Commercial Litigation and Business Dispute Resolution Practice
Our firm has an active, full service civil litigation practice, including trial and appellate work in federal and state courts and alternate dispute resolution forums. We cover a wide range of issues and a broad spectrum of commercial disputes, including requests for legal and equitable relief.
The litigation department at Snow Becker Krauss P.C. (SBK) takes a hands-on approach to the resolution of serious business disputes of all kinds. Our lawyers provide personalized service and continuity of representation from pretrial to trial to appeals, and in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.
Your case will receive the personal attention of one of our highly experienced attorneys throughout the process. SBK maintains the agility and creativity of a smaller practice while providing our clients with the resources and combined experience associated with larger law firms.
Comprehensive Commercial Dispute Resolution Services
SBK represents corporate and individual clients involved in a diverse and comprehensive range of business disputes, including both tort and contract claims such as:
- Professional liability defense (legal and accounting malpractice claims)
- Shareholder disputes and shareholder derivative actions
- Partnership disputes and intra-corporate management disputes
- Enforcement of partnership agreements
- Contract disputes (breach of contract, contract interpretation and specific performance)
- Trademark infringement
- Securities litigation and arbitration
- Labor and employment disputes
- Co-op and condo disputes
- Real estate and construction litigation and construction contract disputes
- Admiralty and maritime disputes
- Employment litigation
- Estate litigation and will contests
- Bankruptcy claims
The accomplished litigators at SBK routinely appear before federal and state trial and appellate courts and industry regulatory agencies and provide representation before all of the prevalent alternative tribunals, including:
- The American Arbitration Association
- The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- FINRA
- The New York Stock Exchange
- NASDAQ
- The National Futures Association
- The Society of Maritime Arbitrators
More About our Litigation Practice
Our experienced litigators are trained to evaluate cases quickly and develop strategies aimed at efficient, cost-effective, practical and positive results. We make reasonable efforts to reach a prelitigation settlement, and we only recommend litigation if such a result is not practicable. The best interest of our clients is at the forefront of our litigation strategy.
Securities Litigation and Arbitration
A significant area of our litigation practice entails representation before the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the stock exchanges, FINRA, the Attorneys General of the states, and other governmental and self-regulatory organizations.
We provide experienced counsel in addressing alleged violations of federal, state and administrative securities or commodities laws and regulations. These matters encompass formal and informal investigations, testimony under oath, negotiations, settlement before and after initiation of disciplinary proceedings, trials, appeals and applications for relief from disciplinary orders.
Appellate Practice
When necessary to achieve an appropriate result or in instances when the firm has been retained as special appellate counsel by an outside law firm, SBK's litigators have appeared and argued in state court actions before each of the four Appellate Divisions of the Supreme Court of the State of New York as well as the New York Court of Appeals, and in federal court actions before the respective Circuit Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court of the United States.
