Hofer

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

I. Facts

A. Relationship between the parties Stephen Hofer is a licensed attorney who founded Aerlex Law Group (the Group), which specializes in aviation law. In 2008, Hofer was the sole partner of the Group and hired Vicky Boladian as a part-time contract attorney. Hofer and Boladian dispute whether their professional relationship became a romantic relationship between 2011 and 2017. B. Formation of Aerlex Tax Services, LLC In 2013, Hofer and Boladian formed Aerlex Tax Services, LLC (the tax LLC), which would provide “tax-related services” to the Group’s clients and “others within the aviation industry.” Hofer had a 55 percent equity interest in the tax LLC; Boladian, a 45 percent interest. In 2017 and 2018, Hofer and Boladian had a falling out, which resulted in litigation. In September 2020, they agreed to settle the pending litigation by executing three agreements: — Settlement Agreement. In this agreement, Hofer, Boladian and the Group agreed to dismiss all pending litigation and to vest “sole decision-making power” regarding the day-to- day operation of the tax LLC in Boladian. They also agreed to meet, mediate and then arbitrate…