Shirish is a published authority on Alternative Dispute Resolution.  His articles have been published by The Daily Journal, The Recorder, the State Bar of California and county bar associations.  His ADR-related articles include:

• How to Settle a Patent Case Pre-Discovery, The Recorder, September 2015
• Mediations Need a Plan of Action, Daily Journal, October 2015
• On the Merits, Washington Legal Foundation, August 2014
• Voluntarily Closing a Law Practice, shirishgupta.com, July 2014
• Piercing the Law Corporation Veil, shirishgupta.com, July 2014
• Attorneys’ Fees in Exceptional Patent Cases, shirishgupta.com, May 2014
• Mediating Superstorm Sandy, Shirishgupta.com, October 2013; The Mediation Society’s Mediator’s Corner, August 2014
• ADA and Accessibility Risk Management for Lawyers,shirishgupta.com, May 2013; Alameda County Bar News, June 2013 & July 2013
• Ding! Thinking on Your Feet at a Mediation, shirishgupta.com, May 2012
• Creating a Successful Mediation Practice Before the Baby Boomer Onslaught, Riverside Lawyer Magazine, March 2012
• The Ninth Circuit Calls Into Doubt the District Courts’ Mediation Confidentiality Rules, The Daily Journal, June 16, 2011
• Sexting and Mediation Confidentiality, The Daily Journal, May 13, 2011
• How Confidential Is Mediation Confidentiality?, The Recorder, April 12, 2011
• California Supreme Court Declares Open Season for Attorneys to Lie to and Cheat Their Clients, If It’s Related to a Mediation and No Criminal Laws Are Broken, Riverside Lawyer Magazine, April 2011
• Starting Up a Law Practice – Incorporation vs. Sole Proprietorship, California Bar Journal, 2012; CMCP Newsletter, July 2011; Big News for Smaller Firms, June/July 2011

Presentations Shirish has given:

• Considering Alternatives to Trial: ADR & Mediation (2016: San Francisco)
• Anatomy of an Arbitration (2015: San Diego)
• Ethics in Negotiation (2015: San Francisco)
• Effective Negotiation and Settlement Strategies (2015: San Francisco)
• Mastering the Art of Negotiation (2015: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Woodland Hills)
• Inside Look at Mandatory Fee Arbitrations in California (2015: San Francisco)
• Ethics in Arbitration Agreements, Fee Agreements, Joint & Successive Representation (2015: San Mateo)
• Fees: How to Get Paid, Arbitration, Upfront Collection (2015: Santa Clara).
• Creating or Enhancing Your Professional Brand on Social Media (2015: Washington, DC)
• Closing a Law Practice (2014: Oakland & webinar; 2015: Stockton)
• Carden Academy Commencement Keynote Address (2014: San Jose)
• Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch (2014: San Francisco)
• Attorney Fee Arbitration War Stories (2014: San Mateo)
• Arbitrating a FRAND License (2014: Palo Alto)
• Business Planning for the Small Firm Entrepreneur (2014: San Francisco)
• Let’s Make a Deal: Using Negotiation Skills in Your Everyday Practice (2014: Stockton)
• To Post or Not: The Social Media Ethical Dilemma (2014: Oakland; Riverside)
• ADA and Accessibility Risk Management for Law Firms (2013: Long Beach)
• Thinking on Your Feet at a Mediation (2012: Long Beach, Philadelphia, Ventura)
• Mock Mediation: A Behind the Scenes Look at a Mediation (2011: Long Beach)
• NASABA Idol – Interactive Workshop Focusing on Negotiation Strategies in Mediation (2010: Boston)
• New Initiatives in ADR in India (2006: Menlo Park)
• Mediation in Intellectual Property Matters in the U.S. (2005: New Delhi)
• How to Offer Big Firm Services on a Solo or Small Firm Budget (2013: Stockton)
• Building Books of Business (2013: San Francisco)
• Affirmative Action and Divisive Issues (2013: Stanford)
• Hot Topics in Trademark Law (2012: Monterey)
• Does Tweeting Beat Meeting? The Ethics of Social Networking (2012: San Francisco)
• Implications of Recent Patent Case Law (2012: San Jose)
• How Many G’s Are There In Confidentiality? (2011: Long Beach)
• Attorney Communications in the Cyber Era (2011: Long Beach)
• What’s in It for You?  Increasing Your Practice Through Diversity (2011: Long Beach)
• Social Media Marketing (2011: Ventura)
• Starting Up a Law Practice (2011: Stockton)
• Starting Up a Law Practice – Incorporation vs. Sole Proprietorship (2011: Webinar)
• How to Build a Successful Smaller Law Firm (2011: San Francisco)
• The Best Defense Is a Joint Defense – Or Is It? (2010: Redwood City)
• What Korean Airlines’ Plane Crashes Can Tell Us About Diversity (2010: San Francisco; 2009: Boston)
• Qui Tam, We Hardly Knew Ye: Will Standing Defenses Put an End to False Marking Claims? (2010: Palo Alto)
• Starting a Solo Practice (2010: Davis; 2009: Santa Clara)
• Innovation in Legal Billing (2009: San Francisco)
• Connecting with Members – Social Networking and Bar Associations (2009: San Diego)
• Trends in Legal Business Development in the Real and Virtual Worlds (2009: Vancouver)
• Using Technology to Connect with Your Members (2008: Monterey)
• Taking Control of Your Career (2008: San Francisco)
• Diversity at Big Firms (2008: Los Angeles)
• The Non-Billable Hour (2008: Chicago)
• Hot Topics in High Tech Law (2007: San Francisco)
• Best Practices in Managing Electronic Discovery (2005: Chicago)