Arbitration; Waiver of Jury Trial. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any controversy between the parties arising out of or related to this Agreement or the parties’ obligations hereunder (including, without limitation, disputes arising out of any public policy or any federal, state or local laws, regulations or statutes prohibiting employment discrimination or harassment) shall be resolved through binding arbitration before the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”) in Chicago, Illinois pursuant to the terms of the Federal Arbitration Act. The costs of the arbitration, including any JAMS administration fee, the arbitrator’s fee, and costs for the use of facilities during the hearings, shall be borne equally by the parties to the arbitration. THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND THAT BY AGREEING TO SUCH BINDING ARBITRATION THEY ARE HEREBY WAIVING THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11.9. The arbitrator shall not have any power to alter, amend, modify or change any of the terms of this Agreement nor to grant any remedy which is either prohibited by the terms of this Agreement, or not available in a court of law. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the rules of JAMS streamlined arbitration except that the arbitrator shall be mutually acceptable to both parties, both parties shall be entitled to conduct discovery pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the hearing on the arbitration must occur by no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the demand for arbitration is filed, unless otherwise agreed by the parties or ordered by the arbitrator. Each party will pay for the fees and expenses of its own attorneys, experts, witnesses, transcripts and other expenses related to such claims unless the party prevails on a claim for which attorneys’ fees and costs are otherwise recoverable by statute. Except as otherwise required by law, rule, regulation or judicial authority, the parties agree to maintain the subject matter of any arbitration as confidential. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the parties may seek emergency injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction, and (ii) judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
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Samples: Note Purchase Agreement, Note Purchase Agreement (Green Thumb Industries Inc.), Note Purchase Agreement (Green Thumb Industries Inc.)
Arbitration; Waiver of Jury Trial. Except as otherwise provided in this AgreementAny disputes, any controversy between the parties claims, or controversies arising out of or related relating to this Agreement or the parties’ obligations hereunder (includingtransactions contemplated thereby, without limitationor the breach, disputes arising out termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof, including the determination of any public policy the scope or any federalapplicability of this Agreement to arbitrate, state or local laws, regulations or statutes prohibiting employment discrimination or harassment) shall be referred to and resolved through solely and exclusively by binding arbitration to be conducted before the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. Service (“JAMS”” ), or its successor pursuant the expedited procedures set forth in the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures (the “Rules” ), including Rules 16.1 and 16.2 of those Rules. The arbitration shall be held in New York, New York, before a tribunal consisting of three (3) arbitrators each of whom will be selected in Chicagoaccordance with the “strike and rank” methodology set forth in Rule 15. Either party to this Agreement may, Illinois pursuant without waiving any remedy under this Agreement, seek from any federal or state court sitting in the State of Kansas any interim or provisional relief that is necessary to protect the terms rights or property of that party, pending the establishment of the Federal Arbitration Actarbitral tribunal. The costs and expenses of such arbitration shall be paid by and be the sole responsibility of the arbitrationGrantor, including any JAMS administration fee, but not limited to the Secured Party’s attorneys’ fees and each arbitrator’s fee, fees. The arbitrators’ decision must set forth a reasoned basis for any award of damages or finding of liability. The arbitrators’ decision and costs for award will be made and delivered as soon as reasonably possibly and in any case within sixty (60) days’ following the use conclusion of facilities during the hearings, arbitration hearing and shall be borne equally by final and binding on the parties to the arbitrationand may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND THAT BY AGREEING TO SUCH BINDING ARBITRATION THEY ARE HEREBY WAIVING THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL GRANTOR AND THE PARTIES HERETO SECURED PARTY HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT THEY MAY HAVE TO WAIVE A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION, PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY EITHER OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGAINST THE OTHER IN RESPECT OF ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11.9. The arbitrator shall not have any power to alter, amend, modify or change any of the terms of this Agreement nor to grant any remedy which is either prohibited by the terms of this Agreement, or not available in a court of law. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the rules of JAMS streamlined arbitration except that the arbitrator shall be mutually acceptable to both parties, both parties shall be entitled to conduct discovery pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the hearing on the arbitration must occur by no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the demand for arbitration is filed, unless otherwise agreed by the parties or ordered by the arbitrator. Each party will pay for the fees and expenses of its own attorneys, experts, witnesses, transcripts and other expenses related to such claims unless the party prevails on a claim for which attorneys’ fees and costs are otherwise recoverable by statute. Except as otherwise required by law, rule, regulation or judicial authority, the parties agree to maintain the subject matter of any arbitration as confidential. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the parties may seek emergency injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction, and (ii) judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
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Samples: Security Agreement (Predictive Oncology Inc.), Security Agreement (Riot Blockchain, Inc.)
