Service as Panel Chair or Sole Arbitrator

  • A domestic arbitration between a U.S. State government and a major oil company involving claims for royalty income damages arising out of production curtailments and pipeline replacements in a major U.S. oil field (Panel Chair).
  • An international arbitration arising out of a software and cloud services development agreement (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A domestic IP arbitration involving alleged breaches of a patent licensing agreement for development of a vaccine (Panel Chair).
  • A nine-figure domestic arbitration involving claims related to sales of carbon offset credits (Panel Chair).
  • An international arbitration between a U.S. aircraft manufacturer and a European supplier involving breach of warranty claims (Panel Chair).
  • A domestic arbitration involving alleged breaches of a long-term coal sales agreement (Panel Chair).
  • A “baseball” arbitration between the lessor and lessee of an underground gas storage facility arising out of a contractually-required re-evaluation of the lease rates due under the facility’s lease following the first ten years of operations (Sole Arbitrator).
  • An arbitration convened pursuant to RCW 19.126.040 to determine the fair market value of distribution rights for certain spirits brands following a termination of those rights (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A dispute between a national retailer and a grower over alleged breaches of a long-term agricultural supply agreement providing for delivery of custom-grown agricultural products produced at a dedicated facility constructed and operated in part with the assistance of a loan provided by the buyer/retailer (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A dispute between a national retailer and a company providing “last mile” local delivery services (Panel Chair).
  • A dispute between a hospital system providing emergency healthcare services and a health insurer over alleged breaches of a Healthcare Services Agreement (Panel Chair).
  • An international arbitration involving disputes concerning the interpretation and effect of the force majeure provisions in a casino licensing agreement following the covid pandemic (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A domestic energy arbitration between parties to a long-term electric power tolling agreement involving claims for recovery of winter reliability penalties imposed by the New England ISO as ancillary charges and counterclaims alleging systematic miscalculation of availability charges (Panel Chair).
  • A domestic construction arbitration relating to renovation of a large ferry terminal (Panel Chair).
  • A multi-party domestic arbitration involving claims of wrongful termination of an exclusive distribution agreement in the soft drink and bottling industry (Panel Chair).
  • An international arbitration between a manufacturer of steel products and a supplier of coke involving alleged breaches of a long-term supply contract (Panel Chair).
  • An international arbitration related to performance of patent licensing and product development agreements for technologies used in e-readers (Panel Chair).
  • A domestic energy arbitration between an RTO and a transmission customer that operates an electric power plant involving alleged breaches of a service agreement (Panel Chair).
  • A domestic energy arbitration between a California city and the owner of a 134 MW natural gas-fired power plant involving disputes arising under a power purchase/tolling agreement and under a related interconnection and transmission services agreement (Sole Arbitrator).
  • An international arbitration of a civil antitrust dispute between a large U.S. national retailer and a Japanese manufacturer of flat screen technology products relating to damages allegedly caused by a horizontal price-fixing conspiracy (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A domestic energy arbitration involving a dispute over interpretation of the price term in a long-term gas purchase contract (Panel Chair).
  • An international arbitration involving a pharmaceutical licensing dispute between U.S. and Indian parties (Panel Chair).
  • A nine-figure international arbitration between Belgian and Brazilian owners of a Texas oil and gas refinery relating to a corporate governance dispute, exercise on one owner’s “put” rights, and resulting valuation of the refinery (Panel Chair).
  • An international arbitration between a U.S. seller and a Japanese purchaser involving claims of alleged breaches of an asset purchase agreement for a nanocrystal technology business (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A wind energy dispute between the owner of a 5,000+ acre wind power generation project and a large public utility (Panel Chair).
  • A “baseball” arbitration between a natural gas, geothermal and electric power generator and an electric cooperative over alleged breaches of a long-term power purchase agreement (Panel Chair).
  • A dispute between a provider of pharmacy benefit management services and Medicare Part D plan sponsor and a national specialty pharmacy involving claims of alleged breaches of a provider agreement (Panel Chair).
  • An international arbitration involving a pharmaceutical licensing dispute between U.S. and Canadian parties (Panel Chair).
  • A domestic energy arbitration between parties disputing the interpretation of a long-term electric power purchase agreement (Panel Chair).
