Appointment as sole arbitrator, panel chair or party-appointed arbitrator.

• Sole arbitrator in commercial, healthcare and financial disputes
• Chair of three-member panels
• Party-appointed arbitrator on tripartite panels
• Emergency and interim-measures arbitrator
• Special master and court-appointed neutral evaluator

Subject matter

• Partnership, shareholder and LLC disputes; fiduciary duty; business torts
• Healthcare reimbursement, medical necessity, peer review and credentialing
• Fraud claims, including matters with parallel criminal or regulatory exposure
• Securities, investor, fund and receivership-related claims
• Insurance coverage and catastrophic loss valuation

Procedure

A preliminary hearing is convened within days of appointment. A scheduling order is entered that counsel can rely upon. Discovery disputes are resolved by short written ruling on page-limited submissions. The award date is fixed at the outset.

A model arbitration clause is available for drafting purposes. See Model Clause.