Category: Arbitration: International

Mediation and Arbitration Confidentiality: Acquaint Yourself With The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield If You Are Involved With Data Transfers From The EU To The US

The European Commission Has Deemed The Privacy Shield Framework Adequate To Enable Data Transfers To US Under EU Law.      On July 12, 2016, the European Commission adopted the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.  I am blogging about this because it relates to transfer of data from the EU to the U.S., and this impacts legal matters […]

International Arbitration And Confidentiality: What Confidentiality Should One Expect In International Arbitration?

Confidentiality May Seem A Self-Evident Feature Of International Arbitration – In Which Case, You May Be Surprised.      At the 41st Annual IP Conference held in Santa Barbara, I was asked an excellent question yesterday about dealing with confidentiality in international arbitrations.  Unfortunately, this is not a subject about which I had devoted enough thought.  […]

International Arbitration/Disclosures: Second District Division 5 Affirms Orders In International Arbitration Denying Vacatur Motion and Confirming Award and Judgment

  California’s Code of Civil Procedure Provisions Governing International Arbitration Differ From Ordinary Domestic Arbitration Provisions      With this post, we inaugurate a new sidebar category: “Arbitration: International.”      Comerica Bank v. Howsam, et al. Case No. B232749 (2nd Dist. Div. 5 August 20, 2012) (Turner, P.J., author)(partially published) involves appeals from orders confirming three […]