Arbitrators; Location. Each Party shall select one (1) arbitrator, and the two (2) arbitrators so selected shall choose a third arbitrator. All three (3) arbitrators shall serve as neutrals and have at least ten (10) years of # dispute resolution experience (including judicial experience) or # legal or business experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry. In any event, at least one (1) arbitrator shall satisfy the foregoing experience requirement under clause (ii). If a Party fails to nominate its arbitrator, or if the Parties arbitrators cannot agree on the third arbitrator, the necessary appointments shall be made in accordance with the Rules. Once appointed by a Party, such Party shall have no ex parte communication with its appointed arbitrator. The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in San Francisco, California. The arbitrators shall not have authority to award damages or grant relief inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 9.5.
The expenses of the arbitration, including, without limitation, the arbitrators fees, expert witness fees, and attorneys fees, may be awarded to the prevailing Party, in the discretion of the arbitrators, or may be apportioned between the Parties in any manner deemed appropriate by the arbitrators. Unless and until the arbitrators decide that one Party is to pay for all (or a share) of such expenses, both Parties shall share equally in the payment of the arbitrators fees as and when billed by the arbitrators.
If Investor fails to submit to Company the Proposed Arbitrators within ten (10) calendar days after the Service Date pursuant to subparagraph # above, then Company may at any time prior to Investor so designating the Proposed Arbitrators, identify the names of three (3) arbitrators that are designated as neutrals or qualified arbitrators by Utah ADR Service by written notice to Investor. Investor may then, within five (5) calendar days after Company has submitted notice of its Proposed Arbitrators to Investor, select, by written notice to Company, one (1) of the Proposed Arbitrators to act as the arbitrator for the parties under these Arbitration Provisions. If Investor fails to select in writing and within such 5-day period one (1) of the three (3) Proposed Arbitrators selected by Company, then Company may select the arbitrator from its three (3) previously selected Proposed Arbitrators by providing written notice of such selection to Investor.
Costs. The prevailing Party, as determined by the arbitrators, shall be entitled to # its share of fees and expenses of the arbitrators and # its attorneys fees and associated costs and expenses. In determining which Party prevailed, the arbitrators shall consider # the significance, including the financial impact, of the claims prevailed upon and # the scope of claims prevailed upon, in comparison to the total scope of the claims at issue. If the arbitrators determine that, given the scope of the arbitration, neither Party prevailed, the arbitrators shall order that the Parties # share equally the fees and expenses of the arbitrators and # bear their own attorneys fees and associated costs and expenses.
Decisions of the arbitrators shall be by the majority vote, and from their written decision there shall be no appeal. The cost of arbitration, including the fees of the arbitrators, shall be borne by the losing party unless the arbitrators shall otherwise decide.
Section #2Number and Appointment of Arbitrators. Except as provided herein, the appointment of the arbitrators shall be made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Rules. The arbitral tribunal shall be composed of three arbitrators (the Tribunal). Each Party shall appoint one arbitrator within 30 days of the filing of the request for arbitration, and the two arbitrators so appointed shall together appoint the presiding arbitrator by mutual agreement within 20 days of their appointment. If a Party fails to appoint its party-appointed arbitrator or if the two party-approved arbitrators fail to appoint the presiding arbitrator within the applicable time period, the LCIA Court shall appoint the remainder of the three arbitrators not yet appointed.
Within ten (10) calendar days after the Appeal Date, the Appellee shall select and submit to the Appellant the names of five (5) arbitrators that are designated as neutrals or qualified arbitrators by Utah ADR Services (http://www.utahadrservices.com) (such five (5) designated persons hereunder are referred to herein as the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators). For the avoidance of doubt, each Proposed Appeal Arbitrator must be qualified as a neutral with Utah ADR Services, and shall not be the arbitrator who rendered the Arbitration Award being appealed (the Original Arbitrator). Within five (5) calendar days after the Appellee has submitted to the Appellant the names of the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators, the Appellant must select, by written notice to the Appellee, three (3) of the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators to act as the members of the Appeal Panel. If the Appellant fails to select three (3) of the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators in writing within such 5-day period, then the Appellee may select such three (3) arbitrators from the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators by providing written notice of such selection to the Appellant.
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Section #4Powers of the Arbitrators; Limitations On Remedies.
Arbitration. All parties agree that any dispute related to this Agreement, shall be arbitrated in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association with each party to bear their own costs and attorneys' fees. Such arbitration shall occur in Charleston, West Virginia before a panel of three (3) arbitrators with the selection of the arbitrators being made as follows: Employer selects one, Employee selects one and the two (2) arbitrators select a third arbitrator.
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