Having integrated Keller Landsberg in February 2025, Akerman LLP has further strengthened its commercial litigation capabilities. Lawrence Rochefort, Jason Oletsky, Amy Doehring, and Michael Weiss, covering West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, and Los Angeles, respectively, are key team members with trial and arbitration experience across a wide range of industries.

Headquartered in New York, the litigation team at Barton LLP is well-versed in a range of complex business disputes, including breach of contract and restrictive covenants, misappropriation of trade secrets, and antitrust disputes. The team has obtained significant favorable results in federal and state courts across the US and in arbitrations. Based in New York, managing partner Roger Barton has a strong reputation for representing financial institutions and privately held businesses in FINRA, employment, and shareholder disputes in trials and appeals.

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC‘s commercial litigation practice group provides its clients with a full range of counseling, litigation, and dispute resolution services nationwide in both federal, state, and specialized business courts. The firm is equipped to handle commercial disputes for local, regional, and national businesses across industries. Based in the firm’s Philadelphia office, Frank Emmerich serves co-chair of the firm’s commercial litigation group where he focuses on matters involving trade secrets, unfair competition, restrictive covenants, and other IP disputes.

Fafinski Mark & Johnson PA, based in Minnesota, has a broad practice representing clients in business and employment disputes. The firm has a strong presence in Minnesota and the Midwest, representing individuals and businesses across industries including aviation. Shannon McDonough, chair of the firm’s Employment and Litigation practice groups, represents clients in all employment-related business disputes, including restrictive covenants, unfair competition, and discrimination.

HunterMaclean is a Georgia-based firm with an experienced commercial disputes practice that focuses on representing clients in business litigation in federal and state courts, administrative proceedings, and arbitration panels. The firm represents clients in a wide range of industries and has specialist experience representing maritime, healthcare, and food & beverage companies in business litigation. Based in the firm’s Savannah office, Allan Galis is the head of the firm’s litigation group and focuses his practice on complex commercial disputes, including contract, real estate, and construction litigation.

Vartabedian Hester & Haynes LLP is a Texas-based firm that has an experienced commercial disputes practice that seeks to resolve its business clients’ disputes through litigation, appeals, and arbitration. The firm represents a broad range of clients across multiple industries, including real estate, manufacturing, private equity, aviation, and insurance. Based in the firm’s Dallas office, Daniella Main leads the commercial litigation group, handling a full spectrum of business disputes within contractual and fiduciary duty breaches, fraudulent misrepresentations, non-compete agreements, and more.

Baker McKenzie‘s ‘exceptionally strong’ litigation practice draws on its global reach to provide coordinated representation to domestic and multinational clients in complex, cross-border commercial disputes. Renowned for its ‘strategic clarity’ and ‘technical excellence’, the team is well-versed in class actions and multi-party litigation, from pleadings and summary judgment to trial and appeal. The ‘collaborative’ team is jointly led by San Francisco’s Mark Goodman and Washington DC-based Jennifer Ancona Semko, who handle a variety of complex disputes, including breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and copyright and trade secret litigation. Houston-based Ian Shelton is recognized for his ‘mastery’ of complex litigation, with trial and appellate experience in energy, cryptocurrency and construction litigation, as well as class action defense and contract disputes. Also in Houston, Alexander Burch has extensive experience leading commercial disputes before the Supreme Court, courts of appeals, and state and federal trial courts.

Norton Rose Fulbright is trusted by large businesses and financial institutions on a wide range of complex, multi-jurisdictional commercial matters, including breach of contract, antitrust, fiduciary duty, and trade secrets disputes. Covering sectors like energy, infrastructure, technology, and transport, the firm also handles multi-party and class action lawsuits and appellate proceedings. Houston-based Andrew Price has a track record in disputes involving contracts, IP, securities, business torts, and professional liability. Based in San Antonio, Jeffrey Webb focuses on energy and automotive commercial disputes, while Steven Jansma brings extensive experience in multi-district litigation, class actions, and product liability cases. Richard Krumholz, who splits his time between Dallas and New York, has experience litigating and trying complex business disputes in state and federal courts and in arbitration proceedings.

