Business, Commercial & Employment Litigation

Areas of Focus

Agency disputes & defalcation Bad faith & deceptive business practices Breach of contract Breach of fiduciary duty Brokerage agreement disputes Business divorce, dissolution & partnership disputes Collections & debt enforcements Constructive trusts Contract reformation & rescission Conversion

Creditor’s rights Employment disputes Fraud Investment disputes Payment disputes Restrictive covenant & non-compete disputes Settlement agreements Shareholder buyouts Shareholder disputes Tortious interference with contract

Representative Matters

• Defeated request for injunctive relief in a constructive trust action involving multiple parcels of real property owned by a corporation
• Obtained dismissal of a cooperative corporation’s action alleging fraud and breach of contract
• Represented a business owner in negotiating the modification of restrictive covenant and non-compete provisions
• Obtained injunctive relief freezing an agent’s assets pending the resolution of an ultimately successful action against the agent for fraud and conversion
• Successfully defended a real estate company against an attack seeking to invalidate its purchase of real property due to the seller’s alleged fraud and lack of board approval