Knesset

 

Publications

 

Ebner, N. & Efron, Y. “Moving Up: Positional bargaining revisited” (submitted to Negotiation Journal, under review)

Ebner, N., Bhappu, A., Brown, J.G., Kovach, K.K. and Kupfer Schneider, A.   “You’ve got agreement: Negoti@ing via email.”    In C. Honeyman, J. Coben and G. DiPalo (Eds.), Second generation negotiation teaching. (Accepted, publication expected April 2009).

Bhappu, A., Ebner, N., Kaufman, S. and Welsh, N.  “The strategic use of online communication technology to facilitate relational development in executive training courses on negotiation”.    In C. Honeyman, J. Coben and G. DiPalo (Eds.), Second generation negotiation teaching. (Accepted, publication expected April 2009).

Druckman, D. & Ebner, N. (2008).  “Onstage, or Behind the Scenes?  Relative Learning Benefits of Simulation Role-Play and Design”. Simulation & Gaming, 39(4), 465-497.

Ebner, N., “Alternative Dispute Resolution”. In J. Garber, B.W. Hall, J. Liechty & T. McElwee (Eds.), Peace, Justice, and Security Studies: A Curriculum Guide (7th ed.). Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Reinner Publishers. (Accepted, forthcoming).

Ebner, N. & Winkler, Y. “PASTA WARS: A Prisoner’s Dilemma Simulation-Game”. Simulation & Gaming (Forthcoming).

Pre-published at: http://sag.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/1046878108314653v1

Ebner, N. (2008). “Online Dispute Resolution: Applications for e-HRM”. In T. Torres-Coronas & M. Arias-Oliva (Eds.),  Encyclopedia of Human Resources Information Systems: Challenges in e-HRM.  Hershey, PA: Idea Group Reference Publishing. 

Ebner, N. & Efron, Y. (2008). “Storm Down in Sales: An Organizational Conflict Management Simulation”. In R. Preziosi (Ed.), The 2009 Pfeiffer Annual of Management Development. San Francisco: Pfeiffer

Ebner, N., (2007)  “Trust-Building in E-Negotiation”. In L. Brennan & V. Johnson (Eds.), Computer-Mediated Relationships and Trust: Managerial and Organizational Effects.  Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing.

Ebner, N. & Efron, Y. (2007). “Converging! September 2007 in Israel/Palestine”.  E-PARC’s Top 5 Teaching Simulations of 2007, Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts, The Maxwell School of Government, Syracuse University.

Published at http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/parc/eparc/simulations/converging.asp

Ebner, N., Efron, Y., Winkler, Y. and Manobla-Landman, G. (2007). “Alternative Dispute Resolution in Israel”. In G. De Palo & M. Trevor (Eds.), Global Trends in Mediation: The Southern Mediterranean, Vol. II. Kluwer Law International.

Ebner, N., Efron, Y., Winkler Y. & Manobla-Landman G.  (2007). “ADR in Israel”, Country Report forming a chapter of a full regional report submitted to the European Commission on Promotion of International Commercial Arbitration and other Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques in the MEDA Region.

Ebner, N. & Efron, Y. (2006). “Three Creative Problem Solving Techniques”. In J. Cooley (Ed.), The Creative Problem Solver’s Handbook for Negotiators and Mediators. Chicago: American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution.

Ebner, N. & Efron, Y. 2006. “Instant Conflict: The Silence of the Dogs”. In M. Silberman (Ed.), The 2006 ASTD Training and Performance Sourcebook. Alexandria: American Society for Training and Development Press.

Ebner, N. & Efron, Y.  2006. “Team Negotiation: Multi-Plast & Gordi”.  In M. Silberman (Ed.), The 2006 ASTD Leadership and Organization Development Sourcebook. Alexandria: American Society for Training and Development Press.

Ebner, N. & Efron, Y. (2005). “Using Tomorrow’s Headlines for Today’s Training: Creating Pseudo-Reality in Conflict Resolution Simulation-Games”. Negotiation Journal 21(3), 377.

Ebner, N. & Wasserman, A. (eds.) 1998. Introduction to Israeli Law (6 volume casebook series) Jerusalem: Academon Hebrew University Publishing.

 

Consultancies

 

2005 – Present

 

ADR & Legal Expert, European Commission’s MED-ADR Program for Promoting International Commercial Arbitration and other ADR Techniques in MEDA Countries

2004 – Present

Conflict Management Consultant, Mosaica Institute for Interfaith Dialogue

2000 – Present

Conflict Management Consultant, Community Mediation Centers (Northern Israel region and Jerusalem)

2002

Conflict Management Training Consultant, Advisory Board on Israeli-Palestinian cross-cultural meetings and dialogue, MECA (NGO)

 

Memberships and Affiliations
  •  International Association for Conflict Management (IACM)
  • Israeli Bar Association
  • Israeli Bar Association National Mediation and ADR Committees
  • Mediation Centers’ Directors Forum, Israeli Ministry of Justice
  • International Forum on Online Dispute Resolution, UNESC Asia & the Pacific
  • Human Dignity & Humiliation Studies Network, Columbia University
  • North American Simulation and Gaming Association (NASAGA)
  • International Academy of E-Business (IAEB)
  • Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR)