Business Disputes | Commercial Litigation
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Trade Secrets & Restrictive Covenants
In today’s mobile gig economy, employees move to other positions or start their own shops with increasing frequency. That is good, unless they take with them and use the knowledge and secrets gained while employed by others. An employee who improperly takes and uses trade secrets can be disastrous for a business. Fast, effective action by the court is often needed to secure any such data and ensure compliance. Every day confidential and private information is out in the open, and every day a former employee wrongfully competes, is lost revenue and a lower likelihood of recovering your data.
Severino Law has extensive experience representing both employers and departing employees in non-competition and trade secret cases. As courts and states clamp down on restrictive covenants, experienced counsel is necessary to explain and protect the rights of both sides.
Severino Law helps clients draft, negotiate and analyze non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements, and works with businesses and employees to minimize the risk of trade secret theft. If necessary, the firm has substantial experience litigating these matters and filing and defending temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction hearings.
Business Break-Ups & Owner Disputes
Even when business owners have proper documentation in place to handle the management issues that inevitably arise, disagreements over the value of the business (it’s usually not just the hard assets added up), the rights of a departing member (yes, they do have rights), lock-outs (both figurative and actual), and a host of other unforeseen problems still manage to crop-up.
Severino Law has handled numerous shareholder and founder disputes – from large ones that end up in complicated litigation, to easier ones that we worked out without filing suit. Severino Law represents both minority and majority owners. As with any break-up, both parties want what they are entitled to. You should know what that is.
Contract Claims
When a party to a contract has not done what it was supposed to do, creative minds need to craft a resolution that serves both the business and legal interests. These disputes can take on many forms - from an unpaid note to a complicated multi-party transaction. But even the most common debt lawsuit contains several moving parts, and as the amounts in dispute increase, so do the parties’ need for effective representation. Insurance issues (both coverage and indemnity), collection possibilities, and insolvency proceedings should be examined and considered. After all, obtaining (or preventing) a judgment is only one piece of the puzzle.
Fraud & Misrepresentation Claims
Misrepresentations and outright deception can be catastrophic. You will need to aggressively pursue the wrongdoer. Chances are, that person has done it before and knows how to get away with it. The firm has represented many litigants defrauded by another’s misrepresentations.
Trust, Estate & Fiduciary Litigation
Fiduciary litigation comes in many forms. Whether in the context of trust administration, estate management or another fiduciary role, fiduciaries have several obligations toward their beneficiaries. While most endeavor to fulfill their roles honestly and competently, problems inevitably arise - from unintentional mismanagement to blatant misappropriation.
Severino Law has represented beneficiaries, trustees and personal representatives in the past, and knows how to navigate the legal and personal issues in order to obtain the best results given each client’s unique circumstances.
Contract Review, Liability & Risk Mitigation
Any business should have proper, thorough and effective documentation in place to serve its needs and minimize its risk if a dispute arises. The time to read your documents is not after a lawsuit has been filed. Severino Law will review and analyze your contracts and other documents and try to find problems. Then we do our best to fix them, and minimize your risks - both commercial and legal - while maximizing the company’s bottom line.
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