Business arbitration is a legal mechanism for the private resolution of disputes, without a formal trial. Arbitrations are decided by a neutral arbitrator (or panel of arbitrators) chosen by the parties, rather than by a state or federal court. Compared to traditional trials, arbitration can be completed less expensively and in less time. And arbitration is usually confidential, as opposed
Client Saves Business in FINRA Arbitration. Our Securities Practice team recently achieved a victory for a key executive associated with a national broker-dealer in a hard-fought FINRA arbitration. When a national broker-dealer breached its contract with our client, he resigned and aligned himself and his more than 100 financial advisors with another broker-dealer. The former broker-dealer retaliated with significant claims
Change in Control of Family-Owned Company. Our Business Litigation team recently litigated a dispute over management control of a family-owned limited liability company. In successfully arguing the governing law derived from the Massachusetts Limited Liability Company Act and performing a detailed accounting analysis, we persuaded a Superior Court Judge to approve the contested change in management of the LLC. HOW
New Jersey Federal District Court Judge Holds Discovery Sanctions Hearing in International Case. In a complex international business litigation case, the opposing party repeatedly made misrepresentations to the court and obstructed discovery orders to avoid producing evidence in the United States and in India. Our Business Litigation team persuaded the court of the offending party’s personal involvement in the obstruction.
Business Litigation Team Employs International Compact to Compel Depositions in India. In an exceedingly rare decision, our Business Litigation team was able to call upon India’s Bombay High Court to compel production of documents and deposition testimony from Indian nationals. Persuading both the United States District Court of its authority to issue the necessary judicial process, and then, the Bombay
Business arbitration is a legal mechanism for the private resolution of disputes, without a formal trial. Arbitrations are decided by a neutral arbitrator (or panel of arbitrators) chosen by the parties, rather than by a state or federal court. Compared to traditional trials, arbitration can be completed less expensively and in less time. And arbitration is usually confidential, as opposed
Client Saves Business in FINRA Arbitration. Our Securities Practice team recently achieved a victory for a key executive associated with a national broker-dealer in a hard-fought FINRA arbitration. When a national broker-dealer breached its contract with our client, he resigned and aligned himself and his more than 100 financial advisors with another broker-dealer. The former broker-dealer retaliated with significant claims
Change in Control of Family-Owned Company. Our Business Litigation team recently litigated a dispute over management control of a family-owned limited liability company. In successfully arguing the governing law derived from the Massachusetts Limited Liability Company Act and performing a detailed accounting analysis, we persuaded a Superior Court Judge to approve the contested change in management of the LLC. HOW
New Jersey Federal District Court Judge Holds Discovery Sanctions Hearing in International Case. In a complex international business litigation case, the opposing party repeatedly made misrepresentations to the court and obstructed discovery orders to avoid producing evidence in the United States and in India. Our Business Litigation team persuaded the court of the offending party’s personal involvement in the obstruction.
Business Litigation Team Employs International Compact to Compel Depositions in India. In an exceedingly rare decision, our Business Litigation team was able to call upon India’s Bombay High Court to compel production of documents and deposition testimony from Indian nationals. Persuading both the United States District Court of its authority to issue the necessary judicial process, and then, the Bombay