Demonstrating an ‘exceptional’ focus on dispute resolution, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP handles a broad range of commercial disputes, including breach of contract, business torts, fiduciary duty issues, and shareholder and partnership disputes. The team is also trusted for its ‘compelling’ defense of antitrust, trade secret and intellectual property matters. With cross-jurisdictional capacity at both the national and international level, the firm is well-versed in taking cases to trial, overturning adverse rulings through appeal, and helping clients avoid litigation altogether. The ‘powerful and effective’ team is led by Deborah Baum, based in Washington DC, who brings significant experience in state and federal trial and appellate courts, as well as before arbitration tribunals. Splitting his time between DC and New York, William Bosch is a first-chair trial lawyer focusing on high-stakes commercial, real estate, and IP disputes. San Diego’s Paul Fraidenburgh handles complex commercial litigation across a range of industries, including technology, aviation, real estate, and energy. Austin-based Amy Ruhland arrived from Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP in February 2025, bringing experience in high-profile disputes in the financial services, technology, life sciences, and energy sectors.

Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P. is a ‘go-to’ for clients in appellate and trial courts, trusted for complex commercial disputes, including business ownership, fiduciary duty, fraud, and breach of contract, as well as derivative and shareholder litigation. The ‘dedicated’ team is also recognized for its securities, bankruptcy, and construction expertise. Leading the ‘highly capable’ practice are Lance Currie, who focuses on construction, real estate, and securities disputes, and managing partner Monica Latin, who has trial, arbitration, and appellate experience across noncompete, fraud, breach of contract, and fiduciary duty disputes. Alex More is a ‘true trial lawyer’ for public and private companies and business owners in the securities, healthcare, energy, and aviation industries. Brian Shaw is praised for his in‑court advocacy in bet-the-company lawsuits and multi-jurisdiction litigation. All lawyers mentioned are based in Dallas.

Hecker Fink LLP‘s experienced commercial litigators are trusted by clients across industries – including finance, tech, healthcare, and sports – for complex disputes involving contracts, partnerships, securities, and trade secrets. Gabrielle Tenzer leads the team, bringing experience representing leading companies and universities in multi-jurisdictional litigation and arbitration. Trial lawyer Sean Hecker represents officers, directors, and corporations in commercial disputes. John Quinn focuses on high-profile new media and emerging technology litigation, while Julie Fink, with both trial and appellate experience, has recently worked on sports and biotechnology matters. Kate Doniger‘s wide-ranging practice includes contract and employment disputes, as well as class actions. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York.

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP is well-positioned to handle complex commercial disputes, including breach of transactional and commercial agreements, fraud, and misappropriation of funds, in state and federal trial and appellate courts. Leveraging its nationwide presence to handle multi-district and class action litigation, the firm serves clients in sectors including energy, investment, medical, and tech. Practice leadership is shared by Los Angeles-based Craig Holden - a first-chair trial lawyer seasoned in commercial transactions, IP, and shareholder disputes - and Kenneth Joyce, in Fort Lauderdale, a trial attorney with experience representing entities and individuals in high-stakes business litigation. Wilmington’s Francis Pileggi also co-leads the practice, focusing on representing corporations, stockholders, and board members in high-stakes disputes.

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, recognized for its ‘in-depth knowledge’ of the law, represents clients across a wide range of industries in commercial disputes at trial and appellate courts at the state and federal levels. The firm merged with Arizona-based Lewis Roca in 2025, adding 50 litigators to its team and expanding its jurisdictional coverage. The practice is jointly led by Raleigh-based Lisa Rushton, who has longstanding environmental litigation experience, and Denver’s Douglas Tumminello, a trial lawyer who covers a wide range of commercial disputes, including class and mass actions, with extensive experience in Colorado and Wyoming as well as in private arbitrations.

Andrews Myers, P.C. is trusted by clients in the real estate, finance, energy, and construction sectors for a wide range of general commercial disputes. Practice head Hunter Barrow is a commercial trial lawyer with a broad litigation practice, including securities, antitrust, and IP matters. Emily Miller has extensive experience representing clients in complex disputes involving contracts, fraud, trade secret protection, and fiduciary duty breaches, while Andrew Bender is a skilled litigation and appellate attorney who focuses on civil litigation. Bret Rycroft brings substantial experience representing developers and property management companies in operational disputes. All lawyers mentioned are based in Houston.

