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Lathrop & Gage has one of the largest and most experienced business litigation departments in the region. The Business Litigation Department is the single largest department in the firm and represents clients’ interests nationally and regionally in all disciplines, including class action defense, multiparty litigation, intellectual property disputes, trade secret and covenant not to compete enforcement and defense, ERISA and insurance matters, policyholder coverage disputes, media, accounting professional liability, construction, architects and engineers professional liability, securities, loan enforcement, contract and real estate litigation.
The department has many recent successes noted on our litigation web site, www.beentherewonthat.com. Among these, the department highlights successful representation of: Payless ShoeSource in a proxy fight against a group of dissident shareholders; nationwide construction litigation for the leading film exhibition company in the United States; nationwide counsel for class action and commercial matters for a leading automotive manufacturer; provide nationwide counsel to numerous financial institutions; national defense of a top-10 public accounting firm; representation of both local and international media companies in a wide range of matters; national representation of the largest privately held insurance brokerage in the United States; and we serve as regional counsel to many national companies. To provide the highest level of specialization and expertise, the firm’s Business Litigation department focuses resources in the following areas:
Our attorneys have extensive experience in all types of business litigation, including:
- Contracts
- Business torts
- Securities
- Financing and other corporate transactions
- Uniform Commercial Code claims
- Product liability claims
- Planning and zoning litigation and disputes with competitors
- Vendor disputes
- Defamation
- Intentional torts
- Covenants not to compete
- Protection of trade secrets and confidential information
- Insurance
- Employee benefits and related issues
In addition, we have an extensive white-collar criminal defense section, headed by a former United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.
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