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Arbitration Clauses in Employee Contracts and Beyond
The recent English Court of Appeal (CoA) decision in UniCredit v. RusChemAlliance has further highlighted the importance of specifying what law should govern an arbitration agreement, rather than an assumption that this would...more
Two recent decisions from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York highlight the split among circuits on whether state insurance laws that prohibit arbitration of insurance and reinsurance...more
International arbitration provides a binding, neutral, and consensual process for resolving contractual disputes between parties, often resulting in resolutions that are quicker, cheaper, more private, and more controllable...more
In this episode, partners Chris Valente and Jackie Celender, along with associates Michael Creta and Peter Ayers, discuss the impact that state anti-arbitration insurance statutes have on the enforceability of international...more
The General Court of the European Union (the "General Court") has confirmed this week that the eligibility rules of the International Skating Union ("ISU"), which penalized athletes participating in competitions not...more
The Fourth Circuit confirmed a foreign arbitration award issued in favor of third-party defendant Chongqing Rato Power Co. Ltd., a Chinese equipment manufacturer, against defendant Roger Leon. The parties negotiated and...more
The dispute involved an arbitration related to alleged medical malpractice by doctors selected by Carnival Cruise Lines to treat a wrist injury of a Serbian employee of Carnival. The employee’s employment agreement with...more
Our International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Team explores an Eleventh Circuit ruling in a case that pits arbitration provisions against the New York Convention’s public-policy defense....more
Changzhou Sinotype Technology Co., Ltd. (“Changzhou”) is a Chinese company that develops fonts. Changzhou and Los Angeles-based investment firm Rockefeller Technology Investments (Asia) VII (“Rockefeller”), entertained the...more
In our earlier article, we discussed the implications of the Arbitration (Amendment) Ordinance 2017 and the factors to consider when deciding whether to settle Intellectual Property Right (“IPR”) disputes by arbitration....more
Commercial parties, when entering into a contractual relationship, will have to address three key issues when negotiating the dispute resolution (or jurisdiction) clause. First, whether to resolve those disputes by...more
The factual and procedural background of this case can be found here. In sum, beginning in the 1990s, the appellants, a group of Brazilian companies (collectively, “CBF”) entered into a series of contracts with Primetrade AG,...more
In This Issue: -The ABCs of Arbitrating Outside of the New York Convention - Leading International Arbitration Partner Joins Latham & Watkins in Paris - US Supreme Court Revives International Arbitration...more