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Commercial Litigation
When a commercial relationship breaks down, the question is not only who is right. It is what recovery is worth and what it costs to get there.
Most disputes are a business decision before they are a legal one.
Winning a claim that costs more to run than it recovers is not a win. We will tell you that at the start rather than at the end.
We act in contract claims, partnership and shareholder disputes, IP infringement, trade secret matters and business torts, in federal court and in arbitration.
Where a matter belongs in a state court in which we are not admitted, we say so and bring in local counsel rather than pretending the question does not arise.
What this covers.
Contract disputes
Breach, non-payment, termination and performance claims.
Partnership and shareholder disputes
Deadlock, exclusion, minority oppression and exit disagreements.
IP litigation
Trademark, copyright and trade secret claims, including preliminary injunctions.
Arbitration
AAA and JAMS proceedings, and advice on arbitration clauses before you agree to them.
Pre-suit resolution
Demand, negotiation and settlement, which resolves more matters than filing does.
Enforcement
Turning a judgment or award into recovered money, which is where many claims stall.
One attorney, start to finish.
The attorney who assesses your matter is the one who conducts it. You will not be passed between people, and you will not explain your situation twice.
You get their direct line, not a general inquiries address. When something moves at short notice, that is the difference between an answer today and an answer next week.
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How a matter runs.
Assess what it is worth
Merits, recoverable amount, likely defense, and whether the other side can pay.
Try to resolve it first
A negotiated outcome is usually faster and cheaper. We test that seriously.
Prepare it properly
Evidence and pleadings built to the standard the court expects, not the minimum.
Enforce the result
A judgment is not recovery. We follow through to collection.
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Talk to us about a commercial litigation matter.
A first consultation gives you a clear view of where you stand and what your options will cost.