  • An international arbitration between U.S. and Chinese parties involving a licensing dispute related to a medical product (Panel Chair).
  • A domestic arbitration between co-owners of a marine fueling terminal and tank farm involving claims of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duties against the LLC’s managing member (Panel Chair).
  • A domestic arbitration between a prominent professional athlete and a manufacturer of athletic clothing and footwear arising out of an international licensing and promotional agreement (Panel Chair).
  • An international arbitration between US and Canadian railroads to set fair-market rental car-hire rates for use of approximately 5,000 73-foot centerbeam flatcars (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A nine-figure international energy arbitration between a Canadian governmental entity and a private hydroelectric power generator relating to alleged breaches of a long-term electric power supply contract (Sole Arbitrator).
  • An international arbitration of a dispute between Saudi Arabian and U.S. software joint venture partners (Panel Chair).
  • A patent licensing dispute related to distribution in Brazil of certain agricultural seed products containing patented insect-resistant transgenically modified traits (Panel Chair).
  • An international arbitration between a U.S. manufacturer of business jets and a European customer involving breach of warranty claims (Panel Chair).
  • An international arbitration of a franchising dispute between parties from India and the U.S. (Sole Arbitrator).
  • An AAA healthcare arbitration, seated in California, between an independent practice association and a healthcare service plan involving claims of breaches of a medical services agreement due to reduced or denied payments for certain non-capitated services (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A domestic arbitration of a consumer protection, business tort and breach of contract dispute between property owners and a company engaged in removing underground storage tanks and remediating petroleum-contaminated soils (Sole Arbitrator).
  • An international arbitration between U.S., U.K. and Korean parties alleging breaches of long-term international supply contracts for zinc concentrates (Panel Chair).
  • An insurance coverage dispute addressing whether coverage existed under D&O policies for class action claims brought against a payment processing firm in the debt-settlement industry (Panel Chair).
  • An insurance coverage dispute addressing whether coverage existed under an employment practices policy for class action claims brought against a trucking and delivery firm (Panel Chair).
  • A domestic energy arbitration between parties to a long-term gas purchase contract involving disputed interpretations of contractual provisions related to deductions for demand charges (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A domestic energy arbitration between a coal-fired electric power generating plant and a utility over interpretation of the pricing provisions in a long-term (30 year) power purchase agreement (Panel Chair).
  • A domestic energy dispute between parties in the Eastern U.S. alleging breaches of a 30-year electric power purchase agreement at a 100+ megawatt biomass-powered facility (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A dispute relating to interpretation and operation of a long term electric power purchase option agreement (Panel Chair).
  • A dispute, seated in Tennessee, between an alleged class of physicians and health insurance company related to denials of certain reimbursement requests related clinical diagnostic tests performed in a hospital setting (Panel Chair).
  • A construction arbitration related to alleged construction defects in the construction of a shopping center (Panel Chair).
  • A breach-of-warranty dispute between the owner of a natural gas pipeline and a manufacturer of gas turbine compressor packages (Panel Chair).
  • Service as an Emergency Arbitrator pursuant to Article 37 of the ICDR’s International Arbitration Rules in several cases (Sole Arbitrator).
  • An indemnification and duty-to-defend dispute arising under California law (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A domestic arbitration of construction claims and breach-of-privacy counterclaims involving an entertainment industry personality (Panel Chair).
  • An international arbitration between US and Chinese parties related to small parcel shipping charges billed to a large internet retailer (Panel Chair).
  • A large multiemployer pension plan withdrawal liability case submitted to arbitration pursuant to ERISA (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A commercial real estate dispute between the lessor of a manufacturing plant and the lessee involving allegations of waste allegedly committed by the tenant during a long-term (45+ years) commercial lease (Panel Chair).
  • An eight-figure accounting-based dispute between parties involved in financing and operation of two large hotels in Chicago and San Francisco (Panel Chair).
  • A domestic energy arbitration between a consortium of public utility districts and a private generating company relating to interpretation and enforceability of a five-year option agreement to purchase electric power from a gas-fired generating plant (Panel Chair).
  • An international dispute between U.S. and Chinese parties involving alleged breaches of a long-term agreement for rental of shipping containers (Panel Chair).
