Complex Business Litigation

Sperling Kenny Nachwalter’s trial lawyers have achieved winning results in business-critical cases at trial, on appeal, and at the negotiating table. Combining fierce advocacy, litigation prowess, incisive legal counsel, and exceptional strategy, our firm is recognized among the leading complex business litigation firms in the United States.

We have prevailed in numerous multimillion-dollar jury and nonjury cases for plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state courts nationwide and before arbitration tribunals in the U.S. and beyond. We believe the fact our partners are all trial lawyers gives our clients an edge at every phase of litigation. From single-plaintiff cases to multiparty and multidistrict litigation to class actions and mass actions, our lawyers get results. We are equally comfortable representing plaintiffs and defendants, no matter who is on the other side, and we seek alignment with our clients through creative fee arrangements where appropriate.

We represent a wide-ranging clientele, including Fortune 500 companies, public and private businesses of all sizes in numerous industries, private equity funds and their portfolio companies, real estate developers, funds and REITS, family offices, corporate directors and officers, bankruptcy trustees, governmental agencies, and individual entrepreneurs, executives, and business leaders. We are proud that they chooseus to resolve their most difficult and most important matters.

Among the many types of litigation we routinely handle are:

Antitrust
Anti-SLAPP
Bankruptcy
Business torts
Civil and criminal white collar crime
Civil rights and constitutional
Complex contract
Director and officer liability
Distribution and franchise
Employment
False Claims Act
FDIC and banking
Fiduciary duty
Fraud and consumer fraud
Insurance, including coverage and bad-faith
Intellectual property, patent, and trade secrets
Investigations of internal wrongdoing
Merger, acquisition, and disposition
Lender liability
Partnership and joint venture
Professional liability
Real estate
RICO
Securities law
Shareholder derivative

Our Approach

We use our reputation and skills as exceptional trial lawyers to achieve our clients’ objectives as swiftly and cost-effectively as possible. Because opposing parties know that we are always willing to try a case, often we achieve favorable settlements without the need for trial. In each case, we listen carefully to our client, evaluate the facts, and then determine a course of action based on our client’s risk profile and goals. Our results and our process lead clients to return to us again and again with new matters that fit our skill set. And it is no accident that opposing parties and even their counsel often seek to make us their trial lawyers after they see us in action.

We maintain longstanding relationships with a national network of expert witnesses and use cutting-edge technologies to streamline e-discovery, enhance evidence presentation at trial, and efficiently manage litigation.

Process. Skill. Creativity. Effort. Passion. Results. With almost 50 years of trying cases together, the lawyers of Sperling Kenny Nachwalter have developed a formula that works for our clients.