Arbitration Of Shareholder Disputes

Shareholder arbitration is a mechanism that permits parties to resolve shareholder-related disputes. Arbitration of shareholder disputes allows parties to resolve their conflicts outside of courts, using neutral arbitration, in an efficient and confidential way. There is a wide range of disputes that emerge between shareholders and between shareholders and the company, including disputes related to:

• breaches of fiduciary duties;
• the valuation of executive compensation, dividends or shares;
• shareholder voting rights;
• termination of shareholder agreements;
• minority shareholder squeeze-outs;
• shareholders harming each other's interests;
• disagreements on the company's future direction; and