A Strategic and Creative Approach to High-Stakes Business and Commercial Disputes
Business disputes often move quickly and carry significant operational, financial, and reputational consequences. Companies need legal counsel that anticipates and defuses risk, acts quickly, and thinks strategically about how to further business objectives. Our team brings that combination of speed, strategy, creativity, and clarity to every engagement for clients ranging from international corporations to closely held businesses, ownership groups, investors, and governance boards.
We focus on identifying leverage early, communicating complex issues in clear and persuasive terms, and positioning clients for strategic success, whether that means resolving a matter through negotiation or having the experience and nerve to take a dispute the distance through trial or arbitration. These attributes define Saxton & Stump’s Business Litigation and Strategic Solutions Team.
What We Do: Disputes We Handle
We handle significant business and commercial litigation matters across the full spectrum of disputes, including:
- Bet the company litigation
- Class action defense
- Commercial litigation disputes, including those governed by the Uniform Commercial Code or the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
- Transactional disputes, including disputes over failed deals, confession of judgment litigation, and creditor/debtor litigation
- Contract and warranty disputes
- Ownership, control, and governance disputes
- Business torts, including unfair competition, intentional interference, and unfair trade practices
- Trade secret and intellectual property litigation
We represent clients across industries such as technology, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, and real estate.
How We Work: Fast Starts, Early Pressure, Strategic Leverage
Early decisions and early pressure often shape the trajectory of a business dispute. Our team is built to get “out of the gates” fast. From the outset, we assess the landscape, identify leverage points, and apply the pressure necessary to put clients in the strongest possible position.
We employ creative strategies, targeted tactics, and business-minded insight to move disputes toward successful outcomes, inside or outside the courtroom.
Our Team: Experience, Insight, and Trial Strength
Backed by the insight and horsepower of a team of lawyers with decades of high-stakes trial and arbitration experience, including three former Federal Chief District Judges, our team is uniquely positioned to assess complex disputes, understand and advise on potential outcomes, and chart practical pathways to achieve the client’s desired objectives.
We combine the resources of a multidisciplinary firm with the intuition and judgment earned from presiding over and litigating thousands of matters. This depth allows us to quickly assess complex information, craft compelling arguments, and dedicate the resources needed when the stakes are highest.
Services Across the Dispute Lifecycle
We partner with clients throughout every phase of a dispute, providing:
- Investigations and risk-mitigation
- Pre-litigation strategy and early case assessment
- Pre-trial motions practice
- Complex electronic discovery and evidence development
- Emergency and preliminary injunction litigation
- Multi-jurisdictional and multi-venue litigation
- Domestic and international arbitration
- Mock trial preparation and jury analysis
- Bench and jury trials
- Post-trial motions practice
- Appeals
Experience and Results
Our litigators have prevailed before:
- Federal appeals courts across the United States
- The Pennsylvania Supreme, Superior, and Commonwealth Courts
- Numerous federal and state trial courts
- Domestic and international arbitration panels
Clients return to us because of our results, our strategic approach, the caliber of former jurists and seasoned trial lawyers on our team, and our expanding national footprint. We have represented clients coast-to-coast in matters of critical importance to their businesses.
Is Your Business Confronted with a Significant Challenge, Risk, or Threat?
When significant legal consequences hang in the balance for a business or commercial concern, engaging top-flight counsel with the experience, skill, and creativity necessary to navigate the storm often makes the difference. If your organization is confronting a dispute, risk, or emerging challenge, our team is ready to help.
