Complex Business and Commercial Litigation

Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp, LLP's experienced trial lawyers regularly handle complex business and commercial litigation matters for a variety of industries. We have extensive experience in prosecuting and defending claims in state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels. We also have special expertise in unfair competition and Business & Professions Code section 17200 actions; consumer class actions; representing professional service providers in professional liability and complex fee collection cases; securities and business fraud claims; breach of fiduciary duty claims; partnership disputes; employment disputes; commercial real estate litigation; commercial contract disputes; attorney fee disputes; and minority squeeze-out claims.

Our lawyers draw upon their collective expertise in these wide-ranging matters to develop practical, concrete and cost-effective solutions for our clients. Our litigation style is aggressive, efficient and results-oriented. Particular attention is paid to maximizing opportunities for early resolution, by means of efficient discovery and effective motion practice, or alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as arbitration, mediation or early neutral evaluation. Where early resolution is not possible or desirable, we have the experience and expertise necessary to try the case.

Representative Cases

• Successfully defended a $52 million claim asserted against our client, a real estate development company, involving 1,100 acres in Los Gatos, California, and recovered over $18 million on a counterclaim relating to the same property after a one-month jury trial

• Successfully defended a national bottled water company in Lanham Act, false advertising, and unfair competition claims brought by a statewide class of consumers and a competitor seeking disgorgement of over $100 million of company profits

• Recovered over $10 million on behalf of a public utility on an unfair competition claim

• Defended the president of an aircraft leasing company against fraud and breach of fiduciary duty claims asserted by holders of publicly-traded limited partnership units

• Defended an international real estate development firm from claims that it was liable in connection with the development and sale of a $51 million shopping center

• Represented minority shareholders of a closely-held real estate development company and obtained a judgment following trial

• Defended an advertising agency and its principal shareholder against claims brought by a minority shareholder alleging breach of contract and breach of fiduciary obligations

• Successfully moved for summary judgment, sustained on appeal, in a case involving liability of an escrow agent to limited partners

• Obtained over $5 million in settlements in a complex construction defect case on behalf of the owner of a condominium project

• Successfully moved for summary judgment in several consolidated products liability cases on behalf of raw material supplier, resulting in over 600 dismissals, and successfully defended judgment on appeal

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