James M. Gaitis, Esq. - Oil & Gas / Commercial Arbitrator

Publications and Speaking Engagements

BOOKS

  Law

  • Editor: The College of Commercial Arbitrators Guide to Best Practices in Commercial Arbitration  (C. von Kann, J. Gaitis, J. Lehrman eds.) (2005-2006 Juris Pub.). (Primary author: Chapters 3, 5, 10 & 11).

  Other

  • A Stout Cord and a Good Drop, a Novel of the Founding of Montana (Globe Pequot 2006).

 

ARTICLES

  • Unraveling the Mystery of Wilko v. Swan: The Accidental Demise of Party Autonomy in American Arbitration Vacatur Law, Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal (2007)
  • Guest Editor (with Graham Coop), Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law (IBA), Vol. 25, No. 3 (2007) (Special Issue on Energy Dispute Resolution)
  • The Federal Arbitration Act: Risks and Incongruities Relating to the Issuance of Interim and Partial Final Awards in Domestic and International Arbitration, 16 Am Rev. Int'l Arb pp. 1-136 (2006).
  • International and Domestic Arbitration Procedure: The Need for a Rule Providing a Limited Opportunity for Arbitral Reconsideration of Reasoned Awards, 15 Am. Rev. Int'l Arb. 9 (2005).
  • Non-neutral Arbitrators, 4 J. Am. Arb. 369 (2005) (with Richard Chernick and Robert Davidson).
  • The Ongoing Federalization of Commercial Arbitration in Montana, The Montana Lawyer (April 2005).
  • Reexamining Finality: How to Revise Institutional Practice Rules to Allow for Reconsideration of Reasoned Awards, Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation, Vol. 223, No. 7, p. 113 (Pt. I) (2005).
  • Rule Proposal: It's Time to Provide Parties a Limited Opportunity to Seek Rehearing on Reasoned Arbitration Awards, Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation, Vol. 23, No. 8 (Pt. II) (2005).
  • An Approach to "No Benefit" Findings Under the Federal Youth Corrections Act, 62 Iowa L.Rev. 1173 (1977).
  • Prejudgment Seizure and Due Process: A Proposal for an Iowa Provisional Remedies Statute, 63 Iowa L.Rev. (1977) (introduced as SF 2101 and enacted into law revising various statutes).

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Making Arbitration Work, Spring Meeting, College of American Trial Lawyers, Tucson (March 2008) (scheduled)
  • Introduction of International Arbitration, An Annual CEPMLP seminar (Seminar director & sole instructor) (Dundee, Scotland, UK, September 1-5, 2008) (scheduled)
  • Second Annual Specialised Arbitration & Advocacy Skills in International Oil & Gas Disputes—An Annual CEPMLP Seminar (Seminar director/speaker) (Dundee, Scotland, UK, September 8-12, 2008) (scheduled)
  • Risks and Incongruities in the Issuance of Interim and Partial Final Awards—Annual Meeting of the College of Commercial Arbitrators (New York, October 2007)
  • Energy Sector Dispute Resolution (Panel discussion sponsored by the U.S./Mexican Bar Association and the CPR)—Border Energy Forum (San Diego, October 2007)
  • Specialised Arbitration & Advocacy Skills in International Oil & Gas Disputes—An Annual CEPMLP Seminar (Seminar director/speaker) (St. Andrews, Scotland, UK August 2007
  • Best Practices in Commercial Arbitration—Juris Conferences (Washington, D.C. May 2007)
  • Meeting Co-Chair (With Ruth V. Glick), Annual Meeting of the College of Commercial Arbitrators (Seattle, October 2005)
  • Best Practices in Commercial Arbitration—Annual Meeting ABA DR Section (Los Angeles, April 2005)
  • Montana Judicial Conference—Featured Speaker on the topic of arbitration (1995)

 


Telephone: 520.760.6049

JAMES M. GAITIS, Esq.
Oil & Gas/Commercial/Real Estate Arbitrator
12851 E. Nighthawk Ranch Pl.
Tucson, AZ 85749

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