We represent businesses, property owners, and boards in disputes that reach the courtroom — breach of contract, partnership and shareholder disagreements, construction and vendor claims, and commercial collections. We try cases when a trial serves the client and settle them when it doesn't, and we say which is which early rather than after the bills add up. Most of this work is in New York State Supreme Court and the Appellate Division, with selected matters in federal court.
Before a complaint is ever filed, we look hard at the documents and the numbers to decide whether litigation is the right tool. A demand letter, a negotiated standstill, or an early mediation often resolves a dispute faster and for less than a lawsuit, and we will tell you when that is the better path. When the other side is unreasonable or the stakes require a judgment, we are ready to file and to see the case through trial and appeal.
Our litigators handle the full arc of a commercial case — pleadings and motion practice, discovery and depositions, preliminary injunctions and attachments, trial, and post-judgment enforcement. We are comfortable with the procedural tools that decide cases early, including motions to dismiss and for summary judgment, and we use them to narrow the issues and the cost wherever the law allows.
Throughout, we keep the client's business goals in front of the legal strategy. A win that costs more than the dispute is worth is not a win, and we manage each matter with that in mind — communicating candidly about exposure, leverage, and the likely range of outcomes so you can make decisions with clear information.