Publications
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04.2012International Commercial Arbitration in Washington: The Need for the Model LawArticles
Washington State Bar News, Volume 66 Number 4, Page 30
The piece posits that our state will be a more desirable venue for international arbitrations if it adopts the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, as have our neighbors (California, Oregon, British Columbia). -
Winter 2011The Restatement of the U.S. Law of International Commercial Arbitration in ContextArticlesImagine that you are an in-house lawyer for Builder, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in California. Builder has been sued in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware by a German company, Deutsche AG (DAG), seeking to enforce an arbitration award it obtained in London against Builder.
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04.05.2011Check Your SourcesArticles
Law360
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03.18.2011Boeing Exposes Securities Plaintiffs for Misuse of Confidential SourceArticlesAssociation of Corporate Counsel Newsstand
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Winter 2011The Restatement of the U.S. Law of International Commercial Arbitration in Context: Enforcement ActionsLawyer Publications
In-House Litigator, Volume 25, Number 2
American Bar Association
Steve Koh, Jared Hager, and Jeremy Ross recently authored an article for the ABA Committee on Corporate Counsel's newsletter, the In-House Litigator. The article, "The Restatement of the U.S. Law of International Commercial Arbitration in Context," discusses recent progress on the American Law Institute's Restatement of the U.S. Law of International Commercial Arbitration and analyzes Chapter 5 of the tentative draft in a hypothetical context. The Restatement will be formulated over the next several years and promises to eventually assist in addressing the complexities of international arbitration.
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06.15.2010The IBA Adopts Revised Rules of Evidence for International ArbitrationUpdatesThe framework for international arbitration is provided primarily by arbitration agreements, institutional rules and national laws. Those sources, however, typically say little or nothing about rules of evidence or the process for presenting documents, fact and expert witnesses, discovery, and the conduct of the evidentiary hearing.
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05.17.2010Second Circuit Affirms Arbitral Award Ordering Costs, Including Attorneys’ Fees, Despite Contractual Provision Requiring Each Party to Bear Its Own ExpensesUpdatesParties often seek to modify the default rule that arbitrators may award costs, including attorneys’ fees, as part of the final award by providing that each party shall bear its own costs.
Presentations
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04.14.2014When Problems AriseSpeaking EngagementsWorld Space Risk Forum Focus Group / Dubai, UAE
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12.08.2011International Arbitration SeminarSeminarsPerkins Coie / Seattle, WAPresenters include renowned international arbitrators and commercial users of international arbitration who will share their experience and discuss key aspects of the practice.
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10.26.2010 - 10.27.2010ABA Air & Space Law ConferenceSpeaking EngagementsABA Air & Space Law Forum
2010 Annual Meeting and CLE ProgramFAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, Alaska Air Group CEO Bill Ayer, and Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Jim Albaugh will be the keynote speakers. Tom McLaughlin served on the planning committee and will be moderating a panel discussion on air-crash litigation. Steve Koh will be moderating a panel discussion on international arbitration of satellite disputes. Perkins, Boeing and Alaska are gold sponsors and are hosting jointly the Gala Reception and Dinner at the Museum of Flight. -
09.09.2009International Commercial ArbitrationSeminarsPerkins Coie / Seattle, WAThe seminar provided roundtable discussion and guidance, from drafting an effective clause to enforcing an international arbitration award.