Complex Business & Securities Litigation
Munsch Hardt trial attorneys prosecute and defend complex business and securities lawsuits and arbitration proceedings throughout the United States and the world. We recognize disputes in the business world involve unique issues and risks that often implicate multiple parties, involve conflicting interests and necessitate parallel proceedings in various forums. Navigating through or around the difficulties inherent in these disputes requires experienced trial attorneys with a clear sense of legal and business strategies. Our trial attorneys bring to the courtroom and the boardroom the abilities to identify and capitalize on strategic opportunities, assess risk, creatively resolve sophisticated issues and aggressively try complicated disputes. Our goal in every complex dispute is to maximize positive results consistent with our clients' business objectives.
Our Complex Business & Securities Litigation group has extensive experience in a broad range of complex business and securities related disputes including:
- Broker-dealer litigation
- Class actions
- Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), collateralized debt obligation (CDO) and collateralized loan obligation (CLO) disputes
- Contract breaches and business torts
- Corporate, partnership and venture control litigation
- Creditor committee and liquidating trust claims
- Director and officer liability litigation
- Internal corporate and board investigations
- Merger and acquisition litigation
- Regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings
- Securities fraud litigation
- Shareholder disputes, derivative proceedings and fiduciary duty litigation
- Trustee and receivership proceedings
- Representation of Computer Sciences Corporation, as plaintiff, in declaratory judgment trial before bankruptcy court for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in the Delphi Corporation bankruptcy involving interpretation of $100 million per year services contract for the provision of global computer services.
- Representation of ClubCorp USA, Inc. and various ClubCorp USA, Inc. country clubs in arbitrations and class actions around the country involving issues ranging from interpretation of payment provisions of asset acquisitions to disputes over membership policies.
- Representation of Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC in various commercial cases related to dealer contracts, distribution agreements and marketing promotion agreements.
- Representation of an international specialty manufacturer and distributor in litigation relating to the actions of a former officer.
- Representation of a large energy construction contractor to obtain a $2.3 million trial verdict/recovery in bankruptcy court against a landfill project and private equity group.
