Alternative Dispute Resolution Including Arbitrations, Mediation and Mini-Trials
Kercsmar & Feltus helps our clients resolve difficult business challenges in the forum that is best suited to the client’s strategic interests. That forum is often not a lawsuit in the public courts, but rather some other form of dispute resolution. Our lawyers are not only skilled advocates in the courtroom setting, but also in arbitration, mediation and a full compliment of other alternative dispute resolution processes including neutral case evaluation and mini-trials and summary jury trials.
Our lawyers have arbitrated matters before single arbitrators and arbitration panels across Arizona. We are familiar with the rules and procedures of the primary international, national, regional, and local arbitral institutions, such as the International Chamber of Commerce, the American Arbitration Association and JAMS. We are also well acquainted with the ADR processes of self-regulating organizations like the National Association of Securities Dealers.
Our ability to help resolve complex matters is reflected in the breadth of our many arbitration experiences in disputes related to:
• General Commercial Issues
• Contract Disputes
• Corporate Governance and Divorce Issues
• Securities
• Telecommunications
• Technology Licensing and Enforcement
• Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets
• Commercial Real Estate
• Construction Contracts
• Labor and Employment Law
Kercsmar & Feltus’ lawyers also regularly provide other related ADR services, such as counseling clients in the drafting of contractual arbitration clauses.
Representative Cases
- Successfully defended owners of mill-working business in three-day arbitration hearing against claims arising from the sale of the business.
- Successfully represented individual investors in three day arbitration against one of the largest condominium developments in Maricopa County.
- Represented a real estate development consulting company in multi-million dollar AAA arbitration dispute involving a planned 800-acre mixed-use development project.
- Successfully defended retail tanning franchise in AAA arbitration procedure against franchiser arising from franchise agreement.
- Successfully represented a major ice cream and dessert franchiser in several AAA arbitrations involving franchisees.
- Successfully defended a national bank against plaintiffs seeking to enforce sham arbitration awards against the bank.
- Represented buyer of waste management business in claims related to purchase of business, including complex fraud and breaches of representations and warranties.
- Represented seller of rare automobile in dispute against auction house over failed sale of the vehicle.
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