Commercial Litigation

Litigation is a reality — or, at least, a very real threat — to any company doing business today, and it can arrive and disrupt your business without warning. When your business is served with a summons or needs immediate relief from a court, it is important that with one phone call or email you can reach a law firm stocked with knowledgeable and experienced litigators who can fight or defend any litigated business claims. Schenck Price is that law firm.

The members of Schenck Price’s Commercial Litigation practice group possess a commodity prized among its corporate clients: years of experience trying, not merely litigating or managing, corporate disputes. In fact, five of our litigators have earned the New Jersey Supreme Court’s prestigious designation as Certified Civil Trial Attorneys. Only a small percentage of attorneys in New Jersey have the requisite trial experience and have passed the rigorous exam required to receive this distinction. If a business is facing “bet the company” litigation, there is no substitute for an experienced trial attorney.

Our attorneys have successfully tried fraud claims, partnership disputes, oppressed minority shareholder disputes, trade secret claims, contract claims, real estate claims, collection claims, and a wide array of other complex and challenging commercial disputes. Our litigation clients include Fortune 500 companies and some of the largest public entities in New Jersey, as well as prominent, privately held companies and foundations. For our clients that are closely-held or family-held businesses that have no in-house legal capabilities, they can depend on our team of litigators to help manage litigation from inception through resolution.

We offer a realistic assessment of the costs and benefits of litigation. Our attorneys pride themselves on spending whatever time is necessary to learn the products, sale practices, accounting practices, marketing strategies and nuances that are critical to a business, and we understand how those matters are impacted by litigation.

Equally important, when litigation can be so expensive and labor-intensive, we work with our clients to take the steps necessary to forestall the need for litigation – before it arises. We know that clients are constantly thinking about their business, and we recognize how important litigation and its repercussions can be to the business owner. So we treat that litigation as if our clients’ business depends on it because, frequently, it does. 

Services to Clients

Our full service litigation practice, comprising more than one-quarter of the firm’s attorneys, encompasses all aspects of litigation, including:

• Litigation and trial services
• Assessment of commercial disputes 
• General corporate, commercial, and business litigation
• Creditors’ rights litigation
• Trade secrets litigation
• Restrictive covenant and unfair competition litigation
• Oppressed minority shareholder claims
• Partnership disputes
• Real estate litigation
• Fraud claims
• Employee theft claims
• Collection claims
• Insurance claims and disputes