SETTLEMENT PREFERRED. The parties will attempt to settle any dispute arising from this Agreement (except for a claim relating to intellectual property or breach of confidentiality) through consultation and a spirit of mutual cooperation. The dispute will be escalated to appropriate higher-level managers of the parties, if necessary. If cooperative efforts fail, the dispute will be mediated by a mediator chosen jointly by the parties within thirty (30) days after notice by one of the parties demanding non-binding mediation. The parties will not unreasonably withhold consent to the selection of a mediator, will share the cost of the mediation equally, may agree to postpone mediation until they have completed some specified but limited discovery about the dispute, and may replace mediation with some other form of non-binding alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”).
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SETTLEMENT PREFERRED. The parties will attempt to settle any dispute arising from this Agreement (except for a claim relating to intellectual property or breach of confidentiality) through consultation and a spirit of mutual cooperation. The dispute will be escalated to the appropriate higher-level managers of the parties, if necessary. If cooperative efforts fail, the dispute will be mediated by a mediator chosen jointly by the parties within thirty (30) days after notice by one of the parties demanding non-binding mediation. The parties will not unreasonably withhold consent to the selection of a mediator, will share the cost of the mediation equally, may agree to postpone mediation until they have completed some specified but limited discovery about the dispute, and may replace mediation with some other form of non-binding alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”).
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