Yankwitt LLP’s business litigation attorneys represent companies in a broad range of commercial and corporate matters. We represent clients across various industries, from hospitality and technology to biopharmaceuticals and professional services. Our clients range from local, Westchester-based companies to national and multi-national conglomerates. While no two clients and cases are the same, one thing remains constant – the attorneys at Yankwitt LLP always listen to our clients. We strive to resolve their cases in the most cost-effective way that meets their goals, while tirelessly and aggressively advocating on their behalf.
How Our Business Litigation Attorneys Are Different
As seasoned attorneys, we understand all too well the significant costs of litigation and the toll such disputes can take on a business. We partner closely with our clients to design and implement litigation avoidance strategies. When faced with potential litigation, we provide a thorough and honest risk assessment to enable our corporate clients to adopt a strategy that makes sense for their unique business situation.
Types of Business Litigation Our Lawyers Handle
When litigation is necessary, our attorneys serve as aggressive advocates who apply their trial experience to achieve the best possible results for clients. We regularly appear before federal and state courts throughout New York, including Westchester and the entire Hudson Valley, such as the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (White Plains Division), Westchester County Supreme Court in White Plains and the New York State Commercial Division (in White Plains), government agencies and arbitral tribunals on a wide range of business-related matters, including:
- Contract litigation – including disputes involving purchase agreements, employment agreements, operating agreements, construction contracts, partnership agreements, and supplier/vendor contracts.
- Shareholder disputes/Business divorces – representing LLC members, partners, and shareholders in cases involving deadlock, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and corporate waste and family-owned business conflicts.
- Employment and labor disputes – representing businesses in a wide range of employment matters, including:
- Discrimination under Title VII and state law
- Restrictive covenant and other contract violations
- Workplace harassment and whistleblower retaliation
- Wage and hour disputes
- Family and Medical Leave Act violations
- Premises liability litigation – representing national hospitality groups, regional restaurant chains and stand-alone operations, facing claims from minor theft of property up to million-dollar personal injury matters.
- Fraud and professional malpractice matters– representing individuals and businesses, specifically in the legal and accounting fields, in professional liability claims before the courts, regulatory bodies, and in arbitrations and mediations.
Since we are one of only a few law firms that routinely tries cases, we are able to deliver optimal outcomes while managing litigation costs.
Yankwitt LLP staffs each matter leanly and focuses on targeted and streamlined discovery practices. The firm emphasizes dispositive motion practice with a constant eye toward achieving the best possible settlement—when settlement is in the client’s best interests.
