FINAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION XIX.  FINAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION A. GOVERNING LAW B. ARBITRATION C. CONFIDENTIALITY D. INVALIDITY In the event any provision of this Section is determined invalid or unenforceable,  the remaining provisions shall not be affected. This Section shall not fail  because any part of it is held invalid. Except as required by law or other form of legal process, any proceedings  related to a Dispute before the Code of Conduct and Standards of Performance  Committee, the Board of Directors, or an arbitrator, including any submissions  and any written reasons for the decision, shall remain non-public and  confidential. For the avoidance of doubt, the fact of the dispute and the  outcome of the proceedings shall not be considered confidential information. Any dispute between or among the WTA, WTA Tournaments, or WTA players  (including, but not limited to, matters concerning the arbitrability of disputes)  arising out of the application of any provision of this Rulebook (“Dispute”)  shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without reference to  New York conflict of laws principles. 1.  Any Dispute (with the exception of any Dispute relating to or arising out of a  change in Tournament Class Membership status) which is not finally resolved  by applicable provisions of this Rulebook, shall be submitted exclusively to  the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) for final and binding arbitration  before a single arbitrator in accordance with the Expedited Procedures of  the AAA’s Commercial Arbitration Rules in effect on the date that a demand  for arbitration is filed with the AAA. Any request for arbitration shall be filed  with AAA within twenty-one (21) days of the action which is the subject of the  dispute. 2.  The parties shall select the arbitrator by mutual agreement from the AAA’s  National Roster, provided, however, that if the parties are unable to agree, the  arbitrator will be selected by the AAA according to its expedited procedures  for the appointment of an arbitrator (Rule E-4). 3.  The non-prevailing party will be responsible for paying the AAA’s administrative  fees and the fees and expenses of the arbitrator. Each party will be individually  responsible for its own costs and expenses, including its attorney’s fees. 401