Commercial Litigation

Applying unique insight into the judicial system to deliver results for our clients.

It takes more than aggressive advocacy and trial experience to make a successful commercial litigation attorney. It takes the ability to look at the larger picture—to see the client’s business goals, then develop and implement a legal strategy that furthers their immediate and long-range objectives. The commercial litigation attorneys at Farrell Fritz include former prosecutors and judicial law clerks, giving our firm a broad understanding of the judicial system. This background, combined with years of working with some of Long Island’s and the New York region’s leading corporations, has produced a team of seasoned litigation attorneys with unique insight into the workings of the judicial system and a practical understanding of the business issues impacting litigation.

The commercial litigation practice at Farrell Fritz encompasses a broad array of business disputes. The firm litigates commercial cases arising under federal and state statutes as well as matters involving general principles of contract and business law. We regularly represent clients in partnership and shareholder disputes; prosecute and defend restrictive covenants, including non-compete agreements; and litigate claims for breach of contract, business torts, antitrust, unfair competition, and trade secret misappropriation.

• Alternative Dispute Resolution

  Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) has become a popular way for businesses to resolve differences without lengthy and costly court proceedings. Our commercial litigation attorneys represent clients in arbitration, mediation and other types of ADR. Several Farrell Fritz litigators also serve on ADR panels in the metropolitan New York area. We counsel our clients at the pre-litigation stage to prepare them for every possibility and to involve them in a process that encourages parties to work together to develop creative solutions to business disputes.

• Appellate Practice

  Farrell Fritz frequently represents clients in state and federal appellate court matters, appearing regularly before the New York State Court of Appeals and Appellate Divisions as well as the United States Court of Appeals.

• Attorney Professionalism

  The firm advises and represents lawyers and law firms on ethics and professionalism matters, grievances, and malpractice, as well as in law firm breakups.

• Banking Litigation

  Banking litigation has long been a staple of the commercial litigation practice at Farrell Fritz. We represent commercial banks, savings banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions in disputes arising under the Uniform Commercial Code and federal and state laws and regulations as well as regularly enforce commercial loan agreements, defend lender liability claims, and litigate a broad variety of contract disputes.

• Corporate Governance Litigation

  Farrell Fritz represents public and private companies, not-for-profit organizations, and municipalities in matters relating to their obligations under federal and state laws and regulations.

  Corporate Governance

• Insurance Litigation

  Farrell Fritz represents insureds in litigation involving primary, excess, and umbrella coverage issues related to professional liability, general liability, and property/casualty policies. Our attorneys represent clients involved in coverage disputes involving directors and officers liability policies, and defend insurance agents and brokers against errors and omissions claims.

• Intellectual Property Litigation

  Farrell Fritz litigates trade secret, copyright, and trademark cases in federal and state court and advises clients on issues relating to the licensing of intellectual property such as computer software.

• Real Estate Litigation

  The firm’s deep roots in the Long Island real estate community give us a singular insight into real estate litigation. We litigate a broad variety of real estate disputes, including brokerage claims, title and boundary disputes, construction disputes, specific performance claims, disputes involving restrictive covenants and other recorded instruments, commercial lease disputes, adverse possession claims, and partition actions.

• White-Collar Criminal Defense

  Several of our business litigation attorneys are former federal and state prosecutors who use their experience to defend individuals and corporations in white-collar criminal proceedings and to counsel clients who may be the subject of ongoing investigations. We also represent clients in other criminal matters in state and federal courts.