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  • 12 minutes

Boilerplate Contract Fundamentals: Arbitration Clauses

 

Arbitration clauses can save your contract time and money.

When things go wrong in a contract there is going to be a fight about it and a lot of times those fights takes place in a courtroom. Sometimes, especially in commercial areas, those fights can be avoided if the contract includes arbitration clauses which can eliminate the right to a court trial. This video reviews how arbitration clauses can help issues that arise be less costly and discusses why terms of arbitration matter and enforceability issues. Our speaker will also review jury trial waivers and why anyone would agree to this type of waiver.

Runtime: 11 minutes

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Faculty

Sean R. Smith

Sean R. Smith

Continuum Legal Group LLP

  • Attorney with Taylor English Duma LLP in Atlanta
  • Represents companies and individuals in a multitude of different areas of litigation and alternative dispute resolution
  • Tried multiple actions in state and federal courts in Georgia and surrounding states, including a representation of Time Inc., which was noted as one of the 15 significant defense verdicts in the country in 1996
  • Represented numerous clients in appeals in both state and federal court
  • Advises clients on an ongoing basis regarding various methods of avoiding litigation and making litigation more effective and efficient when it is necessary
  • Briefed and argued appeals in numerous appellate courts, including the 11th Circuit, 6th Circuit, the Supreme Courts of Georgia and Montana, and the Court of Appeals of Georgia
  • J.D. degree, University of Chicago; A.B. degree, on the law review and was a Hinton Moot Court Finalist, Harvard College

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