The pandemic crisis has hit our judicial system. Courts have had to close their physical doors to protect the judiciary, their personnel and the public. Many are struggling to convert […]
DOJ Sends Merger Challenge to Arbitration
Those of us in law’s antitrust community sometimes wonder if we have silently labored in distant fields, known only to “deep-state intellectuals” in the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission. […]
California Considers Strengthening International Arbitration Law – Will Benefit Tech Companies
Senate Bill 766, which has passed the California Senate and has had its first reading in the Assembly, and is expected to be signed into law within this year, will […]
Arbitrators Are Not Judges
When I share with non-lawyers at a cocktail party what I do for a living, their response is often “Oh, like a private judge!” I usually mumble, “Yes, sort […]
Dispute in Space–Arbitrate!
Google’s Street View has taken flight with a new feature that allows users the feeling of being in outer space. Street View is a technology feature in Google Maps and […]
Controlling the costs of arbitration: “fixed fees for arbitrators”
One of the most vibrant and intricate issues in international arbitration is unquestionably the costs that go along with this mechanism to solve disputes. Service providers and users across the […]
Musings from the Annual Meeting of the ABA Dispute Resolution Conference
Thousands of lawyers and others came to San Francisco from April 19-22 for the annual Spring conference of the Dispute Resolution section. A few items caught my attention. First, it […]
Musings from the Annual Meeting of the ABA Dispute Resolution Conference
Thousands of lawyers and others came to San Francisco from April 19-22 for the annual Spring conference of the Dispute Resolution section. A few items caught my attention. First, it […]
Google’s Waymo vs. Uber: A Legal Skirmish Amongst Tech Rivals
You may have noticed a little skirmish underway between Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car unit, and rival Uber, described as “what could be a long and acrimonious battle between the two […]