Commercial & Civil Litigation
Litigation can be a strategic move for a business. Our attorneys aggressively pursue litigation matters while adhering to our clients' goals and while understanding and respecting our clients' budgets and deadlines. Throughout the progress of a case we engage in frequent communication with the client and conduct risk evaluation analysis.
Our litigation practice and experience encompasses the following areas of law:
Corporate Litigation:
- Breach of contract
- ERISA
- Finance and banking
- Bankruptcy (creditors' rights)
- Real estate
- Labor and employment
- Regulatory
- Product liability
- Construction
- Toxic torts
- Insurance
- Other complex commercial litigation
General Business Litigation:
- Disputes among partners, members or shareholders
- Creditors and debtors in loan workouts, enforcements, collections, foreclosure proceedings, bankruptcy and insolvency
- Real estate
- From the perspective of management, labor, employment and civil rights law, entitlements, employee benefits and pensions
- Intellectual property protection of trade secrets, trademarks and trade names
- Uniform commercial code disputes in contracts for the sale of goods and secured transactions
- Regulatory compliance and investigations
Commercial Litigation:
- Collection
- Negotiating and documenting distributorship, sales representation and franchise agreements and programs
- Equipment sales and purchase agreements, as well as equipment leasing
- Requirements and supply contracts
- Manufacturing and turnkey agreements and joint ventures
- Terms of purchase and sale
- Real estate leasing
- Government contracts
- Local counsel in patent infringement cases
Employment Matters:
- Wrongful discharge claims
- Sexual harassment claims
- Title VII discrimination claims based on age, race, religion and national origin
- Age discrimination claims
Real Estate Litigation:
- Foreclosure and workout litigation, such as breach of contract, fraud and bad faith, guarantee enforcement, injunctions, receivers and bankruptcies
- Commercial lease disputes and claims of forcible entry, the rights to assign and sublet, and lease guarantees
- Title disputes, mechanics' liens, broker liens and contracts, as well as contracts for the sale and purchase of property
Construction Litigation:
- Foundation, roof and curtainwall failures
- Delay and disruption claims
- Design defects
- Specification and drawings disputes
- Allowable costs and overruns
Bankruptcy Litigation:
- Motions to lift the automatic stay and to appoint trustees
- Contested hearings regarding plans of reorganization
- Strategic planning on behalf of secured lenders and creditors
- Fraudulent conveyance and preference litigation
- Contested valuation hearings
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Environmental claims and disputes
Attorneys specializing in Commercial & Civil Litigation include: