Our commercial litigation attorneys often represent clients across a variety of associated proceedings, including pre-trial hearings, depositions, settlement conferences, as well as Contract Disputes: A contract dispute occurs when any party to a contract disagrees with any of the terms or definitions contained in the agreement. The disagreement can be due to ambiguous language within the contract that creates contrasting expectations. The most common cause of action in contract disputes is a breach of contract claim.
Business Torts: Often intentional but sometimes due to negligence or recklessness, business torts are wrongful actions performed against a business that causes harm. The damages may have been a loss of profit, reputation, competitive advantage, or market share, to name a few.
Our litigation attorneys handle all manner of business torts of deceptive business practices, tortious interference with a business relationship, fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, fraudulent inducement, theft of trade secrets, and more.
Partnership disputes: When two or more partners own a business together, disputes can arise for many reasons. Financial issues are the number one cause of partnership disputes. Other common disputes between partners involve a breach of fiduciary duty, disputes overuse of resources or misappropriation of assets or opportunities, breach of contract, or loss of business opportunities.
Shareholder disputes: When shareholders have a problem with how the company is operating, decisions made by the director or the board of directors, or differences in compensation or contribution, this can result in a lawsuit, also called a shareholder derivative action.
Commercial Landlord/Tenant Disputes: Disputes in commercial landlord/tenant relationships typically go back to the signing of agreements without the use of legal representation. The lack of “legal eyes” means a business owner doesn’t understand the words written or what vital aspects are missing from the contract. Although the most common dispute in landlord/tenant relationships is non-payment of rent, this can be caused by improperly devised construction contracts depleting construction allowance in the commercial lease.
Boyer Law Firm attorneys are experienced in handling all aspects of commercial lease matters, including illegal construction, lease agreement negotiation, contract violations, and renewal negotiations.
Pretrial negotiation is often the first ADR option for those wishing to resolve a dispute outside of court. In some cases, with the guidance of an experienced commercial litigation attorney, the parties can solve arguments if motivated to do so.
When international trade leads to cross-border litigation, the process tends to be complex, often involving multiple proceedings advancing simultaneously in courts of different jurisdictions. Effective management of such disputes requires lawyers who possess a comprehensive knowledge of local law, procedure, and market conditions. In addition, these attorneys must be skilled at combining that knowledge with extensive international experience, a truly global mindset, and a thorough understanding of your company and its goals. We call this Cross-Border Litigation.
Our practice leverages the firm’s zealous team of result-focused international litigation lawyers to safeguard your business interests whenever, wherever and in whatever form a dispute may arise.
In those jurisdictions where Boyer Law Firm does not have an actual presence, the firm has well-established and trusted relationships with local firms that understand our approach to international litigation, our commitment to quality and client service, and who share our global vision. In short, wherever your dispute arises and is to be resolved, Boyer Law Firm has the experienced team to secure the best outcome for your business.
Our multi-lingual team of partners, counsel, and associates (several of whom have substantial experience practicing outside the United States) routinely advise and represent overseas parties in U.S. proceedings – whether they are highly experienced or confronting U.S. litigation for the first time.
