The CCA Associates Program Aims to Increase Diversity in the Alternative Dispute Resolution Field AUSTIN, TX – The College of Commercial Arbitrators has completed selection of its first class of “CCA Associates.” The CCA initiated the Associates Program to assist arbitrators from diverse backgrounds with their efforts to develop a commercial arbitration practice. “We received a very strong response to our announcement regarding the CCA Associates Program,” said CCA president, …
News & Insights
Don’t Just Go Through the Motions: How to Increase Your Chances of Obtaining Relief Through Motions in Arbitration
US Arbitration Subpoenas Have Nationwide Scope!
I hardly come out of my burrow,* and then only at night, so I was pretty interested to hear about a recent federal appellate decision holding that arbitration subpoenas in the US have nationwide scope. That’s the outcome in Jones Day v. Orrick, 42 F. 4th 1131 (9th Cir. 2022), a recent decision regarding an arbitration between two big law firms. The Ninth Circuit ruled that arbitration subpoenas have nationwide scope. So what’s this all about? Well, we all know that …
CCA Launches New Mentorship Opportunity
The CCA Associates Program Aims to Increase Diversity in the Alternative Dispute Resolution Field The College of Commercial Arbitrators (CCA), a professional, collegial organization established in 2001, that celebrates and advocates excellence in the field of commercial arbitration – in the US and internationally – opens registration for a new and rare mentorship opportunity. The CCA designed its Associates Program to share the Fellows’ highest standards of ethics and professional conduct …
CCA Congratulates and Welcomes the New Fellows Class of 2022!
CCA welcomes 20 new Fellows in 2022. More information about our latest class will be coming soon! David M. Benck (Birmingham, AL) John J. Buckley, Jr. (Washington, DC) Mark J. Bunim (New York, NY) Henry G. Burnett (Miami, FL) Theodore K. Cheng (Princeton Junction, NJ) Mark C. Friedlander (Chicago, IL) Thomas P. Hanrahan (Manhattan Beach, CA) Benjamin Hughes (Singapore) David H. Lichter (Aventura, FL) Kathleen D. Paisley (Miami, FL) Elizabeth Penn …
Arbitration is Efficient! US Supreme Court Rejects Foreign Discovery Requests in International Arbitration
A CCA Blog: The Aardvark* My friends on the US Supreme Court unanimously agreed this week that parties in foreign arbitrations cannot ask US courts for discovery. The Supreme Court’s opinion in ZF Automotive US, Inc., et al. v. Luxshare, Ltd., and AlixPartners, LLP, et al. v. Fund for Protection of Investors' Rights in Foreign States (June 13, 2022) settled a dispute among the US Circuits over whether 28 USC 1782, a statute providing for foreign court assistance, applied in …
CCA Associates Mentorship Program – Class of 2022
Meet the 2022 CCA Associates Scott L. Evans (Shareholder, Buchalter) – Scott resides in Denver, Colorado where he has practiced commercial litigation for over 25 years. He has specific experience litigating cannabis and hemp matters, soft IP issues, real estate matters, employment contracts, and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) disputes. Mr. Evans also has a significant white collar and in-house investigations practice. His clients have included financial …
Convincing Your Arbitrators to Authorize the Discovery You Really Need in Your Commercial Arbitration
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: The Hidden Impacts of Unconscious Bias
2022 Virtual Arbitration Report to CCA
In connection with a presentation by a panel of CCA Fellows at the Spring Meeting of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section, the College surveyed its membership seeking the individual and collective experiences and opinions of the Fellows regarding arbitrations conducted in whole or in part through remote video technology (‘virtual arbitrations’). This is a preliminary summary of the results of that survey. (April 2022) *The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily …

