Virtually every business entity must grapple with commercial litigation, whether as plaintiff or defendant, ranging from routine contract disputes to complex cases that threaten a company's viability. In today's global economy and information-laden world, complex litigation has become more specialized, time-consuming, expensive and distracting than ever before. Day Pitney's Complex Commercial Litigation practice, consisting of more than one hundred attorneys in Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York, is primed and ready to handle all such complex business disputes on behalf of multinational, national and local businesses in the Northeast and elsewhere. From initial notice of a dispute through final resolution—whether by trial, appeal or alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation or arbitration, our trial lawyers partner with our clients to define strategic objectives, develop an efficient and cost-effective plan to meet them, and implement that plan to achieve the best possible resolution with the least expenditure of resources in the shortest amount of time possible. In addition, we offer a sophisticated eDiscovery team.
Our experience, results and commitment to client service have generated loyal and successful relationships in which our clients rely on us to handle complex litigation in the following areas:
Antitrust, Franchise and Trade Regulation
Appellate
Class Actions
Constitutional Issues
Contract Disputes
Construction
Creditors' Rights and Consumer Finance
Environmental
Insurance and Reinsurance
Intellectual Property (Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secrets)
Labor and Employment
Professional liability
Probate and Trust
Product Liability
Real estate
Restrictive Covenants
Shareholder and Securities
Unfair Competition
Areas of Focus
Day Pitney's skilled appellate lawyers handle complex appeals and proceedings across the country in any court including the U.S. Supreme Court, every U.S. Court of Appeals and the highest courts in several states. Clients turn to us for our knowledge and experience in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, and Third Circuits and appeals courts in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York.
From implementing a document review protocol for a single subpoena response to the establishment of a company-wide litigation hold plan, Day Pitney has your DP Discovery solution. The Day Pitney eDiscovery Team creates and implements practical solutions for clients from Fortune 500 companies to individual cases. We can also create practical company-wide data preservation or litigation hold plans, consult on data retention issues and strive to keep discovery proportional and under control.
Day Pitney's Fiduciary and Probate Litigation practice group consists of litigators and trusts and estates lawyers, all of whom have extensive experience in contested trust, estate and guardianship matters. Our attorneys handle all matters related to fiduciary, trust and probate litigation.
Day Pitney is a leader in securities litigation, including securities class actions and derivative litigation, securities arbitration, regulatory enforcement proceedings and white collar criminal prosecutions. Public and private companies and their officers and directors, broker-dealers, investment advisors and accounting firms count on our defense strategies for major securities fraud litigations, including many subject to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
On November 15, Discovery Counsel Ashley Picker Dubin spoke on a panel, "Collective Wisdom: Modernized Data Identification and Collection Strategies," at the 21st Annual Advanced eDiscovery Institute hosted by Georgetown Law.
Day Pitney Litigation Attorneys Michael L. Fialkoff and Andrew R. Ingalls authored the article "NJ Appellate Division Holds 'Clickwrap' Arbitration Provision Enforceable," for the New Jersey Law Journal.
Day Pitney Litigation Vice Chair Mark Salah Morgan will interview legendary billionaire businessman Naguib Sawiris during his keynote address at the Coptic American Chamber of Commerce annual conference, COPTIC-CON 2024.
Day Pitney Litigation Partner Mark Romance co-authored the article, "Tips for Navigating First-Time Trial Preparation," for the ABA Litigation Section Newsletter.
Day Pitney New York Litigation Partners Gregory R. Bruno and Alfred W. J. Marks authored the article "The Dead Man's Statute: Effectively Employing CPLR 4519" for the New York Law Journal.
Day Pitney Litigation Department Chair Manuel Garcia-Linares was featured in the Daily Business Review article, "Florida Supreme Court Clarifies Qualifications for Court – Appointed Arbitrators." Garcia
Day Pitney Litigation Partner Richard A. Robinson was featured in a Law360 Pulse Q&A article titled, "Retired Conn. Chief Justice Discusses Career and New Role."
The news of Richard A. Robinson, former Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, arrival to Day Pitney as a partner in the Litigation Department and as a member of the firm's Appellate Practice Group was featured in Diverse Lawyers Network's newsletter.
The arrival of recently retired former Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court Richard A. Robinson to Day Pitney's Litigation department and Appellate practice was featured in CT News Junkie.