Business Litigation > Complex Commercial
ERTW specializes in resolving difficult business disputes that arise in key sectors of Southern California’s economy. ERTW attorneys have handled hundreds of such disputes, including by negotiated resolutions, dispositive motions, mediations, arbitrations, trials, post-trial motions, and appeals. ERTW clients include or have included municipalities, publicly-traded companies, professional sports teams, event arenas and stadiums, insurers, technology companies, financial institutions, talent agencies, international, national and regional retailers, hotel chains, movie theaters, and restaurants.
ERTW understands that litigation is its business, and not the business of its clients. While ERTW lawyers work closely with their clients to identify objectives and establish budgets, ERTW’s proactive case management allows clients the peace of mind to pursue their primary responsibility to grow their enterprises.
ERTW’s recent commercial litigation matters include:
- Defending a telecommunications equipment provider in an action seeking more than $150 million in compensatory damages, plus punitive damages and attorneys’ fees. The claims were asserted by a French telecommunications operator, and related to a cellular telephone network service interruption throughout France.
- Representing a technical staffing company and individual partners in a limited liability company in an action against a former employee who tried to start a new business by using the client’s trade secrets.
- Representing a privately-held company doing business in the hair-care products industry in a dispute with former high-level employees arising from an asset sale.
- Representing a public company involved in a dispute concerning a 10-year commercial lease for the company’s headquarters.
- Representing a real estate developer in connection with its efforts to secure rights to valuable commercial property located in downtown Los Angeles.