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Courtroom in New York — disputes and arbitration practice

Disputes & Arbitration

Commercial litigation, AAA/ICC arbitration, enforcement

Merits memo fixed-fee; proceedings hourly with an agreed ceiling.

Led by Jane Hale

What we do

Commercial and shareholder disputes

AAA and ICC arbitration

Enforcement of foreign awards

Injunctions

Specialties

Merits memo in five business days

Costs and funding advice

Mediation

Selected matters

2026/018

Defense of a Cleveland manufacturer in an $18M supply-chain arbitration (AAA)

$18M

Dismissed

Defense of a Cleveland manufacturer in an $18M supply-chain arbitration (AAA)

2026/018

$18M

Dismissed

2025/097

Executive dismissal dispute, New York Supreme Court, Commercial Division

14 months’ salary

Settled

Executive dismissal dispute, New York Supreme Court, Commercial Division

2025/097

14 months’ salary

Settled

2024/126

Shareholder dispute in a family manufacturing group

Buy-out at our expert’s valuation

Settled

Shareholder dispute in a family manufacturing group

2024/126

Buy-out at our expert’s valuation

Settled

2025/063

Defense of a construction group in an ICC arbitration seated in Vienna

$8.4M

Settled

Defense of a construction group in an ICC arbitration seated in Vienna

2025/063

$8.4M

Settled

They told us on day two what the case was worth and what it would cost to find out. Nobody else did.

CFO, industrial group, Cleveland

Questions

How quickly can you tell me whether the case is worth running?

Do you take cases on a success fee?

State court or arbitration?

Can you enforce a foreign award here?

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