Simon Property Group, Inc. is an American commercial real estate company, the largest retail real estate investment trust (REIT), and the largest shopping mall operator in the US. The company operates five retail real estate platforms: regional malls, premium outlet centers, The Mills, community/lifestyle centers and international properties. It owns or has an interest in more than 325 properties comprising approximately 241,000,000 square feet of gross leasable area in North America and Asia. The company is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and employs more than 5,000 people.
The employment agreement’s arbitration clause which broadly provided that “[a]ny dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach, termination or validity thereof shall be finally settled by arbitration.” -Simon Property Group v. Mark Ticotin