Areas of Practice

Areas of Practice

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We provide a wide array of litigation and arbitration services to plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts across the United States, as well as in FINRA arbitration.  We are business-savvy litigators and our dispute resolution strategies are designed to meet our clients’ objectives whether through trial, arbitration or settlement.

Our work is focused primarily on prosecuting and defending commercial disputes on behalf of companies and individuals, with an emphasis on matters pertaining to the financial services industry.

Business Disputes

  • Breach of contract and fiduciary duty disputes
  • Fraudulent conveyance and other types of fraud claims
  • RICO, antitrust and other statutory violations
  • Class actions and multi-district litigation
  • Shareholder and business valuation disputes
  • Consumer lending disputes
  • Internal investigations and corporate governance matters
  • Unfair competition
  • Sarbanes–Oxley matters

Financial Services Disputes

  • Securities fraud and market manipulation matters
  • Investment-related disputes including claims involving failure to supervise,   suitability, unauthorized trading and churning
  • SEC and other regulatory/enforcement proceedings
  • FINRA (formerly NYSE and NASD) arbitration hearings
  • Employee raiding and recruiting disputes
  • Securities lending matters
  • Offshore tax, insurance and trust controversies

Employment Disputes

  • Employee raiding and recruiting disputes
  • Restrictive covenant and breach of contract disputes
  • Theft of trade secrets
  • Tortious interference and unfair competition disputes
  • Compensation and employee benefit disputes
  • Employment transition counseling
  • Protocol for Broker recruiting guidance
  • Wrongful and retaliatory discharge claims
  • Injunctions and TROs
 

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Resources

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