  • A corporate governance dispute between owners of three LLC’s (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A dispute between a hospital and an IT vendor over alleged breaches of a healthcare IT services outsourcing agreement (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A California-based contract dispute between a large commercial retailer and a consultant relating to enterprise-zone tax credits (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A distributor-termination and valuation dispute between a brewery and a beer distributor (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A domestic arbitration between Washington and California parties involving claims of breaches of a loan services and investment advisory agreement and private placement memorandum, and related breaches of fiduciary duties (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A construction dispute between a general contractor and a soils subcontractor relating to a school construction project (Sole Arbitrator).
  • An international arbitration involving applications for emergency relief between parties engaged in the aviation industry (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A dispute related to exports of Alaska seafood products to China and Japan (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A contract dispute between an Italian manufacturer and the former CEO of its U.S. subsidiary (Panel Chair).
  • A dispute between an affiliate of the Chinese government and a U.S. party related to a timber and real estate project (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A re-credentialing dispute between a Medicaid managed care organization and a physician.(Panel Chair).
  • A contract dispute between a high-tech multinational company headquartered in India and the former CEO of its U.S. subsidiary (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A dispute involving securities and tort claims brought by an Indian tribe against its former investment advisory firm (Panel Chair).
  • A dispute relating to a business purchase and sale, and related unit buy-back agreements (Sole Arbitrator).
  • Service, pursuant to a settlement agreement, as the court-appointed arbitrator to determine the amount of class action damages in two consumer class actions against a large health insurer (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A dispute related to an investment banking firm’s claim for its fees due to services provided to a client in connection with a corporate acquisition (Sole Arbitrator).
  • An insurance coverage dispute relating to investment losses suffered by the retirement trust of a labor union (Panel Chair).
  • A software industry dispute involving alleged breaches of an asset purchase agreement (Sole Arbitrator).
  • An arbitration between two telecommunications companies arising out of an asset sale (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A collective and class action arbitration of claims that a satellite television company failed to pay employees as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act and related state statutes (Sole Arbitrator).
  • An ERISA arbitration challenging a California hotel’s assessment for multi-employer pension plan withdrawal liability (Sole arbitrator).
  • A class action arbitration between an alleged class of medical provider groups and several health insurance companies alleging price-fixing and other antitrust violations in a geographic market defined as Missouri and Kansas (Panel Chair).
  • An international arbitration arising out of a U.S. company’s termination of its distributor in the Dominican Republic (Sole Arbitrator).
  • An employment-termination dispute between a major league baseball team and one of its former management employees (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A dispute related to related to interpretation of a contract providing for resale of satellite bandwidth intended for a military end-use application (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A commercial contract dispute between Washington and South Carolina parties arising out of an agreement for provision of sales and marketing services for real estate sales at a private, gated golf community project (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A domestic arbitration between an airline providing charter aircraft services and a logistics services provider over alleged wrongful termination of an aircraft services contract for cargo transport aircraft (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A domestic healthcare arbitration involving a billing dispute between an insurer and a California hospital over whether charges  for inhaled nitrous oxide treatments for a pre-term infant were subject to plan exclusions for experimental or investigative medical procedures (Sole Arbitrator).
  • An indemnification and breach of contract dispute between a U.S. airline and a service provider arising out of a service agreement under which the provider agreed to provide wheelchair-assistance services to inbound and outbound passengers at a U.S. airport (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A construction arbitration (three-week hearing) related to a commercial real estate development project that included condominiums, apartments, retail businesses and shops, restaurants, a cinema, parking structures and various other features (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A dispute between a physician and a large private health insurer relating to allegedly fraudulent provider billings (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A domestic franchise dispute related to a business offering commercial moving and relocation services (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A commercial healthcare dispute between a California network of primary care and specialist physicians and a healthcare service plan involving allegations of breach of contract and breaches of fiduciary duty arising out of alleged failures to pay for certain non-capitated goods and services (Sole Arbitrator).
  • An international arbitration between Japanese and US parties involving disputes over interpretation of a long-term sales contract for technology products used in the aviation industry (Panel Chair).
  • An international arbitration between a Chinese manufacturer of vaping devices and accessories and its global distributor, a U.S. company, over issues arising under an Exclusive Distribution Agreement (Sole Arbitrator).
