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Client Alert: Navigating the Hazards of US Litigation: Lessons from Recent Decisions Involving Korean Companies

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Notwithstanding recent political turmoil, Korean companies have been expanding into the United States at a fast clip, continuing a trend of investment beneficial to businesses in both countries. As Korean brands increasingly...more

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Franchisee 101: Detailing Within a State Addendum

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A California federal court partially granted a motion to compel arbitration by car care franchisor Spiffy Franchising. However, the court invalidated provisions in the franchise agreement providing for dispute resolution in...more

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Tennessee Federal Court Compels Arbitration in Fraudulent Inducement Dispute

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A federal court in Tennessee recently compelled arbitration for parties in a franchise disclosure dispute. B&P Glass Mirror, LLC v. Clozetivity Franchising, LLC, 2023 WL 3484205 (M.D. Tenn. May 16, 2023). Plaintiff B&P...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Fourth (and Final?) Act in the Kabab-Ji Saga—What Law Governs the Arbitration Agreement (Law of the Seat or Law of the Underlying...

On 28 September 2022, the French Cour de cassation upheld the French Court of Appeal’s decision in Kabab-Ji SAL v. Kout Food Group that the law of the seat, rather than the law governing the underlying contract, governed...more

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Kabab-Ji SAL (Lebanon) v Kout Food Group (Kuwait) [2021] UKSC 48: UK Supreme Court clarifies approach to determining whether there...

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In an important recent decision, the U.K. Supreme Court provided further guidance on how to determine the law that applies to an international arbitration agreement. In its unanimous decision in Kabab-Ji SAL v Kout Food...more

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The Franchise Memorandum - Issue # 268 (Distribution Issue)

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Welcome to The Franchise Memorandum by Lathrop GPM. Periodically, The Franchise Memorandum focuses on topics primarily of interest to companies that use distributors and dealers rather than manage a business format franchise...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Law of an Arbitration Agreement: Is it the law of the seat or the law of the underlying contract?

If there is no express law of the arbitration agreement, the law with which that agreement has its closest and most real connection is either the law of the underlying contract or the law of the seat of the arbitration. The...more

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