Dec. 12, 2025
The Federal Arbitration Act at 100: An opportunity for reform?
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Federal Arbitration Act, a cornerstone of American arbitration that has remained largely unchanged since 1925, offering a moment to reflect on its enduring influence and whether U.S. arbitration law should be updated to keep pace with global reforms and evolving best practices.
Hiro N. Aragaki
Hiro N. Aragaki, Esq., J.D., Ph.D, C.Arb, serves as a U.S. and international arbitrator and mediator at JAMS. He has over two decades of experience, having been appointed in more than 300 disputes and practiced at top global law firms prior to joining JAMS. He also holds a tenured professorship at the University of California College of Law, San Francisco, where he teaches arbitration and dispute resolution and serves as faculty director of its Center for Negotiation & Dispute Resolution.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). When the statute was enacted in 1925, Calvin Coolidge was president, the Ford Model T was America's top-selling car and the average lawyer drafted contracts with a fountain pen. A century later, that same statute still forms the backbone of American arbitration practice: It governs everything from complex, cross-border dispute...
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