Business and Commercial Litigation in Oregon
Corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and individuals are increasingly embroiled in a wide variety of complex business disputes. More often than not, commercial conflicts arise out of past and present business relationships, or business competitors. Although disputes with competitors are practically a cost of doing business, disputes with past or present relationships frequently arise out of what was once a trusting, amicable and mutually beneficial business relationship.
Business disputes often involve extremely high stakes, measured monetarily or by competitive position. The time, energy, costs and legal expense of participating in these conflicts makes the stakes even higher. As a result, successfully managing and resolving complex business disputes directly affects the bottom line profitability of your business.
The Smith Firm of West Linn, Oregon, can help. The Smith Firm has extensive experience in handling complex business arbitration and litigation in both state and federal courts. We can handle a broad range of disputes, including disagreements involving:
- Business tort litigation
- Contract disputes
- Covenants not to compete/non-compete agreements
- Intentional interference with business relations
- Theft of corporate opportunities
- Commercial, financial institution, and lender collections
- Breach of fiduciary duties
- Trade secret litigation
- Shareholder/partnership litigation
Contact a Firm Focused on Resolving Business Disputes
Attorney David Smith gained broad experience in solving complex commercial disputes while representing a wide range of clients, including financial institutions, contractors, developers, property owners, brokers, manufacturers, insurance companies and business professionals. He works one on one with clients to develop strategic plans to accomplish their business objectives and goals. His experience and successes include:
- Represented owners, contractors, developers, engineers, and design professionals in all facets of construction-related litigation, including trial, arbitration, and mediation.
- Represented numerous businesses in disputes with competitors, vendors, and customers.
- Represented a variety of manufacturers and high-tech companies in intellectual property disputes over trademarks, trade dress, and copyrights.
- Represented numerous lenders (both public and private) in collection of secured and unsecured loans.
- Successfully represented through trial a general contractor in a Federal Court Miller Act lawsuit.
- Represented a consulting firm in a $100 million complex professional malpractice lawsuit that was ultimately mediated with a favorable result for the client.
Contact Us
For questions regarding commercial disputes, contact the Smith Firm. We accept credit cards, are available for evening and weekend appointments, and are conveniently located right off highway 205 in historic Willamette. To contact a lawyer, call 503-342-2623 or 866-986-6312.
