The Situation:The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") has sued to block a proposed acquisition of Aleris Corporation by Novelis Inc. In an unprecedented move, the parties and DOJ agreed to refer the ...

'Arbitration' Definition Under the FAA: The Unsettled Law Laurie E. Foster, a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, discusses unresolved issues concerning the definition of "arbitration" on which the ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued guidelines that will allow corporations to resolve intra-corporate disputes through arbitration without going to court. “The commission on ...

Any cursory legal research would have uncovered the Pennsylvania Superior Court's recent opinion in Chilutti v. Uber Technologies, No. 1023 EDA 2021, 2022 PA Super 172 (Pa. Super. Oct. 12, 2022).

A common misunderstanding persists among many arbitration users that selecting arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism automatically means that the proceedings will remain confidential; however, ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued guidelines that will allow firms to resolve intra-corporate disputes through arbitration. The agency issued SEC Memorandum Circular No. 8, ...