ARBITRATION BRIEF

BEFORE THE ARBITRATOR

[Arbitration Provider]: ☐ AAA ☐ JAMS ☐ FINRA ☐ Other: [________________]

Case / Reference No.: [________________]

[________________________________________],
Claimant,

v.

[________________________________________],
Respondent.

Arbitrator(s): [________________________________________]

Hearing Date(s): [__/__/____] through [__/__/____]

Hearing Location: [________________________________________]

SUBMITTED BY: ☐ Claimant ☐ Respondent

Counsel:
[________________________________________]
NY Registration No.: [________________]
Firm: [________________________________________]
Address: [________________________________________]
Phone: [________________] | Email: [________________]

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Preliminary Statement
2. Statement of the Case
3. Statement of Facts
4. Applicable Law
5. Argument
6. Damages
7. Conclusion
8. Exhibits

1. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

This Brief is submitted on behalf of [________________________________________] in connection with the arbitration hearing scheduled for [__/__/____].

Arbitration Agreement: Section [____] of [________________________________________] dated [__/__/____].

Governing Law:
☐ New York law (CPLR Art. 75)
☐ Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. §§ 1–16)
☐ Both
☐ FINRA Code of Arbitration Procedure

2. STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Nature of Dispute: [________________________________________]

Claims:

☐ Breach of Contract
☐ Fraud / Fraudulent Inducement
☐ Breach of Fiduciary Duty
☐ General Business Law § 349 (Deceptive Business Practices)
☐ Employment Discrimination (NY Human Rights Law)
☐ Securities Dispute (FINRA)
☐ Partnership / LLC Dispute
☐ Construction / Real Property
☐ Other: [________________________________________]

Counterclaims: [________________________________________]

3. STATEMENT OF FACTS

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

Key Documents:

Chronology:

4. APPLICABLE LAW

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

5. ARGUMENT

POINT I: [________________________________________]

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

POINT II: [________________________________________]

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

POINT III: [________________________________________]

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

6. DAMAGES

7. CONCLUSION

For the foregoing reasons, [________________________________________] respectfully requests the Arbitrator(s) to:

(a) [________________________________________]
(b) [________________________________________]
(c) Award attorney's fees and costs of arbitration;
(d) Award pre-award and post-award interest;
(e) Grant such other and further relief as deemed just and equitable.

Dated: [________________], New York
[__/__/____]

Respectfully submitted,

Signature: ________________________________________
Printed Name: [________________________________________]

8. EXHIBITS

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on [__/__/____], this Brief was served on opposing counsel by:
☐ Email
☐ Arbitration provider portal
☐ First-class mail

Signature: ________________________________________
Date: [__/__/____]

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