Practice
Contract disputes between businesses
When a deal goes wrong, the answer is usually in the document both sides signed. We represent buyers, sellers, suppliers and service companies on either side.
Supply and distribution agreements
Late or short shipments, rejected goods, exclusivity and the termination clause nobody expected to use.
Unpaid invoices and open accounts
Collecting what a customer owes, or defending a claim for work that was never accepted.
Earn-outs and purchase agreements
A sale of a business where the second payment never came, or an indemnity claim after closing.
Restrictive covenants
Non-compete, non-solicit and confidentiality clauses, for the company enforcing one or the person bound by it.
Services and software contracts
Projects that ran late, over budget or never worked, and the limitation-of-liability clause that decides how much is at stake.
Notice, cure and termination
Whether a contract was ended properly: often the question that settles the whole case.
Questions we hear about contract disputes
The contract has an arbitration clause. Does that matter?
Usually a great deal. It can decide where the case is heard, who hears it, how much each side learns about the other's documents and whether there's an appeal. We read it first.
Can I recover my legal fees?
Only if the contract or a statute says so. Many business contracts have a fee-shifting clause; many don't. We tell you which you have at the start.
The other side says I breached first. Now what?
That's common, and it often turns on dates and notices. Bring every email and letter about the problem, in order.
Talk to a lawyer about your dispute
Send the documents that started it. A lawyer reads them and calls you back.