Arbitration
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Arbitration Services
Finality Without the Courtroom
Arbitration provides an alternative to resolving disputes through the public court system. Rather than asking a judge or jury to decide the case, the parties present their evidence and legal arguments to a neutral arbitrator, who issues an award that is generally binding under applicable law.
Businesses and individuals often choose arbitration for its structured process, greater privacy and procedural flexibility than court litigation, and the opportunity to have their dispute decided by a neutral with experience in complex commercial and employment matters.
Why Choose Arbitration?
Finality
Unlike mediation, arbitration concludes with an award that is generally binding on the parties and enforceable in court, subject to the limited grounds for judicial review provided by applicable law.
Privacy
Unlike most court proceedings, arbitration is generally a private process. Depending on the parties’ agreement and applicable arbitration rules, confidential business information, financial information, personnel matters, and trade secrets may be protected from public disclosure.
Efficiency
Arbitration often allows parties to resolve disputes more efficiently than court litigation through flexible scheduling, streamlined procedures, and focused discovery appropriate to the needs of the case.
Party Autonomy
The parties generally have greater control over selecting the decision-maker, scheduling the proceedings, and tailoring certain procedural aspects of the arbitration than they would in court.
Commercial Arbitration
Commercial disputes often require an arbitrator who understands not only the governing law but also the business realities affecting the parties. Tamara Bock arbitrates a wide range of complex commercial disputes, including:
- Contract disputes
- Partnership and shareholder disputes
- Business torts
- Fiduciary duty claims
- Trade secret and restrictive covenant disputes
- Franchise disputes
- Financial services disputes
- Real estate disputes
- Privacy and data-related disputes
- Other complex commercial matters
Commercial Arbitration
Commercial disputes often require an arbitrator who understands not only the governing law but also the business realities affecting the parties. Tamara Bock arbitrates a wide range of complex commercial disputes, including:
- Contract disputes
- Partnership and shareholder disputes
- Business torts
- Fiduciary duty claims
- Trade secret and restrictive covenant disputes
- Franchise disputes
- Financial services disputes
- Real estate disputes
- Privacy and data-related disputes
- Other complex commercial matters
Employment Arbitration
Employment disputes frequently involve significant legal, financial, and reputational considerations for both employers and employees. Tamara Bock serves as a neutral arbitrator in employment disputes involving:
- Wrongful termination
- Discrimination
- Harassment
- Retaliation
- Executive compensation
- Employment agreements
- Restrictive covenants
- Trade secret disputes
- Separation agreements
Arbitration Formats
Depending on the parties’ arbitration agreement or subsequent stipulation, arbitration may proceed in several different formats.
Binding Arbitration – The arbitrator issues a final award that is generally binding and enforceable, subject to the limited grounds for judicial review provided by law.
High-Low Arbitration – Before the hearing, the parties agree upon minimum and maximum recovery amounts. The arbitrator determines liability and damages, but the final award is adjusted, if necessary, to remain within the agreed range.
Baseball Arbitration – Each party submits a proposed monetary award, and the arbitrator must select one proposal in its entirety. This format is sometimes used when parties wish to encourage reasonable settlement positions.
Non-Binding Arbitration – The arbitrator issues an advisory decision that the parties may use to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their positions and facilitate settlement discussions.
Why Parties Choose Tamara Bock
Parties choose Tamara for her ability to quickly understand complex factual and legal issues, carefully evaluate competing evidence and arguments, and render thoughtful, well-reasoned decisions.
She approaches every arbitration with thorough preparation, attentive listening, disciplined case management, and a commitment to providing each party a full and fair opportunity to present its case.
Frequently Asked Questions
Arbitration is commonly used to resolve commercial, employment, partnership, franchise, construction, real estate, financial services, and other civil disputes. Whether arbitration is available depends on the parties’ agreement or applicable law.
Arbitration is generally a private process, but the scope of confidentiality depends on the parties’ arbitration agreement, the rules of the administering organization, and applicable law. Unlike court proceedings, arbitration filings and hearings are typically not open to the public.
In mediation, the mediator helps the parties negotiate a voluntary resolution but does not decide the dispute. In arbitration, the arbitrator serves as the decision maker and issues an award that is generally binding on the parties.
Yes. One of the principal advantages of arbitration is that parties often have the opportunity to select an arbitrator with experience relevant to the legal and factual issues presented by the dispute.
The timeline varies depending on the complexity of the dispute, the amount of discovery required, and the parties’ schedules. In many cases, arbitration can be completed more quickly than court litigation because the schedule is established by the parties and the arbitrator rather than the court’s calendar.
Yes. In most cases, a final arbitration award may be confirmed by a court and enforced as a judgment, subject to the limited grounds for judicial review provided under the Federal Arbitration Act or applicable state law.