Business Litigation

The laws that apply to businesses in New York consistently evolve based on the evolution of markets, technologies and innovation more broadly. As businesses develop new policies and expand into new markets, state and federal lawmakers often update existing statutes...

Whether you have a small, medium or large business, you need to take steps to protect your intellectual property and other proprietary business property. Your business may have important data such as your customers’ addresses or phone numbers. Your business may also...

It is a serious problem if your business is confused with another one. This is particularly true if that other business has problems that negatively reflect on yours instead. For example, if your business is named “Ice Cream Palace” and someone else has “Ice Crème...

If you are a business owner, you will frequently deal with business transactions that you depend on in order to be successful. Dealing with all people in a business context is a transaction, whether it’s a construction worker in your office building or a paid...

New York corporate officers are supposed to act in the best interests of the corporation they lead. They have a fiduciary duty to their corporation and the corporation's shareholders. If a court finds that a corporate officer is not acting their corporation's best...

Many New York businesses invest a lot in their brands, their trademarks and their distinctive packaging and appearance. What if somebody else attempted to usurp their protected intellectual property for purposes of unfair competition? Many would find this to be...

Advertising is an ever-present thing in Manhattan. Everyone knows that ads almost always put their subjects in the best light possible. Still, it seems unfair when an advertisement makes false claims about either its own product or a competitor's product. Is there...

New York business owners know that it just isn't always possible to see eye-to-eye with everyone all the time. Whether it's customers, vendors or even partners, people often have different ways of seeing things. And there are other parties that corporations sometimes...