A recent US federal court decision underscores the benefits to Israeli companies of including forum selection clauses whenever possible in contracts to minimize the risk of litigating in a non-preferred forum. The federal court dismissed a US lawsuit filed by Israeli shareholders against an Israeli-headquartered company. The court found that the shareholders had no applicable forum selection clause supporting their choice of a US court. In addition, the court found that Israel was the most appropriate forum for the claim. Read the full Alert for more details about the case and how forum selection clauses can avoid costly disputes over where a lawsuit will be heard.

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Partner, Capital Markets/Securities
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Partner, Capital Markets/Securities
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Partner, Securities Practice
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Partner, Litigation
+ 1 212 819 8357

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Partner, Litigation
+ 1 212 819 8891

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