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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Arbitration or Court for Construction Disputes: The Pros and Cons

Many construction contracts used in the industry include clauses mandating that any disputes be decided by binding arbitration rather than a jury or bench trial. The standard AIA forms provide the parties with the option of...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

[Webinar] From Contract To Courtroom: Lessons Learned In Contract Litigation And Trials - September 30th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

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What can we learn from past contracts, good and bad, and how they played out in the courtroom? In this presentation, seasoned-in-house counsel, trial attorneys, and a jury consultant will examine lessons learned in litigation...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Don’t Overreach by Retaining the Unilateral Right to Modify An Arbitration Agreement

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Who wouldn’t want to be able to dictate the terms of a contract rather than having to negotiate them with someone whose interests are not completely aligned with your own? If you ever find yourself in such a position,...more

King & Spalding

Large-Scale Construction Projects: To Arbitrate, or not to Arbitrate – That is the Question

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Owners and contractors involved in large-scale energy and manufacturing projects face unique challenges in bringing projects to fruition. One challenge is negotiating and drafting a contract that places the parties in a fair...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

English Contract Law: Has the Camel’s Nose of “Good Faith” Crept Under the Tent Flap?

Under the English Arbitration Act 1996 the grounds on which an English arbitration award can be challenged in court are very limited. Section 67 of the Act provides that a challenge may be brought on the basis that the...more

JAMS

Mediating Alternative Energy Disputes

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Energy disputes are usually complex and very expensive to litigate, so those in the traditional oil and gas industries have used arbitration and mediation successfully for years. Most contracts in the energy sector have ADR...more

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