The team at Bailey Glasser LLP handles a range of complex litigation matters in a multitude of industries, operating a national practice with experience in high-stakes cases, frequently representing Fortune 500 companies. The firm also offers expertise with class action matters, mass torts, product liability, consumer protection, bet-the-company litigation, environmental law, multi-district litigation (MDL), and ERISA matters. In Charleston, founding partner Brian Glasser regularly represents governors and members of Congress, and has acted as second in command of the United States State Department before the US House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee. Co-founder Benjamin Bailey plays a leading role in the firm’s auto defects litigation cases and high-stakes appeals, representing public officials, lawyers, and other professionals. Washington DC-based Cary Joshi leads the firm’s commercial & environmental litigation practice group with extensive experience in high-profile and high-value matters. Nicholas Johnson chairs the firm’s corporate, commercial litigation, and criminal practice department.

Brown Rudnick LLP is ‘highly qualified’ to support clients in commercial disputes, including business-to-business civil litigation, breach of contract, and securities matters. With multi-state capability, the practice represents plaintiffs and defendants, including small- and large-scale businesses, in litigation in federal and state courts and in arbitration. Boston-based Wayne Dennison and New York’s Dylan Kletter co-lead the ‘knowledgeable’ team. Dennison, renowned for his longstanding experience, covers a wide range of industries, such as gaming, technology, life sciences, and real estate. Kletter has extensive experience representing private equity and venture capital firms, family offices, and investors in disputes concerning failed M&A, breach of contract, and securities fraud.

New York-based Cohen & Gresser LLP is ‘very strong’ in commercial litigation spanning contractual breaches, derivatives claims, and shareholder disputes, with particular strength in financial services litigation. The practice is jointly led by co-founders Lawrence Gresser and Mark Cohen. Gresser, also serving as the firm’s managing partner, leads high-profile commercial litigation, with a focus on class actions, arbitration, and antitrust and securities disputes. Cohen is a trial lawyer with experience in complex disputes in both federal and state courts, as well as in arbitration. Stephen Sinaiko represents public and private companies in shareholder class actions, partnership and corporate control disputes.

With a nationwide presence, Dickinson Wright PLLC‘s ‘very knowledgeable’ litigation practice is well-positioned to handle complex commercial disputes. With recent experience in the automotive, real estate, healthcare and insurance industries, the team ‘proactively’ proposes solutions in federal, state and provincial trial and appellate courts. Both based in Lansing, the ‘knowledgeable’ Scott Knapp regularly represents clients in litigation involving contract disputes, noncompete clauses and IP, while Brandon Hubbard has broad litigation experience, including trade secrets and fraud disputes. John Desmond, in Reno, focuses on commercial litigation at the appellate level, while the ‘excellent’ John Nelson, in Austin, is experienced in both in- and out-of-court settlements. Chicago-based Trent Cornell and Lexington’s Brian Johnson are experienced in actions involving breach of contract and fiduciary duty.

Gordon Arata‘s robust litigation team represents energy, construction, real estate, and banking and finance clients in a variety of commercial disputes. Phil Antis leads the New Orleans-based team, bringing experience before state and federal courts in complex class actions and trade secret and noncompete litigation. Terrence Knister has long-standing experience in bench and jury trials as well as appeals, focusing on energy, environmental, and construction litigation. Oil and gas specialist Scott O'Connor handles disputes related to sector-specific agreements, antitrust, and bankruptcy proceedings through litigation and arbitration. Alex Rothenberg focuses on complex commercial litigation, with significant appellate advocacy for plaintiffs and defendants.

The commercial dispute team at Jackson Walker LLP operates at a national level with considerable experience in handling complex commercial disputes in all industries. Ross Forbes leads the firm’s trial & appellate litigation group in Dallas, overseeing around 150 litigators and focusing on the most complex and high-stakes disputes. In Austin, Josh Romero chairs the firm’s litigation practice, playing a key role in leading complex, high-stakes commercial disputes representing both plaintiffs and defendants. Houston-based Tré Fischer frequently handles bet-the-company disputes worth hundreds of millions of dollars across the energy, environmental, manufacturing, and real estate industries.

