HWANG v. MIRAE ASSET SEC. (USA) INC.

7199N. 652288/17. 1020/18.

165 A.D.3d 413 (2018)

85 N.Y.S.3d 38

2018 NY Slip Op 06485

Hyuncheol Hwang, Respondent, v. Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc., Formerly Known as Daewoo Securities (America) Inc., et al., Appellants.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided October 2, 2018.


After he and defendant Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc. had entered into an employment agreement which contained a forum selection clause, plaintiff executed a "Uniform Application for Securities Industry Registration or Transfer" (Form U-4), which contains an arbitration provision. We find that the Form U-4 supersedes the employment agreement and therefore that the parties' dispute must be arbitrated.

This dispute is governed by state contract law principles (

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