In this article, the authors examine the legal impact that a
recent U.S. federal district court decision may have for parties around the
globe that entered into arbitration agreements that established a particular
arbitral institution that subsequently ceased to exist as the administrating
institution; compare the outcome from that ruling with decisions of other
courts around the globe that have addressed similar issues; and offer practical
guidance from the in-house and outside counsel perspective on how to minimize
the risk that the ruling poses for parties facing the same issue.