International & Domestic Arbitration
Arbitration is its own practice, and we treat it that way. The procedures are streamlined and specialized, and the forum has customs of its own. Your ultimate audience is another lawyer, not a jury. And the arbitrator who will decide whether you win or lose also manages the entire case, from the first scheduling conference through the final hearing, so credibility with the tribunal is built from day one.
We represent claimants and respondents in commercial, entertainment, and cross-border arbitrations, and we litigate the fights that come before and after the merits: whether a dispute belongs in arbitration at all, who is bound by an agreement they never signed, and whether an award will be confirmed or vacated. If you have a contract with an arbitration clause and a dispute you expect to escalate, that clause is worth analyzing before anyone files anything.
Our Experience
As a team, Courtney Elgart, Stephanie Command, and Jean Ralph Fleurmont have obtained a multi-million-dollar award for a hotel owner in domestic arbitration and a complete defense and multi-million-dollar counterclaim award for a respondent in private international arbitration. These arbitrations have proceeded under the rules of the London Court of International Arbitration and in domestic forums including JAMS. Some notable cases are below:
Courtney Elgart obtained a multi-million-dollar award for profit participants in a private arbitration. She also has particular experience with arbitrability under California law, including compelling arbitration both against and on behalf of non-signatories.
Stephanie Command worked on complex arbitration matters at White & Case in New York. She also has experience enforcing arbitration awards in California state court.
Jean Ralph Fleurmont represented a former National Football League head coach in a breach of contract action in private arbitration.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.