Robert B Davidson

Robert B Davidson

October 06, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

JAMS Global Caseload Statistics

Diving into JAMS' international disputes   In the evolving international landscape, and with the need for a neutral forum and a way to enforce…

By Robert B. Davidson

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February 07, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Interim and Emergency Measures in International Commercial Arbitration: Time to Say Goodbye to Irreparable Harm and Likelihood of Success on the Merits?

It is submitted that an applicant for interim or emergency relief should only be required to establish that immediate loss or damage will result if relief is not granted, that it has an arguable case on the merits and that the equities are balanced in its favor. “Irreparable harm” and “likelihood of success” should not be an arbitrator's guiding star.

By Robert B. Davidson and Cliff Bloomfield

10 minute read

November 27, 2006 | National Law Journal

Arbitrators hold significant power over discovery

The dominant form of business communication is now, and has been for some time, electronic in nature. Judicial rules of disclosure, at least in the United States, recognized this reality long before U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin focused the bar's attention in her Zubulake decisions.

By Robert B. Davidson and Margaret L. Shaw/Special to The National Law Journal

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May 02, 2006 | New York Law Journal

CPLR 7502(c): Changes Provide Preliminary Arbitration Remedies

Steven H. Reisberg, Robert B. Davidson and Lawrence W. Newman write that the New York Legislature recently made an important change to the statute governing the availability of provisional remedies in aid of arbitration. The courts of New York have been granted the authority to issue preliminary injunctions and attachments in aid of all arbitrations.

By Steven H. Reisberg, Robert B. Davidson and Lawrence W. Newman

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