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Business Law

The law firm of Koerner & Associates advises businesses ranging from multinational corporations to sole proprietorships concerning a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, including:

• Formation of corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs) and partnerships
• Preparation of contracts of all types
• Handling the purchase or sale of businesses, including both stock and asset sales
• Commercial transactions
• Business litigation

Business Litigation

The law firm of Koerner & Associates handles business litigation matters from inception through trial, as well all forms of ADR (mediation and arbitration).   We provide cost-conscious and timely services throughout the litigation process, and we represent clients in a broad range of commercial litigation cases, including:

• Breach of contract and other contract disputes
• Business torts (including fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, self-dealing, misappropriation, malfeasance, and accountings)
• Partner and shareholder disputes
• Corporate Dissolution/Limited Liability Company Dissolution (BCL 1104/1104-a and LLC Law 702)
• Entertainment law disputes
• License litigation and other disputes arising out of license agreements
• Disputes arising out of non-competition agreements (also called covenants not to compete/non-competes)
• Disputes arising out of non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements
• Intellectual property litigation
• Professional liability cases, including attorney and accounting malpractice
• Insurance claim disputes, representing businesses as policyholders in claims for property and casualty loss, business interruption claims for loss of revenue due to floods, fires or other disasters, and for bad faith misconduct by insurers
• Construction litigation
• Real estate litigation
• Fine art litigation
• Employment law disputes, including wrongful termination and discrimination and harassment on the basis of age, race and sex, sexual orientation, religion and national origin.  We represent and advise our clients throughout the claims process and before the EEOC, state and local agencies and the state and federal courts.
• Executive compensation and other employment contract litigation
• Probate disputes, including will contests
• Mediation and alternative dispute resolution