SGD&R brings years of experience in representing businesses and individuals in litigation, including contract disputes, franchising and distribution conflicts, business entity dissolution and shareholder oppression, officer and director liability, trade secret disclosure, real estate disputes, and anti-trust and anti-competition matters. We represent clients in state and federal court, arbitration, and mediation ("ADR").
Contract Disputes. Whether in pre-suit negotiation or intensive litigation in state or federal court, or ADR, SGD&R provides aggressive and savvy representation to businesses to enforce contractual and U.C.C. rights, remedy breaches, or seek rescission based on fraudulent inducement or misrepresentation.
Business Torts. We represent businesses and their principals in all disputes involving business torts, including fraud, tortious interference with contract or economic expectations, unfair competition, and trade disparagement.
Business Entity Dissolution and Oppression. The firm has a long history of representing partnerships, partners, closely-held corporations, shareholders, and other business entities, defending and prosecuting oppression actions, or seeking efficient dissolutions or buy-outs.
Officer and Director Liability. SGD&R successfully represents both companies and officers and directors in disputes regarding the propriety of actions taken on behalf of business entities.
Post-employment Restrictive Covenant Cases. We have considerable experience enforcing post-employment restrictive covenants on behalf of business clients as well as defending individuals whose post-employment activities are sought to be restrained on the basis of such covenants.
Trade Secret Disclosure. SGD&R is vigilant in protecting clients' trade secrets and other confidential information through protective planning, as well as litigation.
Real Estate Disputes. The firm is experienced in commercial and residential real estate disputes, from complex property, transactional, and foreclosure issues to landlord/tenant proceedings.
Franchising and Distribution Conflicts. SGD&R pursues the rights of franchisors and franchisees to protect hard-earned good will, market and territory share, and income flow.
Anti-Trust. The firm handles tying, monopolization, and other cases involving allegations of anti-competitive conduct and price-fixing, as well as state antitrust actions, Robinson-Patman Act cases, and other related matters involving individual or class claims. |