Headquartered in Charlotte, the litigation team at Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein LLP is experienced in resolving complex commercial disputes involving creditor rights, negligence, liability, and construction claims. The team has handled cases in state and federal courts, appeals, as well as matters in front of the AAA, FINRA, and JAMS arbitration boards. The litigation department operates under the joint leadership of Melanie Black Dubis, based in Raleigh, and Todd Sprinkle, based in Atlanta. Black Dubis specializes in patent and securities disputes on behalf of the pharmaceutical, life sciences, financial services, and energy industries, while Sprinkle focuses on breach of contract, trade secret, and ownership disputes.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is a Florida-based law firm with an international litigation and arbitration practice that specializes in representing clients in high-stakes cross-border disputes. The firm handles disputes across the full commercial spectrum, from mid-market matters to high-exposure cases. Managing partner of the Miami office, Aliette Delpozo Rodz serves as the chair of the firm’s international litigation and arbitration practice. Rodz has extensive experience representing multinational corporations in complex commercial litigation and international arbitration. Also based in Miami, Eduardo De la Peña Bernal brings substantial experience in cross-border commercial arbitration and multinational disputes, especially those based in Latin America, while Aleksey Shtivelman‘s practice focuses on international litigation and arbitration with a particular emphasis on energy and infrastructure disputes. Douglas Kramer strengthens the practice group with his experience in complex commercial litigation, particularly in matters involving multinational parties and parallel proceedings across jurisdictions.

The Litigation team at Sterlington PLLC is experienced in handling a broad range of disputes across industries including healthcare technologies, software, sports, entertainment, and financial services. They are well equipped to resolve disputes for individuals, national, and international corporations. Vice Chair of Strategic Litigation Jonathan Sherman is a leader in business disputes, representing clients in securities fraud actions and antitrust, and First Amendment disputes. Courtney Rockett, a partner in the litigation practice, established the firm’s entertainment practice, and her understanding of private aviation disputes equips her to practice complex litigation. Robin Nunn brings experience from in-house roles at financial services companies and experience at high-profile firms to disputes in the financial services and technology space.

Headquartered in Newport Beach, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP is equipped to resolve a variety of commercial disputes, including business divorce, conflicts over M&A transactions, and investor class actions. Being a full-service law firm with a strong presence on the West Coast allows them to resolve disputes of all sizes, across industries, including the technology and healthcare spaces. Based out of the Newport Beach and Los Angeles offices, Jason De Bretteville chairs the Litigation Department, focusing his practice on securities and stock class actions. De Bretteville is experienced in state and federal courts for business and transactional disputes. Marc Schneider, member of the Executive Committee and Firm Management Committee, is experienced in representing corporations and individuals in federal and state courts, as well as in crisis management and sensitive corporate governance.

Boutique litigation firm Yetter Coleman LLP is trusted for high-stakes commercial disputes by leading clients in the energy, tech, and finance industries. The Houston-based team boasts a deep bench of trial and appellate lawyers. Practice leadership is shared by Paul Yetter, who has nationwide experience and a broad commercial litigation practice, including antitrust, securities, IP and contract disputes, and Tracy LeRoy, who focuses on litigation in the upstream and midstream sectors of the oil and gas industry, while also representing companies prosecuting or defending trade secrets claims. Another oil and gas specialist, Robert Woods covers breach of supply contracts, royalty class actions, and lease termination disputes.

Based in Houston, Beck Redden L.L.P. is recognized for its expertise in high-profile commercial disputes, particularly in the manufacturing, construction, and energy industries. Demonstrating ‘surgical’ advocacy in trial and appeals, the ‘top-tier’ team is led by Fields Alexander and founding partner David Beck, both seasoned trial lawyers. Matthew Whitley handles both IP and commercial disputes, with recent work in trade secrets litigation, while Geoff Gannaway is active in sports, energy, and oil and gas disputes. Mary Kate Raffetto, a trial and appellate specialist, has experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in commercial disputes at the state and federal levels.

Headquartered in Hackensack, the team at Cole Schotz P.C. litigates a range of commercial matters, including shareholder, contract, statute violation, and securities disputes on behalf of regional and national financial services, entertainment, and hospitality clients. The litigation team is co-chaired by Leo Leyva, based in the New Jersey and New York offices, and Warren Usatine, who operates across the Florida, New Jersey, and New York offices. Leyva specializes in representing private equity and hedge funds, real estate developers, and property owners in real estate and commercial disputes, while Usatine has expertise in chancery court disputes on behalf of stakeholders and financial services.

Drawing on its global reach to handle cross-border disputes, Eversheds Sutherland handles a wide range of high-stakes litigation, including contract breaches and securities, shareholder and antitrust disputes, in sectors such as financial services, energy, insurance, telecoms, and forest products. Washington DC’s Michael Bahar leads the firm’s global litigation practice alongside New York-based insurance litigator Kymberly Kochis. Based in Atlanta, Amelia Toy Rudolph focuses on accounting and financial disputes and has extensive trial experience, while Patricia Gorham handles securities fraud and antitrust litigation. Also in Atlanta, Thomas Curvin and James Orr lead the firm’s insurance and energy litigation efforts, respectively. In Houston, Jim Silliman has a track record in energy, infrastructure, technology, and financial sector disputes.