  • An international force majeure dispute between an Oregon seller and a buyer located in Pakistan over an ocean shipment of steel (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A domestic construction arbitration relating construction of marine port facilities (Panel Chair).
  • A domestic healthcare arbitration between a hospital system and a health insurer involving alleged breaches of a health services agreement and statute-based claims relating to denials of claims for emergency room services (Panel Chair).
  • A commercial contract dispute between an independent sales representative and a medical equipment manufacturer alleging breaches of an Exclusive Representative Agreement relating to sales of ventilators during the covid-19 pandemic (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A domestic construction arbitration relating to construction of an oceanfront condominium building (Sole Arbitrator).
  • A domestic construction arbitration related to alleged construction defects in an urban low-income housing project (Panel Chair).
  • A domestic construction arbitration relating to a road construction project (Sole Arbitrator).

Service as a Neutral Panelist Arbitrator

  • An international (UNCITRAL rules) arbitration involving a dispute over interpretation and application of a force majeure clause in a long-term LNG take-or-pay supply contract.
  • An insurance coverage dispute between a hospital and an insurer arising out a large claim against the hospital by a patient.
  • An international construction arbitration between Mexican subsidiaries of Spanish and US parties relating to a large (306 MW/85 turbine) wind farm project in Mexico.
  • A trade secret arbitration involving alleged misappropriation of a hedge fund’s financial modelling technologies.
  • An international arbitration of a patent licensing dispute related to semiconductor patents.
  • A domestic arbitration arising out of the sale of a coal-related energy business.
  • An international arbitration between a European manufacturer of dental handpieces, turbines, sterilizers and other dental instruments and US and Australian parties over alleged wrongful termination of an exclusive distribution agreement and misappropriation of trade secrets.
  • A dispute between a regional hospital and a health care insurer involving claims of alleged violations of a facility participation agreement and related statutory violations arising out of the insurer’s alleged failure to make timely payments for health care services provided to benefit plan members.
  • An arbitration between members of an LLC that operated a gold mine.
  • A construction arbitration relating to construction of a Seattle office tower.
  • An international telecom patent licensing arbitration involving claims for royalties and defenses and counterclaims alleging antitrust violations and breaches of contractual obligations to standard setting organizations (ETSI and IEEE) to license SEPs patents on FRAND terms.
  • An international arbitration between a U.S. airline and three European airlines over interpretation of revenue sharing agreements following a merger involving one of the original contracting parties.
  • An international arbitration involving claims of misappropriation of trade secrets in the US cellular telecommunications industry.
  • An international arbitration involving alleged breaches of a co-development agreement providing for design, development and financing of photovoltaic solar electric power projects for a California city.
  • A domestic energy arbitration between parties to an oil and gas participation agreement over interpretation and implementation of an “area of mutual interest” provision.
  • An international biotech arbitration between US and Swiss parties related to alleged breaches of a licensing agreement covering certain genotypes sold for use in a test kit for human papillomavirus.
  • A patent licensing dispute releating to “winglets” used on certain commercial airliners.
  • An international insurance coverage arbitration involving claims by a large brokerage firm for coverage of mutual fund losses made under D&O policies.
  • An international arbitration between US and Austrian parties arising out of the sale of a software company involving alleged breaches of representations and warranties given by the sellers related to balance sheet and tax liabilities.
  • An international arbitration between Israeli and Chinese parties relating to sales and licensing of a technology product in China.
  • An international arbitration between British, Israeli and U.S. investors in a large commercial real estate project related to alleged breaches of the parties’ development agreements, fiduciary duties and capital call obligations.
  • A construction arbitration related to the structural steel subcontract for construction of a sports arena for a U.S. university.
  • A dispute seated in Arizona between a physicians’ radiology practice/outpatient medical imaging provider and a health insurer involving claims of alleged breaches of medical group participation agreements.
  • An international arbitration of a dispute arising out of the alleged wrongful termination of a custom manufacturing agreement between U.S. and Brazilian parties and alleged breaches of the agreement’s non-competition and confidentiality covenants.
