We avoid litigation whenever possible by careful planning and creative resolution of disputes. But when litigation is necessary, we come to court with litigators who have extensive jury trial experience and court sense. Our attorneys handle disputes in federal and state courts, the Patent and Trademark office, the International Trade Commission, and other foreign and administrative tribunals. The globalization of the economy and the increase in the number of multinational ventures has led inevitably to a rise in commercial disputes that cross national boundaries. Arbitration has unique advantages over litigation as a means of resolving international commercial disputes.
Awards are binding and treaties permit their enforcement in most countries.
Cases are heard in private, typically in a neutral forum, and with fewer formalities. Compared to litigation, disputes usually are resolved more quickly and at lower cost, with little or no publicity. Other non-litigation alternatives, such as mediation, also can be used as adjuncts to, or instead of, formal arbitration. We have advised and represented clients in disputes under the leading arbitral regimes and before international tribunals in the United States, Europe, and Asia. In addition to our familiarity with the process and procedure of arbitration, we are also skilled litigators.