Case Name: John D. McKay, Appellant, v. Diane Westwood Wilson et al., Defendants, and Clyde & Co. US LLP et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2014-10-23
Citations: 121 A.D.3d 564
Docket Number: 
Parties: John D. McKay, Appellant, v Diane Westwood Wilson et al., Defendants, and Clyde & Co. US LLP et al., Respondents.
Judges: Concur — Gonzalez, PJ., Mazzarelli, Andrias, DeGrasse and Clark, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 121
Pages: 564–564

Head Matter:
John D. McKay, Appellant, v Diane Westwood Wilson et al., Defendants, and Clyde & Co. US LLP et al., Respondents.
[993 NYS2d 903]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Saliann Scarpulla, J), entered February 11, 2014, which granted the motion of defendants Clyde & Co US LLP and Clyde & Co LLP (collectively Clyde & Co.) to compel arbitration and stayed the instant litigation pending the arbitration, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
When plaintiff commenced employment with Clyde & Co., he executed an acknowledgment wherein he agreed to be bound by the policies set forth in the firm's employee handbook. Among the policies clearly set forth was the requirement that plaintiff arbitrate all claims or causes of action against the firm through a mandatory dispute resolution program. Accordingly, the motion court correctly determined that plaintiff, who is an experienced attorney, agreed to mandatory arbitration of any claims arising from his employment and correctly stayed the instant proceeding during the pendency of the arbitration (see generally Greenfield v Philles Records, 98 NY2d 562, 569 [2002]).
We have considered plaintiffs remaining arguments and find them unavailing.
Concur — Gonzalez, PJ., Mazzarelli, Andrias, DeGrasse and Clark, JJ.