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Conn Kavanaugh's Business Litigation practice extends to representing clients in virtually every type of business dispute. In and out of the courtroom, we work to bring practical resolutions to our clients' business problems.
We provide skilled and experienced representation to Fortune 500 companies as well as to smaller businesses, sole proprietorships, and professionals faced with the need to bring or defend a business claim. Our attorneys have extensive trial experience in state and federal courts and before arbitration panels. We are dedicated to aggressive, efficient, and cost-effective representation of our clients. This includes broad use of mediation and other dispute-resolution mechanisms. Our clients have included manufacturers, high tech and computer companies, commercial real estate developers, and professional services firms . Whether initiating or defending an action, Conn Kavanaugh has confidence backed by a record of successful experience in protecting the rights and interests of its clients in commercial litigation . Our Commercial Litigation practice includes experience in the following areas: Business Contract and TortsThe firm frequently represents clients involved in contractual disputes, including those arising out of the sale or transfer of a business or its assets, franchise and distributorship disagreements, the sale of goods under the Uniform Commercial Code, and commercial collections. The firm further handles tort-based business litigation , including commercial libel and slander, interference with contract, and fraud. CorporateWe represent clients and individuals involved in disputes over the management and control of a corporation or related entities. This experience has included the prosecution and defense of minority shareholder suits (including so-called "freeze out" cases), shareholder derivative suits, the enforcement of corporate governing provisions and by-laws, and actions to pierce the corporate veil. Real EstateThe firm has broad experience in handling disputes relating to real estate, including the enforcement of purchase and sale agreements, actions for damages for breach, and zoning and other land use issues. Unfair Trade PracticesWe represent clients involved in disputes implicating the many federal and state statutory schemes that regulate corporate conduct. These include antitrust disputes under the Sherman or Robinson-Patman Acts, and unfair and deceptive trade practice disputes under the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act. Intellectual PropertyThe firm handles trademark and tradename disputes under the Lanham Act and its state counterpart, as well as litigation involving copyright infringement. The firm has broad experience prosecuting and defending actions involving the alleged wrongful disclosure of trade secrets and other confidential information. SecuritiesThe firm represents clients involved in preliminary and formal investigations by the SEC or the Massachusetts Securities Division. We further have broad experience litigating private disputes involving alleged misconduct in the purchase and sale of any security, including claims of fraud or improper insider trading. Banking and Commercial InstrumentsThe firm has broad experience in representing banks and other creditors in the enforcement of various commercial instruments, including promissory notes and guarantees. The firm also has substantial experience representing federal regulatory authorities, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. If you wish to inquire further about our Commercial Litigation Group, please contact Russell F. Conn or James F. Kavanaugh, Jr.. |