Arbitration; Waiver of Jury Trial. Except as otherwise provided in this AgreementAny proceeding or action based upon, any controversy between the parties arising out of or related to this Agreement or the parties’ obligations hereunder transactions contemplated hereby shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (includingHKIAC) under the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules in force when the notice of arbitration is submitted. The number of arbitrators shall be three. The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in English. The law of this arbitration clause shall be Hong Kong law. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on the parties and the parties undertake to carry out any award without delay. A request by a party hereto to a court of competent jurisdiction for interim measures necessary to preserve such party’s rights, without limitationincluding pre-arbitration attachments or injunctions, disputes arising out shall not be deemed incompatible with, or a waiver of, this agreement to arbitrate. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any public policy party hereto to serve process in any manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any federalother party hereto in any other jurisdiction, state in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any action, suit or local laws, regulations or statutes prohibiting employment discrimination or harassment) shall be resolved through binding arbitration before the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”) in Chicago, Illinois proceeding brought pursuant to the terms of the Federal Arbitration Actthis Section 5.5. The costs of the arbitration, including any JAMS administration fee, the arbitrator’s fee, and costs for the use of facilities during the hearings, shall be borne equally by the parties to the arbitration. THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT BY AGREEING TO SUCH BINDING ARBITRATION THEY ARE HEREBY WAIVING THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE PARTIES HERETO TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY WAIVEIS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWAND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ANY RIGHT THEY SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, AGREEMENT OR ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11.9. The arbitrator shall not have any power to alter, amend, modify or change any of the terms of this Agreement nor to grant any remedy which is either prohibited by the terms of this Agreement, or not available in a court of law. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the rules of JAMS streamlined arbitration except that the arbitrator shall be mutually acceptable to both parties, both parties shall be entitled to conduct discovery pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the hearing on the arbitration must occur by no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the demand for arbitration is filed, unless otherwise agreed by the parties or ordered by the arbitrator. Each party will pay for the fees and expenses of its own attorneys, experts, witnesses, transcripts and other expenses related to such claims unless the party prevails on a claim for which attorneys’ fees and costs are otherwise recoverable by statute. Except as otherwise required by law, rule, regulation or judicial authority, the parties agree to maintain the subject matter of any arbitration as confidential. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the parties may seek emergency injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction, and (ii) judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereofHEREBY.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Blue World Acquisition Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Blue World Acquisition Corp)
Arbitration; Waiver of Jury Trial. Except as otherwise provided in this AgreementAny disputes, any controversy between the parties claims, or controversies arising out of or related relating to this Agreement or the parties’ obligations hereunder (includingtransactions contemplated thereby, without limitationor the breach, disputes arising out termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof, including the determination of any public policy the scope or any federalapplicability of this Agreement to arbitrate, state or local laws, regulations or statutes prohibiting employment discrimination or harassment) shall be referred to and resolved through solely and exclusively by binding arbitration to be conducted before the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. Service (“JAMS”” ), or its successor pursuant the expedited procedures set forth in the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures (the “Rules” ), including Rules 16.1 and 16.2 of those Rules. The arbitration shall be held in New York, New York, before a tribunal consisting of three (3) arbitrators each of whom will be selected in Chicagoaccordance with the “strike and rank” methodology set forth in Rule 15. Either party to this Agreement may, Illinois pursuant without waiving any remedy under this Agreement, seek from any federal or state court sitting in the State of New York any interim or provisional relief that is necessary to protect the terms rights or property of that party, pending the establishment of the Federal Arbitration Actarbitral tribunal. The costs and expenses of such arbitration shall be paid by and be the sole responsibility of the arbitrationGrantor, including any JAMS administration fee, but not limited to the Secured Party’s attorneys’ fees and each arbitrator’s fee, fees. The arbitrators’ decision must set forth a reasoned basis for any award of damages or finding of liability. The arbitrators’ decision and costs for award will be made and delivered as soon as reasonably possibly and in any case within sixty (60) days’ following the use conclusion of facilities during the hearings, arbitration hearing and shall be borne equally by final and binding on the parties to the arbitrationand may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND THAT BY AGREEING TO SUCH BINDING ARBITRATION THEY ARE HEREBY WAIVING THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL GRANTOR AND THE PARTIES HERETO SECURED PARTY HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT THEY MAY HAVE TO WAIVE A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION, PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY EITHER OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGAINST THE OTHER IN RESPECT OF ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11.9. The arbitrator shall not have any power to alter, amend, modify or change any of the terms of this Agreement nor to grant any remedy which is either prohibited by the terms of this Agreement, or not available in a court of law. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the rules of JAMS streamlined arbitration except that the arbitrator shall be mutually acceptable to both parties, both parties shall be entitled to conduct discovery pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the hearing on the arbitration must occur by no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the demand for arbitration is filed, unless otherwise agreed by the parties or ordered by the arbitrator. Each party will pay for the fees and expenses of its own attorneys, experts, witnesses, transcripts and other expenses related to such claims unless the party prevails on a claim for which attorneys’ fees and costs are otherwise recoverable by statute. Except as otherwise required by law, rule, regulation or judicial authority, the parties agree to maintain the subject matter of any arbitration as confidential. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the parties may seek emergency injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction, and (ii) judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
