Carmody & Torrance lawyers have achieved widespread recognition for their advocacy in high-stakes cases. The firm has an impressive trial record and our lawyers routinely try a large number of cases to conclusion each year.
We regularly represent Fortune 500 companies, mid-sized, and family businesses in all manner of business litigation matters. We also counsel business clients as to potential claim exposure and prevention and legal developments in this broad field.
Carmody & Torrance lawyers have tried to conclusion numerous cases (in Connecticut’s state and federal courts and in other federal districts) involving contractual disputes, corporate split-ups, distributorship and franchises, business fraud, securities, criminal and grand jury matters relating to commercial issues, partnership and closely held business disputes, unfair trade practices, insurance coverage disputes, commercial landlord and tenant disputes, claims of constructive trust, asset restructure, investor note litigation and antitrust.
We recognize that litigation is a very expensive undertaking. Working closely with our clients, we develop a flexible litigation plan early in the case with an eye toward making smart choices about resource allocation and efficiently managing the necessary work. We staff cases as leanly as is reasonable. We also develop creative ways to resolve disputes within a case, or resolve the case as a whole, when doing so is in the client’s best interest.
Representative business litigation matters include:
- Successful trial of a multi-million dollar dispute over wholesale power contracts
- Representation of a CEO in a shareholder derivative action
- Defense of a chemical company in litigation over trade secrets
- Nation-wide defense of product liability claims for a manufacturer
- Representation of a major regional law firm concerning its client’s sale of a business
- Resolution of a lawsuit against the seller of a business accused of conspiring to breach an agreement not to compete