Congratulations to Founding Member, Steve Silverman, who was a finalist in the Business Litigation category of the Daily Business Review’s Most Effective Lawyers of 2012. Steve was recognized for his successful representation of Dollar Tree against Winn Dixie.  Steve and his trial team successfully argued that the interpretation of the …

By Philippe Lieberman Two weeks ago, I blogged about the importance of a written agreement to mitigate future litigation when a business partnership goes south. (Previous post can be found here) But what happens if you entered into the agreement on a handshake deal, without a written agreement?   What if the partnership breaks …

By Todd A. Levine I handle many so-called “business divorces,” where partnerships or other business entities split up.  Because I am a trial lawyer, most of these cases are already heading towards litigation when the client first consults me.  However, I find it is generally in the client’s best interest …

By Philippe Lieberman As banks today struggle to stay afloat, many are increasing their offerings to customers.  The tension arises when the duty owed to the customer by one department of the bank may be different than that owed by another department of the same bank.  For example, some services, …