Frantz Ward is an Ohio-based law firm with an experienced business litigation practice that represents everything from individuals to Fortune 100 companies within commercial disputes, including contractual breaches, construction disputes, fraud, business torts, financial transactions, real estate disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, and antitrust. Based in the firm’s Cleveland office, James B. Niehaus chairs the firm’s litigation practice group, with specialist experience representing clients in the alcoholic beverages, motor vehicle, and telecommunications industries. Niehaus is experienced in counseling his clients on distribution, antitrust, intellectual property, franchising, and licensing disputes. Angela D. Lydon serves as vice-chair of the litigation group. Lydon represents businesses and individuals in business litigation involving unfair competition, trade secrets, and breach of non-compete. Also based in Cleveland, Christopher C. Koehler has substantial experience representing businesses within staffing, manufacturing, healthcare, and more in business disputes, while Michael P. O’Donnell is experienced in representing clients in employment, trade secrets, and contract disputes in federal and state courts across Ohio.

The ‘well-rounded and experienced’ team at Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP, with presence in Los Angeles and San Diego, is well-positioned to handle high-stakes disputes, including trial matters. The practice is jointly led from Los Angeles by Patricia Glaser, a leading trial lawyer with broad experience across California; Andrew Baum, with particular experience in the entertainment industry; and Julie Gerchik, an expert in complex commercial litigation across the investment, entertainment, and financial services industries, with experience in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitration and mediation. San Diego-based Joseph Leventhal is a trial attorney with experience in real estate, commercial contracts, and IP disputes.

Headquartered in Buffalo, national firm Goldberg Segalla is well known for their broad commercial litigation practice, with representations spanning financial services, pharmaceutical, technology, and manufacturing clients in state and federal courts across the country. The business and commercial group operates under the joint leadership of Marc Brown, based in Buffalo and focusing on real estate title, contract, and tax disputes, and Princeton-based John McConnell, who is experienced in representing Fortune 500 companies in the financial services industry in high-stakes litigation. Other key partners include Buffalo-based Joseph Hanna, chair of the retail and hospitality practice and key advisor in product liability and employment disputes, and Christopher Belter, co-chair of the construction litigation practice, who has extensive experience litigating misappropriation, licensing, leasing, and bad-faith matters.

Headquartered in Tampa, Hill Ward & Henderson has extensive experience handling a diverse range of commercial and business tort litigation, including contract disputes, employment disputes, business torts, shareholder rights litigation, and antitrust matters. The firm also has extensive experience handling appeals in appellate courts for business disputes. Based in Tampa, Mark J. Criser represents clients in the defense and prosecution of complex commercial litigation disputes. David L. Luikart III serves as the firm’s Assistant General Counsel. Luikart’s practice involves general and complex commercial litigation, primarily in the areas of business tort claims, life, health, and disability insurance defense, and intellectual property disputes. Joshua C. Webb continues to drive the growth of the firm’s department, routinely serving as a trusted advocate and advisor in defending and counseling clients in commercial disputes.

Headquartered in Philadelphia, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP is a dynamic mid-market law firm, operating throughout the United States, offering an innovative, thorough approach to handling complex commercial disputes. Based in Philadelphia and New York, Paige Willan co-chairs the firm’s litigation department. Willan has extensive experience representing clients in high-stakes commercial litigation at the trial and appellate levels. In Philadelphia, Grant Phelan also co-chairs the firm’s litigation group; with substantial experience in both federal and state courts at the trial and appellate levels, he handles commercial disputes nationwide, including contract disputes, shareholder disputes, real estate disputes, securities fraud, trade secrets, and insurance disputes. Rounding out the leadership is Jonathan S. Krause, operating out of Philadelphia and Marlton. Krause specializes in representing employers in all aspects of employment and labor law with a particular emphasis on trade secret and non-compete litigation.

