Arbitration-Related Litigation and Advice
Haynes and Boone's appellate lawyers assist transactional and trial lawyers with drafting and interpreting arbitration clauses, and work with trial lawyers when arbitration-related disputes end up in court. Our experience has led to our involvement in some of the most significant arbitration-related litigation in the region - resulting, in one case, in an en banc Fifth Circuit decision that set the standard for vacating arbitration awards based on the partiality of the arbitrator. In recent cases, our appellate lawyers:
- Persuaded the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, to reverse an order vacating an arbitration award and reinstate the award in favor of a leading nationwide specialty mortgage-banking company, in a case that set the standard for vacatur of arbitration awards on "evident partiality" grounds;
- Convinced a Texas appellate court to grant mandamus relief directing the trial court to stay litigation pending the outcome of arbitration proceedings in Nevada; and
- Obtained a writ of mandamus directing a trial court to compel the arbitration of claims against a brokerage firm in the face of the plaintiff's mental incapacity defense.
In addition, our lawyers frequently speak and write on arbitration-related topics. One publication, "Arbitration-Related Litigation and Appeals," is widely considered the most comprehensive analysis of Texas law on the subject.