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Building and Exiting Business Partnerships
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: “Accidental Arbitration” -- A New Theory that Would Rein in Consumer Arbitration Clauses and the Scope of the FAA
Navigating Executive Orders: Strategies for Managing Stop Work Orders and Terminations
How Much an Arizona Divorce Will Cost
Recent Developments in California's Arbitration Landscape — FCRA Focus Podcast
Employment Law Now VIII-156 - The Art, Skill, and Strategy of Mediation
TortsCenter Podcast | Episode 7 | Fair Game: Diving into Sports ADR
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 14: Resolving Cross-Border Conflicts Through International Arbitration
Resolving FCRA Disputes With e-OSCAR: Insights from Joel Strickland — FCRA Focus Podcast
Through the Lens: Advancing through adversity with a hard working and multifaceted approach - Focus on Ann Marshall
What's the Tea in L&E? When Employees Refuse to Play Nicely in the Sandbox: Does it Call for a Mediator?
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 2: Labor Dispute Mediations with Drew Rogers, Senior Federal Mediator with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Part 2
Life After Love Gone Wrong Podcast: Season 3, Episode 3 - Understanding the Role of Parent Coordinators
One IMS: Acquisition Stories | Trial Division of Precise, Inc.
Keith Matthews and Kim Reynolds: Talking Ag Biotech Episode 6
We won’t bury the lede. The short but surprising answer here is yes. And this may be a rule ripe for reconsideration by the National Advertising Division (NAD)....more
The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has published its highly anticipated final report on the regulation and development of litigation funding in England and Wales. This comprehensive report addresses the implications of the UK...more
In the United States, we drive on the right side of the road. In Singapore, cars drive on the left. Mexico, meanwhile, has its own road signs and speed limits, which sometimes are viewed as suggestions....more
Washington’s construction lien statute makes clear that all lien foreclosure actions arising out of the same project should be joined into a single lawsuit. Filing a motion to intervene in a pending foreclosure lawsuit will...more
The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut has become the latest court to weigh in on whether Independent Dispute Resolution (“IDR”) awards issued under the No Surprises Act (“NSA”) are enforceable. In a recent...more
Managing litigation risk should be a priority for all employers. Mandatory employment arbitration programs create a framework of dispute resolution that helps give employers a measure of control and predictability over their...more
On May 1, 2025, the American Arbitration Association (AAA) implemented its new Consumer Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures. These changes, designed to enhance fairness and efficiency in arbitration processes, address...more
There may be no single, more efficient step an employer can take to manage litigation risk from its workforce than a properly administered mandatory employee arbitration program. An employee arbitration program is a powerful...more
Les grands projets d’infrastructure publique font généralement intervenir plusieurs parties prenantes et nécessitent un ensemble complexe de contrats et de sous-contrats. Une approche réfléchie de la négociation et de la...more
Large public infrastructure projects typically involve several stakeholders and a complex array of contracts and subcontracts. A thoughtful approach to the negotiation and drafting of contractual dispute resolution clauses...more
A recent decision from the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York has significant implications for providers navigating the No Surprises Act (NSA) independent dispute resolution (IDR) process....more
A contract’s limitation of liability or “LOL” clause is often the subject of considerable attention and negotiation between contracting parties and frequently arises during the contract drafting process in which owners,...more
In our previous article, “Pay Up or Lawsuit Up: The 30-Day Countdown That’s Fueling Arbitration Disputes,” we explored the legal and practical challenges posed by California’s 30-day arbitration fee payment rule, codified in...more
In the recent case of Park Hotel Group Management Pte Ltd v Aw Eng Hai (in his capacity as a joint and several liquidator of Park Hotel CQ Pte Ltd (in liquidation) and others [2025] SGHC 97, the General Division of the High...more
On June 5, 2025, in a unanimous decision authored by Justice Alito, the United States Supreme Court held that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA), 28 U.S.C. §§1330, 1602 et seq., does not require a plaintiff...more
Sarasota, FL – Shumaker's clients celebrated a significant victory in their efforts to arbitrate claims against subsidiaries of the failed First Republic Bank. Sixteen former First Republic advisors—all of whom were clients...more
Not long ago, I spoke with a general contractor on a multinational infrastructure project. “We had five nationalities on-site,” he said, “and six different ways of interpreting the same deadline.” He wasn’t exaggerating. ...more
The UK Law Commission has published a consultation on reforms to private international law necessitated by emerging technologies such as decentralised ledger technology (DLT). The Law Commissions state that their project has...more
In its May 22, 2025, memorandum opinion, the Business Court of Texas dismissed all claims against Christopher Doyle (PEC’s CEO) and certain Blackstone-affiliated entities. The Court held that § 13.9 of the Third Amended...more
The Civil Justice Council (“CJC”) is a statutory advisory public body tasked with reviewing the civil justice system and making recommendations on its development. Its Final Report responds to the previous government’s...more
Despite recent fluctuations in trade policy in the US, companies engaged in international shipping find US courts are increasingly familiar territory. But when a foreign shipping company is sued in the US, how that company is...more
Effective May 1, 2025, the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) amended its Consumer Arbitration Rules, including Rule 12 dealing with the registration of consumer arbitration clauses. The AAA stated that its goal was to...more
Will the individuals who serve on your jury be the same people they were before they were called for service and selected? Will they have the same mental habits and preferences they exhibit in their civilian lives outside the...more
Dispute resolution provisions in franchise agreements often address how, when, and where parties will mediate. However, the enforceability of these provisions can change depending on the law of the state governing the...more
In this episode of PE Pathways, Partners Nick Stawasz and Dan Boland discuss the distinctions between engaging an expert or an arbitrator for resolving post-closing purchase price and earnout disputes in M&A deals. The...more