Each Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, or, if (and only if) such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the Federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the agreements delivered in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment relating thereto, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agrees not to commence any such action or proceeding except in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, or, if (and only if) such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the Federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, (b) agrees that any claim in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, or, if (and only if) such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the Federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, (c) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, or, if (and only if) such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the Federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York, and any appellate court from any thereof and (d) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, or, if (and only if) such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the Federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York, and any appellate court from any thereof. Each Party agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 7.13 . Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law.