Based in Birmingham, Lightfoot Franklin & White LLC has a sophisticated commercial litigation practice, representing oil and gas, and construction companies, including Fortune 500 companies, as well as law firms in trials and arbitrations. The team is equipped to handle a range of disputes, including breach of contract, product liability, fiduciary duty claims, and franchise matters. Jared Levinthal, managing partner of the firm’s Houston office, specializes in product liability, professional malpractice, and bad faith cases. Birmingham-based David Pruett III handles complex commercial disputes for healthcare, energy, banking, manufacturing, and real estate clients.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP is well-positioned to advise on complex commercial disputes, including bet-the-company litigation, trials and arbitrations in sectors such as healthcare, financial services, transportation and manufacturing. Los Angeles-based Naeun Rim leads the practice, bringing experience representing companies and executives in disputes involving contract breaches, trade secret misappropriation and class actions. Splitting his time between San Francisco and Los Angeles, Barry Lee has extensive experience in jury and bench trials, with Kevin Dwight bringing additional experience in arbitral forums and appellate courts. Joan Lukey, in Boston, has longstanding experience in the full range of commercial disputes in state and federal courts.

New York firm Moses Singer is well-equipped to handle a variety of commercial disputes, including shareholder disputes, distressed assets, securities, trade secrets, and employment disputes on behalf of national clients, such as banks, private equity firms, media, and production companies. The litigation group operates under the leadership of Isaac Greaney, who specializes in representing financial institutions in securities litigation and enforcement investigations. Other key partners include managing partner John Baranello, who handles a range of contract disputes on behalf of distribution clients, and Daniel Hoffman, who represents healthcare, construction, and entertainment clients in commercial torts, unfair competition, and restrictive covenants.

Philadelphia-based firm Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP has a strong bench of litigators, well-versed in a range of commercial disputes, including distribution, shareholder, and bad faith matters. The team has experience in trials in state and federal courts, as well as mediations and arbitrations on behalf of national clients in the insurance, hospitality, franchising, and construction industries. Bradley Vance chairs the litigation group from the Philadelphia office and is experienced in bad faith, insurance coverage, and professional negligence disputes. Another key partner is managing partner Louis Rizzo Jr, who operates out of the firm’s Philadelphia and Delaware offices and dedicates his time to representing regional and national insurance and construction companies in major federal and bankruptcy courts.

The litigation team at Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld represents plaintiffs and defendants across the software, manufacturing, transportation, and hospitality industries in state and federal courts across the US. The team is equipped to handle complex disputes, including breach of contract, fiduciary duty, and unfair competition claims. Barry Cohen leads the Litigation and Intellectual Property groups from the firm’s headquarters in Philadelphia, focusing his practice on unfair competition, trade secrets, and technology disputes for logistics, manufacturing, and consumer goods clients. Another key partner in Philadelphia is Matthew Faranda-Diedrich, whose clients range from startups to Fortune 500 companies, with a focus on banking and financial services, litigating complex disputes, and advising on insurance coverage and risk mitigation.

Minneapolis-based Winthrop & Weinstine PA represents Fortune 100 companies to privately held businesses in a variety of complex commercial disputes, including product liability, shareholder disputes, insurance, securities, intellectual property, and antitrust. Vital partners in the litigation team include Thomas Boyd, who specializes in insurance coverage, business torts, and breach of contract cases; Matthew McBride, who often represents financial institutions in litigation and class actions; Aimee Dayhoff, who is experienced in employment, intellectual property, and non-compete matters; Joseph Windler, who represents Fortune 500 companies to individuals in government investigations, shareholder, and breach of contract disputes; and Christianna Finnern, who focuses on advising healthcare and insurance clients in regulatory compliance issues.

Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC, based out of Kansas City, has a sole focus on litigation, representing clients in disputes across the US. With a strong bench of trial lawyers, the firm represents clients in the financial services space, as well as contractors and developers in real estate and construction disputes. Kansas City-based managing member James Kreamer represents contractors and state departments in litigation related to construction projects. Kansas City-based Scott Hofer represents clients across the Midwest with a practice focusing on insurance defense, professional liability for transport and logistics, and a strong appellate practice.

Based in Dallas, Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP has an experienced commercial disputes practice that represents clients in numerous industries, such as hospitality, manufacturing, long-term care facilities, insurance brokers, and more. Jay M. Wallace serves as the lead partner for the firm’s litigation practice. Wallace’s practice specializes in representing companies in all phases of employment litigation. Christopher Trowbridge is a managing partner at the firm, representing a mix of high-net-worth individuals and Fortune 500 companies in complex litigation matters across a range of industries from agriculture to sports and entertainment. Heath Cheek is a recognized trial lawyer in Texas focusing on representing Fortune 500 companies, startup businesses, and high-net-worth individuals in litigation matters related to labor and employment, creditors’ rights, and intellectual property. Mark Shoffner defends and advises companies on all employer-employee relationship matters relating to federal and state trade secrets laws, the wage and hour laws, and state and federal anti-discrimination statutes.

