The Dispute on the Horizon: Contracting for Effective Dispute Resolution in International Business Transactions – A U.S. Perspective

Revista de Direita do Tribunal de Justica do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Vol. 86, p. 40, 2011

29 Pages Posted: 22 Oct 2011

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Date Written: August 14, 2010

Abstract

The Portuguese version of this paper can be found at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1947554

This Article offers a view, from a U.S. perspective but for a non-U.S. readership, on the significant aspects of planning for dispute resolution in the context of cross-border business transactions involving U.S. and non-U.S. parties. Specifically, this Article identifies the issues that parties who are located in Brazil or in other jurisdictions throughout the Americas should consider at the time of drafting, negotiating, and finalizing business contracts with U.S. counterparties, as well as business contracts that are entered into in connection with other cross-border arrangements that could involve U.S. law even when there is no U.S. counterparty, to prepare for effective management of disputes as they arise. To that end, this Article briefly describes choice of law, choice of forum, and method of dispute resolution as addressed in international business contracts, and this Article analyzes from a U.S. perspective some of the issues that arise with respect to drafting and enforcing the appropriate contract language to address the same.

Keywords: Brazil, contracts, dispute resolution, choice of law, choice of forum

JEL Classification: K12, K20, K33

Suggested Citation

Johnson, William P., The Dispute on the Horizon: Contracting for Effective Dispute Resolution in International Business Transactions – A U.S. Perspective (August 14, 2010). Revista de Direita do Tribunal de Justica do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Vol. 86, p. 40, 2011 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1947539

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