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Arbitration; Waiver of Jury Trial. Except as otherwise provided in this AgreementAny proceeding or action based upon, any controversy between the parties arising out of or related to this Agreement or the parties’ obligations hereunder transactions contemplated hereby shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (includingHKIAC) under the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules in force when the notice of arbitration is submitted. The number of arbitrators shall be three. The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in English. The law of this arbitration clause shall be Hong Kong law. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on the parties and the parties undertake to carry out any award without delay. A request by a party hereto to a court of competent jurisdiction for interim measures necessary to preserve such party’s rights, without limitationincluding pre-arbitration attachments or injunctions, disputes arising out shall not be deemed incompatible with, or a waiver of, this agreement to arbitrate. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any public policy party hereto to serve process in any manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any federalother party hereto in any other jurisdiction, state in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any action, suit or local laws, regulations or statutes prohibiting employment discrimination or harassment) shall be resolved through binding arbitration before the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”) in Chicago, Illinois proceeding brought pursuant to the terms of the Federal Arbitration Actthis Section 5.5. The costs of the arbitration, including any JAMS administration fee, the arbitrator’s fee, and costs for the use of facilities during the hearings, shall be borne equally by the parties to the arbitration. THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT BY AGREEING TO SUCH BINDING ARBITRATION THEY ARE HEREBY WAIVING THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE PARTIES HERETO TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY WAIVEIS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWAND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ANY RIGHT THEY SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, AGREEMENT OR ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11.9. The arbitrator shall not have any power to alter, amend, modify or change any of the terms of this Agreement nor to grant any remedy which is either prohibited by the terms of this Agreement, or not available in a court of law. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the rules of JAMS streamlined arbitration except that the arbitrator shall be mutually acceptable to both parties, both parties shall be entitled to conduct discovery pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the hearing on the arbitration must occur by no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the demand for arbitration is filed, unless otherwise agreed by the parties or ordered by the arbitrator. Each party will pay for the fees and expenses of its own attorneys, experts, witnesses, transcripts and other expenses related to such claims unless the party prevails on a claim for which attorneys’ fees and costs are otherwise recoverable by statute. Except as otherwise required by law, rule, regulation or judicial authority, the parties agree to maintain the subject matter of any arbitration as confidential. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the parties may seek emergency injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction, and (ii) judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereofHEREBY.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Blue World Acquisition Corp)
Arbitration; Waiver of Jury Trial. Except as otherwise provided in to any claims pursuant to an Assignment of Economic Interest Agreement that specifically require a determination by a court, and except as to any claims with respect to enforcement of an arbitration award, the sole and exclusive method of resolving any controversy, claim, or dispute arising out of this Agreement, the interpretation of any controversy between of the parties arising out of or related to this Agreement provisions hereof, or the parties’ obligations actions of the Member hereunder (including, without limitation, disputes arising out of any public policy or any federal, state or local laws, regulations or statutes prohibiting employment discrimination or harassment) shall be resolved through binding arbitration before the Judicial American Arbitration and Mediation ServicesAssociation, Inc. (“JAMS”) such arbitration to be held in ChicagoOmaha, Illinois pursuant to the terms of the Federal Arbitration Act. The costs of the arbitration, including any JAMS administration fee, the arbitrator’s feeNebraska, and costs for the use of facilities during the hearings, shall be borne equally by the parties to the arbitration. THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND THAT BY AGREEING TO SUCH BINDING ARBITRATION THEY ARE HEREBY WAIVING THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11.9. The arbitrator shall not have any power to alter, amend, modify or change any of the terms of this Agreement nor to grant any remedy which is either prohibited by the terms of this Agreement, or not available in a court of law. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the rules of JAMS streamlined arbitration except that the arbitrator shall be mutually acceptable to both parties, both parties shall be entitled to conduct discovery pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the hearing on the arbitration must occur by no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the demand for arbitration is filed, unless otherwise agreed by the parties or ordered by the arbitrator. Each party will pay for the fees and expenses of its own attorneys, experts, witnesses, transcripts and other expenses related to such claims unless the party prevails on a claim for which attorneys’ fees and costs are otherwise recoverable by statute. Except as otherwise required by law, rule, regulation or judicial authority, the parties agree to maintain the subject matter of any arbitration as confidential. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the parties may seek emergency injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction, and (ii) judgment upon the any award rendered by the arbitrator thus obtained may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Any such arbitration shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules before a three (3) member panel, with each party selecting one arbitrator and the third arbitrator, who shall be the chairperson of the panel, being selected by the two party-appointed arbitrators. Each arbitrator shall be qualified by at least ten (10) years’ experience in the private equity real estate industry, and the chairperson of the arbitration panel shall be a licensed attorney whose primary area of practice for the preceding ten (10) years is in the private equity industry. In any such arbitration, the arbitrators shall award all expenses and costs, including expenses of attorneys, financial experts and other witnesses, to the prevailing party. THE MEMBERS AND ANY ECONOMIC ASSIGNEES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM BASED HEREON, ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, AND AGREE THAT THEY WILL NOT SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH ACTION WITH ANY OTHER ACTION IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE OR HAS NOT BEEN WAIVED.
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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (BOSTON OMAHA Corp)