Litigation
Because of the variety of litigation matters we have handled, we have extensive experience with the breadth of remedies that are sought in business cases. From lost profits to receiverships to injunctions to specific performance to an array of consequential damages claims, we are prepared to creatively and persuasively present and defend claims based on these theories.
Our commercial litigation practice covers:
Breach of contract. The fundamental type of dispute involved is, one way or another, the classic breach of contract or agreement, with its many permutations. We have prosecuted and defended this type of claim, from the simple to the complex, in virtually every business context: telecommunications, manufacturing, distribution, high tech, services, real estate, etc.
Business torts. We handle a variety of business torts claims, including class actions, negligent misrepresentation, fraud, concealment, conversion, and breach of fiduciary duty.
Financial. We have handled all of the various types of litigation in which banks and other financial institutions may become involved, both as plaintiffs and as defendants, including numerous lender liability cases.
Governance. We have substantial experience representing all forms of business entities in governance and ownership disputes. We represent corporations and boards of directors in securities litigation, shareholder derivative litigation, and special litigation committee matters. We represent partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and joint ventures in disputes regarding fiduciary duties, valuation, misappropriation, and dissolution. Our lawyers have tried dozens of these cases to successful verdicts. As important, working in conjunction with our transactional lawyers, we also counsel clients in governance matters in an effort to avoid threatened litigation.
Real Estate Litigation. We represent buyers, sellers, developers, landlords, tenants and owners in a wide variety of real estate disputes.
Securities Litigation. We are involved regularly in class action litigation involving securities disclosure issues and in securities arbitrations involving individual investors. We also have experience in litigation relating to registration, issuing and underwriting of securities. Corporate governance, shareholder derivative and similar actions for publicly held companies and valuation and related claims for closely held businesses are also areas in which we have been actively involved.
Intellectual Property Litigation. Our intellectual property litigation practice covers a wide variety of issues, including trademark, copyright, and patent infringement and enforcement actions.
International Litigation. We represent parties in international business disputes in U.S. federal and state courts. We have substantial experience in handling the issues that make international disputes unique, such as service under the Hague Convention, personal and subject matter jurisdiction over foreign litigants, forum non conveniens, choice of law, obtaining discovery abroad, enforcing foreign judgments in the U.S., and enforcing U.S. judgments abroad.
We also manage litigation pending in the courts of other countries, where we lead teams of foreign lawyers, help formulate case strategy, prepare court filings, and otherwise use our expertise and judgment to work to achieve the best result for our clients, just as we do in the U.S.
