California Federal Judge Compels Arbitration In Hong Kong Of Ex-CEO’s Claims

Mealey's (November 18, 2020, 12:55 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California on Oct. 28 granted a motion to compel arbitration before the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) of a terminated CEO’s complaint brought individually and derivatively against his former employer, ruling that by incorporating HKIAC Rules in their agreement, the parties also adopted their provisions delegating questions of arbitrability to the tribunal (Michael Pak v. EoCell, Inc., et al., No. 20-5791, N.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 201076)....