Legal Opinion
Parker v. K & L Gates, LLP
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 19, 2013No. 11-CV-1578PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLEESE, Associate Judge:
Robert Parker filed suit in California state court against several defendants, including his former employer, law firm K & L Gates, LLP, and two of its partners. Invoking arbitration and forum-selection clauses in the firm’s partnership agreement, the K & L Gates defendants moved in the District of Columbia Superior Court to compel arbitration. The Superior Court ordered the parties to arbitrate their dispute, and Mr. Parker appealed. We affirm.
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Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham, LLP and Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP merged in 2006 to form K & L Gates. The new firm…
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