Houston-based firm, BoyarMiller, represents clients in the real estate, energy, hospitality, healthcare, insurance, and logistics industries in a broad range of commercial disputes, including non-competes, business divorces, fiduciary duty and securities claims, and general contractual and corporate disputes. The litigation group operates under the leadership of Andrew Pearce, who specializes in non-compete, restricted covenants, trade secrets, and business partnership disputes in litigation and appeals. Other key partners include Chris Hanslik, who has argued commercial disputes in state courts, federal courts, and the Supreme Court of Texas; Matthew Veech, who focuses on employment and business disputes on behalf of large corporations; and Alex Wolf, whose client base spans construction, manufacturing, telecommunications, aviation, and energy.

CM Law PLLC has a highly experienced group of partner-only attorneys with significant experience appearing in front of state and federal judges, juries, arbitrators, and administrative law judges, predominantly focusing on minimizing litigation risks and ensuring clients can seamlessly comply with contractual regulations. Based across New York, Austin, Houston, and New Jersey, Mishell B. Kneeland serves as the firm’s litigation practice chair, and is experienced in representing large financial institutions, state and local governments, and small and medium businesses in commercial and business litigation. Based in Philadelphia and New Jersey, Jo Bennett specializes in complex employment litigation and employment counseling. Bennett’s practice involves advice on independent contractor/employee determinations, workplace policies, wage-and-hour requirements, compensation and pay equity, employee discipline and discharge issues, leave laws, workplace accommodations, reductions in force, restrictive covenants, and diversity initiatives. Based in Texas, Chris McMillan assists clients in litigation matters relating to construction law, representing owners, contractors, and design professionals in multi-party disputes. Brian Raley in Atlanta focuses on matters such as partnership conflicts, breach of fiduciary duty claims, breach of contract disputes, fraud claims, and commercial real estate conflicts.

Daniels & Tredennick PLLC is renowned for its strength in commercial disputes in state and federal courts across Texas and the US, with particular experience in the energy, healthcare, and sports industries. The team, noted for its litigation skills, is co-led by Houston-based Ted Tredennick and Doug Daniels. Tredennick is a trial lawyer whose experience includes insurance and construction disputes, while Daniels is widely experienced in disputes related to oil and gas, industrial construction, and securities trading. With broad trial and arbitration experience, Sabrina Tour specializes in energy and sports disputes. All lawyers mentioned are based in Houston.

Headquartered in Pennsylvania, Flaster Greenberg PC is a strong full-service firm with extensive experience representing companies and individuals in all stages of commercial disputes. The firm has substantial expertise across a range of industries in the public, private, government, and non-profit sectors. Based in Philadelphia and Cherry Hill, Harry Giacometti serves as the leader of the firm’s commercial litigation practice group. Giacometti is experienced in representing businesses in commercial litigation and bankruptcy-related litigation in federal and state courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Based in the firm's Philadelphia, Cherry Hill, and New York City offices, Jeffrey Cohen leads the sports law industry group. Cohen guides his clients in complex litigation disputes across sports law issues, antitrust disputes, commercial contracts, shareholder and partnership agreements, franchise disputes, and commercial construction.

The litigation team at Seattle-based firm Foster Garvey PC, is well-versed in handling commercial and business disputes on behalf of clients across the food and beverage, hospitality, environmental, and technology industries, in state, federal, and appellate courts. Key partners in the team include Seattle-based Benjamin Hodges, who handles breach of contract, property, and intellectual property disputes; Spokane-based John Ray Nelson, who is experienced in employment, environmental, and real estate litigation; and Seattle-based Christopher Emch, who litigates cybersecurity, real estate, and transportation disputes.

Gray Robinson PA originating out of Florida, yields a strong litigation practice operating across the United States, priding itself on offering innovative defense strategies in all major areas of law. Jack Reiter leads the appellate and trial support team. Reiter’s practice focuses on commercial and business disputes, insurance issues, and product liability matters. Reiter focuses his practice on products liability, construction, personal injury, and class action defense, with experience representing Fortune 500 companies in varying negligence disputes. James Moseley Jr is a nationally recognized maritime litigator experienced in matters involving collision, cargo loss, maritime commercial disputes, insurance coverage, and personal injury.

