As advocates, many of the lawyers at Fridman Fels & Soto have experience arbitrating complex cases in various business endeavors before various institutional arbitration organizations. Arbitration is a significant and specialized practice area controlled by the Federal Arbitration Act and applicable state statutes. Arbitration is frequently used to resolve domestic and international commercial disputes and allows an individual or business enterprise to establish provisions by agreement to resolve disputes.

Fridman Fels & Soto’s attorneys have litigated arbitration proceedings before panels under various arbitral organizations, such as the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), FINRA, and JAMS. Our practice includes negotiating disputes to avoid arbitration, engaging in litigation to compel arbitration where warranted, conducting arbitration hearings and discovery, and obtaining judicial assistance in aid of arbitration.

Our attorneys have successfully handled arbitration proceedings involving customer disputes with banks, including matters involving international clients and cross-border issues. We also have experience handling financial service industry disputes involving broker-dealers and individual financial representatives and advisors to resolve complaints involving alleged regulatory violations, employment practices, and sales practice allegations such as fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, unauthorized trading, unsuitable investments, churning, mutual fund breakpoint violations, annuity exchanges, and failure to supervise.