By Dan Roe | September 23, 2021
Naim Surgeon started at Stroock in the beginning of September after working on two high-profile receiverships while at Akerman.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky | September 22, 2021
In their International Litigation column, Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky present a comparative approach on the issue of whether courts enforce the very common contractual provision that purports to waive challenges to arbitration awards.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Charles F. Forer | September 21, 2021
Section 4 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) says "a party aggrieved by the alleged failure, neglect or refusal of another to arbitrate under a written agreement for arbitration may petition any U.S. district court ... for an order directing that such arbitration proceed in the manner provided for in such agreement."
By Alaina Lancaster | September 20, 2021
The proposed settlement could be the largest securities fraud class action recovery in the last 20 years in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the second-largest ever in the Ninth Circuit, according to statements from plaintiffs' counsel from Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd and Motley Rice.
By Alaina Lancaster | September 15, 2021
A divided panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed in part a district court judgment finding Assembly Bill 51—which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law in October 2019—was preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Mark A. Berman | September 3, 2021
Can an arbitrator order a virtual arbitration to take place over a party's objection, whether it is for the best or worst of reasons? The answer lies in the rules of the governing arbitration forum. Mark A. Berman explores the issue in this edition of his Virtual Lawyering column.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News|Q&A
By Robert Storace | August 30, 2021
Solo practitioner Christopher Kriesen discusses alternative disputes resolutions, online dispute resolutions and lessons learned.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Marie E. Lihotz and Marianne Espinosa | August 26, 2021
APPELLATE ANSWERS: Despite decades of arbitration, questions persist regarding the Appellate Division's role regarding arbitration agreements and resultant awards.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Abby Tolchinsky and Ellie Wertheim | August 25, 2021
In this edition of their Mediation column, Abby Tolchinsky and Ellie Wertheim consider the types of conflicts that arise in guardianship cases, and when mediation may offer an opportunity for an alternate means of assessing and meeting the needs of the ward and other parties.
By Cedra Mayfield | August 20, 2021
"We literally sit around a table and have a conversation and the lawyers can talk to the other client," said Sheila Cohen Furr of Choose Collaborative in South Florida. "Never would that happen in litigation."
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