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BatesCarey LLP invites you to a panel discussion on "Enforcing 'Foreign' Arbitration Clauses and Responding to Jurisdictional Challenges in U.S. Courts," hosted by the XL Bermuda Claims Department. The discussion will be led by Ommid C. Farashahi and Jason P. Minkin of BatesCarey LLP and Joshua S. Force of Sher Garner Cahill Klein & Hilbert, L.L.C.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014
3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
XL Bermuda - O'Hara House

* * * Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres to follow * * *

This panel discussion will focus on solutions for Bermuda insurers seeking to enforce their Bermuda or London arbitration clauses when sued in a state or federal court in the United States.

Topics of the discussion will include:

• How parallel action in a Bermudian or U.K. court may be used to assist enforcement of an arbitration clause in a U.S. court.
• Objections to jurisdiction and venue in U.S. courts.
• The New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards.
• The interplay between state and federal courts in the United States and how it affects strategy for enforcement of a Bermuda or London arbitration clause.

CLE Credit:

This program is being submitted for approval to the NY state CLE board for 1.0 hour of non-transitional credit.

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