Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jul. 17, 2026
Stop outsourcing your disputes
California companies do business around the world. Their disputes should stay here.
Giorgio Sassine
Partner and Chair of the International Arbitration Practice
Gavrilov & Brooks
Email: G.Sassine@musickpeeler.com
When California companies negotiate international contracts, they spend months fighting over price, delivery schedules, intellectual property and regulatory risk. Then, in the final days before signing, they spend perhaps 10 minutes on one of the most consequential provisions in the entire agreement: where and how future disputes will be resolved.
Too often the answer is New York. Or London, or Singapore. I have spent my career representing California co...
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