California International Arbitration Week: Global disputes are a local reality
The question is not whether you will encounter international arbitration in California; it is whether you will be ready when you do.
California lawyers practice in one of the most globally connected economies in the world. Our clients manufacture overseas, invest across borders, source materials internationally and enter into contracts with counterparties in Asia, Europe, Latin America and beyond. Even businesses that consider themselves local are often part of a global supply chain.
In this environment, international arbitration is a practical reality. Many California attorneys will encounter international arbitration because they are involved in an international commercial transaction or a cross-border contract dispute lands on their desk. A familiar commercial disagreement over issues such as distribution rights, technology licensing, joint ventures, supply agreements or investment terms suddenly implicates a foreign party and an arbitration clause. What might otherwise have proceeded in state or federal court instead becomes an international arbitration governed by a different legal framework.
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California lawyers practice in one of the most globally connected economies in the world. Our clients manufacture overseas, invest across borders, source materials internationally and enter into contracts with counterparties in Asia, Europe, Latin America and beyond. Even businesses that consider themselves local are often part of a global supply chain.
In this environment, international arbitration is a practical reality. Many California attorneys will encounter international arbitration because they are involved in an international commercial transaction or a cross-border contract dispute lands on their desk. A familiar commercial disagreement over issues such as distribution rights, technology licensing, joint ventures, supply agreements or investment terms suddenly implicates a foreign party and an arbitration clause. What might otherwise have proceeded in state or federal court instead becomes an international arbitration governed by a different legal framework.
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