In determining whether to enforce a forum-selection clause, a court must first decide whether it is mandatory or permissive in nature. Montgomery v. RJ O'Brien & Assocs., LLC, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 111423 (D.S.C. July 11, 2012), at "A general maxim in interpreting forum-selection clauses is that 'an agreement conferring jurisdiction in one forum will not be interpreted as excluding jurisdiction elsewhere unless it contains specific language of exclusion.'" IntraComm, Inc. v. Bajaj, 492 F.3d 285, 290 (4th Cir. 2007) (quoting John Boutari & Son, Wines & Spirits, S.A. v. Attiki Imp. and Distrib., Inc., 22 F.3d 51, 53 (2d Cir. 1994)). A motion to transfer is governed by 28 U.S.C ยง 1404 (a), which provides that"[f]or the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought."