David C Singer

December 20, 2022 | New York Law Journal

As a matter of practice, arbitrators rarely impose sanctions, although sometimes the need arises. This article discusses the tools arbitrators can use to respond to sanctionable behavior in arbitration.

By Richard L. Mattiaccio and David C. Singer

10 minute read

December 23, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Commercial arbitration is flourishing in New York because parties voluntarily agree that arbitration is the preferred method for addressing and resolving disputes that may arise from their contractual relationships. For a wide range of reasons, the freedom of contracting parties to make that choice is a good thing.

By David C. Singer

9 minute read

December 26, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Any serious examination reveals significant limits to arbitration confidentiality even when the arbitration is a business-to-business arrangement.

By Laura A. Kaster and David C. Singer

10 minute read

December 11, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Any serious examination reveals significant limits to arbitration confidentiality even when the arbitration is a business-to-business arrangement. When consumers, employees, or investor-state disputes are involved, there are even fewer confidentiality protections.

By Laura A. Kaster and David C. Singer

7 minute read

September 05, 2017 | New York Law Journal

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law on Aug. 11 a Right to Counsel in Housing Court bill that had overwhelmingly been passed by the New York City Council. The law is the first of its kind in the United States and provides free legal representation for individuals and families who are defendants in eviction proceedings in Housing Court or respondents in administrative proceedings before the New York City Housing Authority seeking termination of a tenancy and possession of the rental dwelling unit.

By David C. Singer

8 minute read

January 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

David C. Singer, Chair of the Dispute Resolution Section, discusses a proposal mandating that a voluntary court-annexed mediation program be adopted by each New York State court (civil).

By David C. Singer

4 minute read

August 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal

David C. Singer writes: If a settlement agreement is valid on its face and was not entered into under circumstances that would render the agreement invalid, such as fraud or incompetence of a party, must a settlement agreement be enforced as written? In New York, the answer is: Not always.

By David C. Singer

12 minute read

August 14, 2015 | New York Law Journal

David C. Singer writes: If a settlement agreement is valid on its face and was not entered into under circumstances that would render the agreement invalid, such as fraud or incompetence of a party, must a settlement agreement be enforced as written? In New York, the answer is: Not always.

By David C. Singer

12 minute read

October 11, 2011 | New York Law Journal

David C. Singer and Cecilie Howard of Dorsey & Whitney discuss a recent successful appeal in the Southern District of a sanctions order in the A.T. Reynolds case, where the court held that good faith should be discerned by relatively objective criteria and expressed concern over the threat to the confidentiality of the mediation process.

By David C. Singer and Cecilie Howard

7 minute read

April 28, 2011 | New York Law Journal

David C. Singer, a partner at Dorsey & Whitney, and Cecilie Howard, an associate at the firm, discuss an arbitrator's duty to investigate and disclose potential conflicts of interest and a case, currently on appeal to the New York Court of Appeals, where one member of an arbitration panel had a son who, as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, had taken steps concerning issues that were relevant to the arbitration.

By David C. Singer and Cecilie Howard

10 minute read