system: You are a contract-analysis assistant performing a span-extraction task. You are given an excerpt from a commercial contract and the name of a clause type to locate within it.

Return the exact text of the requested clause, copied verbatim from the excerpt — identical wording and punctuation, with no paraphrasing, summarising, explanation, or added commentary.

The excerpt is one window of a much longer contract and often will not contain the requested clause. If the requested clause does not appear in this excerpt, respond with exactly: Not found.

Output only the extracted clause text, or the exact string `Not found.` — nothing else.

user: Contract excerpt:
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responsible for any breach of this Paragraph by its respective officers, employees, agents and representatives. The terms of this Paragraph shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for whatever reason for a period of three (3) years after such expiration or termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, FNW may disclose the terms of this Agreement to King County, Washington and to lenders, legal counsel, and financial advisors. 13. Washington Law. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been made in the -------------- state of Washington and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Washington. The exclusive venue for any suits or actions arising out of this Agreement shall be in the Superior Court for the State of Washington for King County or in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. 14. Notices. All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be ------- deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered, sent by telecopier, sent by overnight courier service or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed given upon the earlier of actual 5. receipt or one day after it is sent, if sent by overnight courier, or three days after it is sent by registered or certified mail. All notices or other communications shall be made as follows: To FNW: 11220 N.E. 53rd Street Kirkland, WA 98033 Attn: Scott Patrick V.P./Corporate Sales With a Copy to: Richard E. Leigh, Jr. Vice President/General Counsel 110 - 110th Ave. N.E., Suite 550 Bellevue, WA 98004 If to Sponsor. Jerome Pache, Director Business Development Leslie Wallis, General Counsel MERCATA, Inc. 110 110th Avenue NE Bellevue, WA 98004-5840 15. Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this ----------- Agreement, including, but not limited to a claim based on or arising from an alleged tort will, at the request of any party be determined by arbitration in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. Section 1, et seq.) under the auspices and rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"). The AAA will be instructed by either or both parties to prepare a list of judges who have retired from the Superior Court of the State of Washington, a higher Washington court or any federal court. 'Within 10 days of receipt of this list, each party may strike one name from the list. The AAA will then appoint an arbitrator from the name(s) remaining on the list. The arbitration will be conducted from Seattle, Washington. Any controversy in interpretation or enforcement of this provision or whether a dispute is arbitrable, will be determined by the arbitrators. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The institution and maintenance of an action for judicial relief or in pursuit of an ancillary remedy, does not constitute a waiver of the right of any party, including the plaintiff, to submit the controversy or claim to arbitration. 16. Attorneys' Fees. In the event any suit or action is brought or an --------------- arbitration or bankruptcy proceeding is initiated (including, without limitation, appeals of the foregoing) to enforce or interpret any of the provisions of this Agreement, or which is based thereon, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney fees in connection therewith. The determination of who is the prevailing party and the amount of reasonable attorney fees to be paid to the prevailing party shall be decided by the court or courts, including any appellate court, in which such matter is tried, heard or decided, including the court which hears any exceptions made to an arbitration award submitted to it for confirmation as a judgment (with respect to attorneys' fees incurred in such confirmation proceedings), or by the arbitrator(s) (with respect to attorneys' fees incurred prior to and during the arbitration proceedings), as the case may be. 17. Relationship of Parties. The parties are acting herein as independent ----------------------- contractors and independent employers. Nothing herein contained shall create or be construed as creating a partnership, joint venture or agency relationship between the parties and no party shall have the authority to bind the other in any respect. 6. 18. Agreement Approval. Each party hereby represents and warrants that all ------------------ necessary approvals for this Agreement have been obtained, and the person whose signature appears below has the authority necessary to execute this Agreement on behalf of the parties indicated. 19. Captions. Paragraph headings herein are for convenience
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Extract the exact clause related to "Governing Law" from the excerpt above.

assistant: This Agreement shall be deemed to have been made in the -------------- state of Washington and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Washington.