  • An international arbitration between US and Indian parties relating to interpretation and enforcement of the royalty provision in a software licensing agreement permitting manufacture of a GPS navigational product sold to the commercial aviation industry.
  • An international arbitration between U.S. and Dutch parties of a trade secret, breach-of-contract and RICO dispute between competing manufacturers of an environmental remediation product used to remove mercury from the waste gas streams of coal-fired public utilities.
  • A domestic energy arbitration between a natural gas shipper and gatherer over alleged breaches of a natural gas gathering agreement.
  • A dispute between a private investment firm and several of the firm’s portfolio managers over interpretation of contractual provisions governing management of holdback accounts.
  • An international ICDR arbitration between Swedish and U.S. parties involving alleged breaches of a patent licensing agreement covering certain microprocessor technology used in cell phones.
  • A domestic arbitration between a major oil company and a U.S. state government to determine the value of the company’s Alaska North Slope crude oil production landed on the U.S. West Coast.
  • A domestic construction arbitration relating to a project to redevelop and expand a large corporate headquarters campus by adding office space, a parking garage and research and testing buildings.
  • A domestic arbitration involving a dispute between a software development firm and a company owning natural gas pipelines involving breach of contract and breach of warranty claims related to development of a customized software product.
  • A commercial real estate arbitration involving decennial rent re-set appraisal and valuation issues related to the biotech campus buildings of a large U.S. medical school.
  • A rate-setting dispute between a Class I railroad and several short line railroads involving claims of alleged breaches of freight operating agreements.
  • A domestic energy arbitration between a qualifying cogeneration power plant and a large industrial customer over alleged improper termination of a long-term purchase and sale agreement for supply of steam.
  • A dispute between owners of an HMO over alleged related-party transactions and breaches of fiduciary duties by directors of a Medicaid managed care company.
  • A dispute between former joint venture parties alleging breach of contract, business torts, fraudulent conveyancing and misappropriation of trade secrets.
  • A Texas dispute between general and limited-partner investors in certain oil and gas and commercial real estate properties involving allegations of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and fraud.
  • A dispute between two Washington hospitals and a national health insurer over reimbursement issues.
  • A domestic construction arbitration relating to a project to expand a secondary treatment plant.
  • A domestic energy arbitration involving alleged breaches of a long-term gas purchase agreement due to alleged mismeasurement and inaccurate computation of the seller’s gas volumes and heating constituents.
  • A dispute between a financial advisory firm and a withdrawing founding member over amounts due to the departing member under the firm’s Operating Agreement.
  • A class action arbitration between an alleged class of physicians and a health insurance company operating in Texas related to denials of reimbursement requests for the professional component services portion of billings for certain clinical diagnostic tests performed in a hospital setting.
  • A dispute involving the U.S. Olympic Committee and the national governing body of an Olympic sport.
  • An insurance coverage arbitration involving claims arising under a “Buyer’s Side” Representation and Warranties insurance policy issued in connection with a corporate acquisition.
  • A construction arbitration involving claims arising from a project to expand a corporate owner’s headquarters campus by adding office space, a parking garage, and research and testing facilities.
  • A multi-party domestic arbitration brought by several Texas oil and gas limited partnerships and LLC’s seeking declaratory relief determining that certain unit transfer restrictions and succession planning agreements adopted previously were valid and enforceable as against the divorcing spouse of a founding partner and her associated marital trusts, and counterclaims alleging breach of contract, breaches of fiduciary duty and entitlement to advancements.
  • An insurance coverage dispute between a hospital and an insurer arising out a large claim against the hospital by a patient.
  • A contract dispute between a Texas tank farm and an international customer over billings following a fire and invocation of a force majeure clause.
  • An international arbitration over covid-related disputes arising under a professional sports-related sponsorship and license agreement entered into by an international sports apparel and equipment manufacturer and the governing body for soccer of a Latin American country.
  • A domestic healthcare arbitration involving claims by hospitals against a nationwide health insurer based on federal sequestration decisions.
  • A domestic construction arbitration related to construction of sports stadium at a U.S. university.
  • A domestic arbitration between a U.S. State government and a major oil company to determine the value of the company’s Alaska North Slope crude oil production landed on the U.S. West Coast during a specified time period for computation-of-royalty purposes.