§ 01 · What this is
Arbitration is a private adjudicatory proceeding governed by the parties’ contract and the rules they have selected. The tribunal hears evidence, applies the law, and issues a binding award. Where the parties have selected three arbitrators, Daniel sits as chair or wing depending on the appointment.
Daniel’s arbitration practice spans commercial, technology, and IP matters with technical questions at their core: SaaS service-level disputes, data-breach insurance coverage, trade-secret misappropriation, software licensing, smart-contract execution, and patent validity / infringement.
Daniel hears arbitrations from anchor venues in Los Angeles and New York, and sits at international seats including Tel Aviv, Geneva, and Singapore, with virtual or hybrid hearings as the seat allows.
§ 02 · When to retain
Indicators that this is the right role for the matter.
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SaaS / cloud SLA disputes
Service-level disputes where performance representations meet enterprise consumption.
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Data-breach insurance coverage
Coverage fights turning on attribution, dwell time, exclusion language, and reasonable-controls representations.
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Cryptocurrency / token disputes
Founder/investor disputes, token-allocation disputes, on-chain execution disputes.
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Software licensing
Scope, territory, audit-clause, and breach disputes in software licensing arrangements.
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Patent validity / infringement
Where the contract sends patent disputes to arbitration rather than the federal courts.
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Smart-contract execution
Where on-chain behavior is alleged to depart from the off-chain bargain.
§ 03 · Methodology
How an engagement runs.
Typical scale: Six- to eighteen-month proceedings. Sole or three-member panel.
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Constitution of tribunal
Sole arbitrator on appointment; chair or wing on three-member panels. Conflicts disclosure under L.C.I.A., H.K.I.A.C., AAA, CPR, ICC, or party-stipulated rules.
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Terms of reference
Procedural calendar, scope of pleadings, evidentiary rules, language and seat. For technical matters Daniel often expands the standard order to address source-code review and expert-evidence framework.
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Evidentiary phase
Documentary production per agreed scope. Witness statements and expert reports. Hearings either in-person at the seat or virtual / hybrid.
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Hearing
Oral testimony, cross-examination, expert hot-tubbing where useful. Tribunal questions on technical points where the record is silent.
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Award
Reasoned award addressing all submitted issues. Daniel routinely issues awards within 60–90 days of close of hearings.
§ 04 · Frequently asked
About this role.
What rules does Daniel arbitrate under?
Whatever the parties’ contract specifies — L.C.I.A., H.K.I.A.C., AAA, CPR, ICC commonly; ad-hoc or party-stipulated frameworks where the contract is silent or open.
Where are hearings seated?
Wherever the contract specifies; Daniel hears matters in-person across more than ten venues globally and conducts virtual or hybrid hearings as the seat allows.
How long until an award issues?
Within 60–90 days of the close of hearings is the standard cadence Daniel maintains.
§ 05 · Representative work