Arbitration Best Practices for Financial Service Disputes

This comprehensive program, presented by Jeff Zaino, Regional Vice President of the American Arbitration Association; Paul Gupta, Arbitrator at Rimon P.C.; and Tsvetan Beloreshki, testifying expert at FTI Consulting, examines current best practices in financial services arbitration, exploring key strategies from initial drafting through final resolution. The course provides detailed analysis of arbitration advantages in complex financial disputes while offering practical guidance on maximizing procedural efficiencies. Through examination of diverse case studies spanning M&A transactions, private equity investments, fixed income instruments, and derivatives, participants will gain practical insights into effective arbitration management.

Designed for attorneys, financial professionals, and business executives involved in financial services disputes, this program offers essential guidance on leveraging arbitration's unique benefits including confidentiality, expert neutrals, and global enforceability. Special emphasis is placed on preliminary conference management, discovery protocols, and virtual hearing procedures.

Learning Objectives:

1. Develop effective arbitration agreements and dispute management provisions tailored to financial services contexts
2. Implement strategies to maximize arbitration advantages including confidentiality protection and expert neutral selection
3. Apply best practices for managing preliminary conferences, discovery protocols, and expert testimony
4. Design efficient procedures for conducting virtual and hybrid arbitration hearings in financial services disputes