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Archives for June 2023
Appeals Court Swats Party Who Cheated in Arbitration
A CCA Blog: The Aardvark* It has been a while since you heard from me, but a recent case caught my attention. In Nuvasive, Inc. v. Absolute Medical, LLC, No.22-10214, the 11th Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision to overturn an arbitration award more than three months after the statutory deadline to challenge the award. It turned out that one of the respondents was coaching the witness who was testifying by video conference, by …
SCOTUS Requires Stay of Proceedings Pending Interlocutory Appeals of Orders Denying Arbitration
Section 16(a) of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) authorizes an interlocutory appeal from a federal district court order denying a motion to compel arbitration. On Friday, June 23, 2023, a sharply-divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Coinbase, Inc. v. Abraham Bielski (No. 22–105) that if such an interlocutory appeal is filed, the order denying the motion to compel arbitration must be stayed pending the outcome of the appeal. The practical effect of the ruling in Coinbase is that a party’s …
CCA Associates Mentorship Program – Class of 2023
Meet the 2023 CCA Associates Rachel A. Gupta (Gupta Dispute Resolutions LLC) – Rachel is the founder and principal of Gupta Dispute Resolutions LLC, based in New York City. She is a former commercial litigator and in-house counsel, and is now a full-time independent arbitrator and mediator. She has significant experience in complex commercial matters, including structured finance, public finance, securities, insurance, real estate, and financial transactions. She is currently an …
CCA Congratulates and Welcomes the New Fellows Class of 2023!
CCA welcomes 17 new Fellows in 2023. More information about our latest class will be coming soon! Laura C. Abrahamson (Los Angeles, CA) Cedric Chao (San Francisco, CA) Stephanie Cohen (Brooklyn, NY) Carlos F. Concepcion (Miami, FL) Sherman Kahn (New York, NY) D. Brian King (New York, NY) Hon. Frank Maas (Ret.) (New York, NY) Michael Nolan (New York, NY) Peter J. Pettibone (New York, NY) Adrienne C. Publicover (San Francisco, CA) Peter K. Rosen (Los …