Except as otherwise set forth in Section 8 above, the parties agree that all disputes, claims and controversies arising out of this Agreement shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the American Arbitration Association rules, such arbitration to take place in the location of the Company office to which Employee is assigned, and judgment upon the award rendered in any such arbitration may be entered in any court, state or federal, having jurisdiction. This Agreement and any dispute or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall, in all respects, be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of South Carolina, without regard to its conflict of law principles.