Business and Commercial Role-Play:

Ancolet Corp. v. Elson Realty Trust

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JAMS/Endispute
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SCENARIO:

Ancolet Corporation is a small manufacturing company. They rent space from Elson Realty Trust. Recently, Ancolet needed to re-configure their space in order to make room for new equipment. They made a deal with Elson, and Elson employees began construction. Many problems ensued. Ancolet put its rent payments in an escrow account for the last several months in protest. They are now suing Elson for lost revenue due to the damage done to their machines and the business lost during the construction. Elson counter-sued for the rent due. The judge wants the case settled before it comes to trial. Now the lawyers and their clients are meeting to discuss settlement.

 

TEACHING MATERIALS:

For all parties:

  • General Instructions
  • Statement of Damages

 

Role specific:

  • Elson (and counsel)
  • Ancolet (and counsel)

 

Teacher's package:

  • All of the above

 

MAJOR LESSONS:

  • The potential tension between preserving a good working relationship and pressing hard for what might be seen as substantive concessions is a central concern.
  • One side is specifically told that they are tough negotiators. It is interesting to see how that affects their style during the actual negotiation.
  • There is an enormous gap between how much money Ancolet wants to receive and how much Elson is willing to pay. A lot of creativity is required in order to settle this case.
  • There is a very small zone of agreement.

 

SIMILAR SIMULATIONS:

 

Ancolet Corp. v. Elson Realty Trust Attributes

Time required: 2-3 hours
Number of participants: 5
Teams involved: Yes
Agent present: Lawyer
Neutral third party present: Mediator
Scoreable: No
Teaching notes available: No
Non-English version available: Spanish