Jillian London and Marissa Mulligan Author Daily Journal’s “Revisiting Familiar Assumptions About California Arbitration”

In the Media  |  August 10, 2026

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Partner Jillian London and associate Marissa Mulligan authored the Daily Journal’s [PDF] “Revisiting Familiar Assumptions About California Arbitration,” which dispels three common assumptions. The authors posit that because California courts and legislation have narrowed several long-held assumptions about arbitration — including its confidentiality, limited discovery, and enforceability of procedural restrictions — careful drafting is now more important than ever.

“Arbitration remains an effective means of resolving disputes and its familiar descriptions remain useful shorthand,” they write. “But shorthand is no substitute for careful drafting. As California arbitration law continues to evolve, lawyers who periodically revisit both familiar assumptions and the arbitration provisions built upon them will be better positioned to ensure that arbitration delivers on the expectations that led the parties to choose it in the first place.”