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David C. Singer, Esq.
(646) 220-1749 dsinger@singeradr.com www.singeradr.com 165 West End Avenue Suite 10E New York, New York 10023 |
Arbitrator Experience
I have over 30 years of experience as an independent arbitrator of domestic and international matters, including as chair of three arbitrator panels and as a single arbitrator. I have arbitrated hundreds of cases focusing on business and commercial contracts, corporate transactions, executive employment agreements and distributor and dealer agreements in a wide variety of industries including banking and other financial services, real estate, fashion and apparel, medical and healthcare, technology, business equipment, hospitality, professional services, telecommunications and more. I am known for case management skills and moving cases to conclusion in an efficient and cost effective manner. The following are examples of arbitrations I have conducted:
I have served as lead counsel in numerous arbitrations. Examples include:
- “Business divorces” and other disputes among partners, LLC members and managers; real estate developers, shareholders in closely held corporations, including hedge funds, private equity, investment banking and other financial institutions, family owned businesses, self-storage companies, healthcare companies, and other businesses.
- Disputes arising out of mergers and acquisitions, including post-closing purchase price adjustment cases, breach of representations and warranties, including sale of financial services firms, accounting firm, restaurant business, document storage company, real estate complex, car wash company, family owned businesses.
- Breach of contracts between telecommunication companies and their foreign and domestic distributors, dealers and franchisees.
- Disputes arising out of multi-billion dollar initial public offering (IPO) REIT transaction.
- Breach of executive employment agreements, consulting agreements and independent contractor agreements, involving banks, hedge funds, private equity funds and other financial institutions, hospitality companies, garment manufacturers, medical practices, and other businesses.
- Determination of liability for and allocation of losses incurred between purchaser and seller of seed company.
- Breach of series of international agreements, fraud and related claims between European manufacture and U.S. distributor of plastic pallets.
- Business valuations.
- Breach of contracts between insurance and pharmaceutical companies.
- Breach of purchase and sale agreements, including failure to provide product that conforms to specifications and non-payment for goods or services, including sale of manufacturer of sensors for tools used in manufacture of semi-conductors.
- Disputes arising out of pension plans, severance plans, deferred compensation, stock incentive plans and other benefit plans.
- Breach of agreement between Russian importer and U.S. distributor of alcoholic beverages, including allegations of failure to properly market the product.
- Violation of non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality and other covenants, and defamation.
- Contract dispute between major electronics manufacturer and computer software vendor.
- Statutory employment matters, including discrimination, retaliation, FLSA, wage & hour, classification.
I have served as lead counsel in numerous arbitrations. Examples include:
- Lead counsel for Brazilian respondent-counterclaimant in arbitration under auspices of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce between high-tech Chinese and Brazilian corporations involving claims of breach of contract for failure to provide product that conformed to specifications, and counterclaims for theft of computer software and related technology; following arbitration hearing in London, award in favor of respondent on both claims and counterclaims.
- Lead counsel for respondents in AAA arbitration concerning real estate partnership dispute among partners, including contract, fiduciary duty, constructive trust and fraud claims; following arbitration hearing, award in favor of respondents.
- Lead counsel for partners in dispute among real estate owners and developers involving valuation of real property, constructive trust and fraud claims; following hearing, favorable award.
- Lead counsel in AAA arbitration for United Nations Mission with general contractor, sub-contractor and architect in construction dispute; after 22 days of hearings, settled for nominal amount.
- Lead counsel for financial institution in dispute with former executive employee.
- Lead counsel for British pension fund in ICC arbitration concerning alleged multi-million dollar breach of stock purchase agreement involving sale of hotel and office complex, favorably settled.
- Lead counsel for professional photographer in AAA arbitration against talent management company concerning breach of agreement and contract termination penalties; favorably settled.
- Lead counsel for executive employee in dispute with former employer for non-payment of salary, severance and expense reimbursement.
