Except as provided otherwise in Section 8.4 and except with respect to any dispute in which the primary relief sought is an equitable remedy such as an injunction, in the event of any dispute under this Agreement, the parties shall be required to settle the dispute, controversy, or claim by arbitration in New York, New York in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes then in effect of the American Arbitration Association before a panel of three arbitrators, one of whom shall be selected by the Company, one of whom shall be selected by the Executive, and the third of whom shall be selected by the other two arbitrators. Any award entered by the arbitrators shall be final, binding, and nonappealable, and judgment may be entered thereon by either party in accordance with applicable law in any court of competent jurisdiction. The parties hereby agree that upon a Termination by the Company without Cause or by the Executive with Good Reason, the Company shall pay all amounts due to the Executive subject to the terms and conditions of Section 7.3 (it being agreed that TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE) without offset or reduction. If the Company determines it has an offset or basis for reduction with respect to any payment, it shall notify the Executive of such determination, in writing, as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event on or prior to the deadline for making such payment. In such case, the Company shall make the full payment, but the Executive shall be obligated to return any portion of such payment that is determined, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 17 , to be owed by the Executive to the Company. In the event of an action hereunder in which the Executive is the prevailing party, the Company shall (subject to the terms and conditions of Section 25.2 ) promptly reimburse the Executive for his actual and reasonable legal fees and costs incurred in connection with such action.