business litigation

general business litigation

Our Business Litigation clients appreciate our practical approach to business disputes. Like our clients, we think strategically about whether a case should be settled, litigated, or resolved in some other manner such as mediation. We understand that a lawsuit is not an intellectually abstract exercise, but rather a real dispute that involves the expenditure of real resources to achieve what should be real results.

Many disputes benefit from negotiation, mediation, or other forms of non-litigation dispute resolution. Our Business Litigation attorneys are experienced negotiators and counselors who can help guide you through the negotiation process. We have settled literally thousands of cases in private or court-supervised mediation, and our experience can often get our clients a favorable settlement without the risk and expense of litigation.

There is no substitute for actual trial experience in business disputes. One of the reasons we achieve excellent results in negotiations is that our adversaries understand that we are prepared to try the case if a settlement is not reached. The Business Litigation lawyers have tried bench and jury trials in business cases of every type and size. We have particular experience in explaining the complexities of specialized business disputes to the jurors and judges who ultimately decide cases.

Some matters require a single attorney while others require a team of lawyers, paralegals, and technical support specialists. We have the depth and flexibility to staff every case appropriately whether the case is pending in the Midwest or in other parts of the country. We have extensive experience coordinating complex litigation in different jurisdictions.

We understand that a lawsuit can be disconcerting, even if the risk of exposure is low. Many cases require the involvement or testimony of company management. Each litigation matter requires some dedication of company resources. Every case is important to the company, and at the same time is a potential distraction from running the business. We are as concerned about the case as our clients, and equally concerned the case does not prevent management from focusing on its business. We keep our clients informed and work closely with them to ensure that their lawsuit is managed in a way that is most likely to obtain the best result in the most efficient manner.

Complex business disputes may have thousands of pages of exhibits and other support documents, as well as other types of information such as computer databases. We have created and successfully used proprietary software to manage these types of data. The Business Litigation Practice Group works with our clients to create, store, manage and use databases in ways that permit lawyers, clients and, in a trial setting, judges and juries, to retrieve specific information instantly. This technological expertise gives us the ability to present cases more effectively while reducing our clients' costs.

The Business Litigation practice group is a trusted business advisor to our many business litigation clients. We pride ourselves on our ability to resolve successfully all types of commercial disputes from the relatively routine to the most unusual and sophisticated.