CORPORATE AND BUSINESS ENTITIES:
BUSINESS LITIGATION

Litigation is expensive - not an item you like to include in your annual budget. We get it. Successful litigation is often the result of protective measures taken well before a dispute arises. As your business advisor and lawyer, we are consistently keeping an eye on your business, evaluating areas of risk and exposure to law suits.

Businesses face many challenges that they must address to protect their interests and stay competitive. It is important to understand, identify and deal with business issues, quickly and decisively, to preserve a business. While some matters may be resolved outside of court, litigation is sometimes the only option.

Getting results is our prime goal, and because we have the knowledge to anticipate points of contention, we can apply our litigation skills to transactions and negotiations, offering solutions before problems arise, saving our clients both time and money. When litigation does arise, we have the experience to conduct a thorough analysis of the risk to determine the realistic value of a case and provide reliable estimates of time and cost.

Some of our past cases involved:

· Contract disputes between homebuilders and remodelers and homeowners
· Lien disputes between contractors, subcontractors, and developers and property owners
· Quality of work and workmanship issues between property owners and contractors
· Payment disputes between suppliers and purchasers of goods and services
· Workout disputes with creditors before and during bankruptcy proceedings
· Commercial lease disputes between landlords and tenants
· Breach of non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements
· Shareholder disputes
· Defending charges of wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment

Business Litigation Services Include:

· Breach of contract
· Partner and shareholder disputes
· Unfair competition and trade practices
· Non-compete and non-disclosure matters
· Breach of fiduciary duty
· Collections
· Trademark disputes
· Copyright infringement


At SSP, our litigators are also business people. For more than 20 years, attorneys at Stagnaro, Saba & Patterson have anticipated the needs of our clients and taken bold, strategic action on their behalves. We’ve earned a reputation of being business-savvy, pragmatic attorneys of integrity—and aggressive advocates when our clients’ interests are on the line.