Commercial disputes can be challenging for businesses to navigate, presenting significant financial or reputational risks to companies and individuals. Offit Kurman’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group attorneys are not just litigators—they are premier trial lawyers. Our litigators have tried cases to judgment nationwide across many industries from accounting to wholesale distribution and over substantive areas from antitrust to tax law controversies in a variety of settings, whether in federal or state trial court, appellate court, or alternative despite resolution centers, including the American Arbitration Association, the International Chamber of Commerce, JAMS, and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution. From the first day of the case, every step our litigators take is with trial in mind. They believe that best results for clients—in court or at a negotiating table—come from our strategic approach to trial readiness.
Offit Kurman recognizes that every dispute contains unique dynamics as well as elements in common with similar disputes. We apply a combination of creativity, experience and judgment to address both aspects. Our litigators know that every dispute is different: some cases are about the very survival of a business, while others are just a distraction. That is why they always keep our clients’ priorities at the center of our strategy, whether in mediation, arbitration, or trial and prepare each case for trial while keeping an eye out for favorable settlement opportunities.
With an integrated group of over 60 litigation attorneys in 19 offices across nine states and the District of Columbia, with attorneys admitted to practice throughout the United States, including two foreign countries, Offit Kurman provides litigation services to local, national, and international companies and individuals. Our litigators partner with clients to understand their business objectives and craft a litigation strategy meant to attain these business goals in the most efficient and most effective manner with the responsiveness and close client connection other firms often lack.
Our strategic, aggressive, cost-effective representation spans a range of industries and issues, including:
- Banking & Financial Services
- Entertainment & Media
- Health Care
- Hospitality & Leisure
- Industrials & Manufacturing
- Professional Services
- Real Estate & Construction
- Technology
- Transportation
Offit Kurman Commercial Litigation attorneys evaluate cases at an early stage and recognize that litigation is a part of a larger business strategy, and pride themselves on lean staffing and a dedicated team with the right expertise and industry knowledge. Clients benefit from our regulatory experience and our disciplined process designed to seek dismissal pretrial or when necessary to define and narrow the issues for trial. Our litigators work collaboratively with colleagues with subject-matter experts from across the firm to address a full range of considerations related to a dispute. Our litigators embrace appellate practice and are regularly retained to handle client interests on appeal in state and federal courts throughout the country.
While our litigators are always ready to fight for our clients, sometimes the greatest service we can do for our clients is to help them avoid disputes in the first place. To that end, our litigators provide pre-dispute counseling to clients, collaborating with our colleagues from across the firm to identify possible problems before they arise and find cost-effective solutions that allow our clients to avoid the distraction of litigation and focus on their business. This all-encompassing approach gives us insight into the litigation strategies designed to help our clients succeed and, whenever possible, avoid or resolve disputes before they result in litigation.
Related Areas of Practice
- Antitrust Litigation
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency Litigation
- Broker-dealer and FINRA Arbitration
- Business Torts Litigation
- Cannabis Litigation
- Commercial Transactions
- Commodities, Futures & Derivatives
- Construction Litigation
- Contract Disputes
- Creditor's Rights
- Cybersecurity
- Employment Litigation
- Environmental Litigation
- Estates and Trusts Litigation
- Government Contracts Litigation
- Insurance Coverage Litigation
- Intellectual Property
- Mass Torts Litigation
- Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Products Liability
- Privacy and Data Protection
- Real Estate and Title Litigation
- Shareholder Derivative Actions
- Sports and Gaming
- Surety Litigation
- Transportation Litigation
- Warranty and Product Defect Litigation