Johnston, Allison & Hord P.A. is a longstanding mid-market firm based out of North Carolina with a broad practice of litigation ranging from real estate and financial services to manufacturing and motorsports, building a reputation as a key regional player. Michael Hoefling co-chairs the firm’s litigation practice group, working on complex business disputes, construction disputes, shareholder actions, and varied matters impacting companies and their employees. Greg C. Ahlum primarily focuses on litigation relating to construction law and complex construction and business litigation. David Carson also focuses his litigation on matters involving construction, with additional experience in arbitration. Carson focuses on disputes involving contracts, project delays, completion and cash flow issues, construction defects, permitting, and safety.

With a strong track record in trials, arbitrations, and mediations, K&L Gates is trusted for commercial disputes by clients in the financial services, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and construction sectors. The practice is jointly coordinated by Boston-based Lindsay Sampson Bishop, who handles construction, insurance coverage, and real estate disputes, and Pittsburgh’s Jackie Celender, a seasoned trial lawyer with experience in commercial contracts, M&A, and crisis response litigation. Also serving as coordinators, Nashville-based Erin Palmer Polly has experience in commercial disputes for healthcare companies, while Michael Stortz, in San Francisco, represents technology, retail and consumer product companies in antitrust and IP disputes.

Headquartered in Dallas, Kane, Russell, Coleman & Logan, P.C. has extensive experience handling complex commercial litigation involving numerous parties, documents, and jurisdictions. The firm is experienced in representing wealthy individuals and companies in a wide range of business disputes in a range of areas, including real estate, energy, contracts, securities, and employment. A key partner within the firm‘s commercial litigation group is Richard L. Hathaway. Hathaway represents individuals, private entities, and Fortune 500 companies across a range of industries in bet-the-company litigation.

The commercial and corporate litigation team at Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C. has experience in trials and appeals, specializing in representing sophisticated clients in the financial services industry, including private equity and hedge funds, as well as investment portfolio companies. The New York-based team is led by Marc Rosen, who has extensive experience in shareholder disputes, enforcement claims, and bet-the-company cases on behalf of financial and real estate clients. Another key name to note is Joshua Bromberg, who handles securities, contract, employment, and real estate disputes in state and federal court, and in arbitration.

Mitchell, Williams Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C, based in Arkansas, represents clients in complex, bet-the-company litigation in trials and appellate matters, as well as defense matters for product liability and malpractice suits. The firm is equipped to work regionally, with a national presence stretching to Texas, including representation in the medical and financial industries. Stuart P. Miller and Benjamin Jackson, key names in the firm’s commercial litigation and disputes practice, are strongly equipped for resolving product liability and catastrophic injury cases. Karen Freeman represents national and international clients based in and around Kansas in high-stakes litigation in the agriculture and energy space, among other industries.

Headquartered in Maryland, the commercial litigation team at Offit Kurman has extensive experience in handling a broad range of disputes, including breach of contract and fiduciary duty, professional negligence, and unfair competition claims. The team represents clients across the financial services, real estate, healthcare, technology, and hospitality industries in state, federal, and appellate courts across the country. The commercial litigation team operates under the joint leadership of Anders Sleight, based in Tysons Corner, who focuses on financial and real estate disputes, and Ryan Boland, in the Philadelphia office, who has substantial appellate experience on behalf of real estate, medical, and manufacturing clients.

Atlanta-based firm Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP has an evolving commercial litigation practice, with a strong focus on insurance and bankruptcy litigation and mass tort matters, representing insurers and companies in the healthcare and technology industries. Todd Jacobs chairs the complex litigation and restructuring group from the firm’s Chicago office and specializes in representing insurance companies in bankruptcy litigation across the country. Other key partners include Atlanta-based Jared Miller, who represents manufacturers and franchisers in competition, real estate, and employment disputes, and Robert Brennan, who has deep expertise in healthcare and regulatory compliance disputes.

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, headquartered in Columbus, represents regional and national clients across the oil and gas, medical devices, and financial services industries in a range of commercial disputes, such as hostile takeovers, fiduciary duty claims, and insurance coverage matters. James King, based in Columbus, chairs the litigation department and focuses his practice on antitrust, securities, toxic tort, and environmental claims. Also in Columbus is David Bloomfield Jr, who co-chairs the business competition, advice, and litigation group and specializes in business competition, real estate, and class action matters, and Ryan Sherman, chair of the construction group, who focuses on real estate, construction, and commercial disputes for oil and gas and healthcare clients.