Except with respect to injunctive relief which may be sought by the Company or Executive from a court in Harris County, Texas, to which the Parties hereby submit to personal jurisdiction, the Parties agree to resolve any and all claims or controversies past, present, or future arising out of or relating to this Agreement, Executive’s employment and/or termination of employment with the Company, including but not limited to claims for wrongful termination of employment, and claims under the Civil Rights Act of 1866, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code, formerly known as the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, the retaliatory discharge provisions of the Texas Worker’s Compensation Act, the Texas Pay Day Act, and any similar state law or local ordinance to binding arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act, before one neutral arbitrator in the City of Houston, State of Texas, under the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes. If the Parties cannot agree on one arbitrator, a list of seven (7) arbitrators will be requested from AAA, and the arbitrator will be selected using alternate strikes with Executive striking first. Except as expressly awarded in arbitration and subject to Section 26 , the Parties further agree that each party shall be responsible for its own expenses, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees in connection with the cost of the arbitration except that the fees of the arbitrators shall be shared equally by Executive and the Company, and collective actions are not permissible unless agreed upon by the parties in writing, that administrative proceedings under the National Labor Relations Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act are not precluded, the work of Executive involves interstate commerce, the award rendered by the arbitrator is final and binding, and judgment thereon may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this paragraph shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement which shall remain in full force and effect; provided, however, that any claim the Company has for breach of the covenants contained in Sections 8 and 9 shall not be subject to mandatory arbitration, and may be pursued in a court of law or equity.