Practice

Our firm is made up of the preeminent business trial lawyers in California and New York. Our attorneys founded the Association of Business Trial Lawyers and literally wrote the book on business litigation in California and New York.

From plaintiffs and defendants to organizations and individuals, we are well versed in representing all types of clients in all types of business-related litigation and trials. In fact, one of our many strengths is the vast breadth of experience we have inside and outside the courtroom. This experience has helped us develop the intelligent and creative strategies we use to effectively and efficiently achieve our clients’ goals.

Through the Continuing Education of the Bar, our attorneys publish and update an annual attorney guide to Unfair Competition litigation, Trade Secrets litigation, Antitrust litigation, Trademark litigation, Copyright litigation, Patent litigation, Business Tort litigation, Bad Faith Insurance litigation, Employment litigation and litigation arising from Intellectual Property Rights and Unfair Competition on the Internet.

Commercial litigation is a broad term that spans the gamut of laws concerning everything from contracts and business torts to unfair competition and antitrust practices. Commercial law is not an area of the law unto itself, but rather, an umbrella that includes all applicable laws governing how a business conducts its operations.

In the world of business, an issue that arises over a contract is often more than a simple contract dispute. Instead, commercial disputes are frequently filled with hidden issues apparent only to lawyers with a broad range of experience. Thus, a party seeking to enforce contractual rights might also need to defend against accusations of antitrust or unfair competition. Similarly, a party seeking to defend a breach of contract claim may be able to leverage claims and defenses in other areas of the law to explain and justify its conduct.

Browne George Ross LLP represents all manner of clients involved in commercial disputes. We know that having experienced attorneys at all stages of litigation and in all manner of disputes is a great asset to our clients. Not only does our experience allow us to see and understand the issues that arise in legal disputes, but it allows us to develop our clients’ claims and defenses to achieve the best possible results in both trial and pre-trial settlements.

Intellectual property is a broad term used to describe the ownership of ideas. The rules and concepts of intellectual property span all industries and include the law of trademark, the law of copyright and patent law.

Intellectual property rules vary not only between the federal courts and the state courts, but also within the various federal courts. As a result, competent representation in intellectual property disputes requires understanding, creativity and flexibility that can only be gained through experience.

A key component in gaining this experience comes from being at trial. Knowing how facts and issues will ultimately appear to a judge or jury allows our attorneys to shape cases and counsel clients with an understanding of how judges and juries are likely to perceive and decide those facts and issues.

The vast trial experience of our attorneys in intellectual property disputes is a great benefit to our clients, and is best demonstrated by the excellent results we regularly achieve.

The greatest testament to Browne George Ross LLP’s reputation and skill is that we are retained by California and New York’s top law firms to defend them against professional liability claims. As attorneys to the state’s top lawyers, we have handled professional liability disputes that are among the most complicated and most sensitive professional liability disputes to date. Our outstanding reputation in this area of the law has been earned by representing diverse clients with diverse issues.

We represent both plaintiffs and defendants in professional liability disputes. Our clients include not only law firms facing claims from former clients, but also some of the country’s most well-known corporations pursuing claims against their former attorneys. Our experience and excellent reputation in this area allows us to achieve the best possible results for our clients.

While the legal issues in entertainment litigation are not unlike other areas of litigation, the goals of entertainment litigation frequently require special attention and consideration. Thus, while entertainment disputes often involve contracts, intellectual property and other business law issues, a broader set of issues must often be considered and pursued.

To effectively represent clients in the entertainment industry, attorneys must know more than the law. They must also be well-versed in the business considerations that can arise before, during and after trial. Such knowledge and understanding are only gained through experience.

We have extensive experience in successfully representing actors, directors, producers, writers, recording artists, and all manner of companies involved in the entertainment business. Our experience allows us to represent and pursue the interests of our clients both aggressively and intelligently.

Employment litigation is one of the most rapidly expanding areas of disputes today. It’s also an area of the law that is constantly evolving because of legislative changes, administrative rule-making and judicial decision-making. State and federal employment laws weave a complex web filled not only with potential pitfalls for employers, but also with potential abuse by overreaching employees.

To avoid unnecessary disputes and successfully defend against employee claims, employers need attorneys who are well versed in employment law issues and experienced in employment law disputes. Excellent counseling can help avoid claims of wrongful termination, illegal discrimination and improper pay. Where those claims do arise, businesses need outstanding trial lawyers to achieve the right results.

Browne George Ross LLP is able to provide excellent counseling and outstanding trial lawyering to our clients. Our attorneys have extensive experience in the area of employment litigation and, just as important, stay up to date with the changes and evolution of the employment laws. This combination of vast experience and in-depth knowledge allows for excellent results for our clients.

We provide excellent counseling and representation to our clients in the areas of all business piracy, theft of trade secrets, industrial espionage, false advertising and various other forms of unfair competition.

Despite their commonality, these issues are some of the most misunderstood areas of the law. That’s why it’s critical for companies and individuals involved in legal disputes or in need of legal counseling in these areas receive representation from well-trained lawyers with extensive experience with such disputes.

The experience of our attorneys in Unfair Competition litigation is unparalleled. Having handled hundreds of trials involving claims of unfair competition for both plaintiffs and defendants, we are uniquely qualified to provide both honest and well-founded counseling and excellent representation before, during and after trial.

Antitrust law, like unfair competition law, is intended to create a legal construct within which competition can occur both freely and fairly. Antitrust issues arise frequently in business transactions and decision making, but are often overlooked. The law of antitrust is broad and complex and legislative enactments provide only basic outlines of antitrust law. The remaining antitrust rules have been developed by courts over the last 100 years.

Antitrust practice requires understanding not only of the law, but also of the economic principles those laws are designed to serve. Monopoly, oligopoly, tying, conspiracy and restraint of trade are all economic principles that have been incorporated into the antitrust lexicon. Working with these terms and the legal rules and principles they invoke requires education, experience, intelligence and, above all, understanding.

Browne George Ross LLP has all the tools to represent clients with ordinary and extraordinary antitrust problems and we have applied those tools to successfully represent numerous clients, both as counselors and as trial lawyers.

Browne George Ross LLP’s Class Action Litigation Department protects the rights of businesses and individuals that have been victimized by consumer fraud, antitrust violations, securities fraud, and other unfair, deceptive and fraudulent business practices. We represent plaintiffs on a contingency fee basis in class action litigation throughout the country.

The firm’s attorneys have extensive experience in the field. They have successfully prosecuted securities, antitrust, and consumer fraud class actions in a wide variety of industries and have played a significant role in cases that have resulted in some of the largest class action settlements.

As a firm comprised of trial lawyers, Browne George Ross LLP has the necessary experience, talent, and dedication to aggressively pursue class action litigation to obtain the best possible results for our clients and the classes that they represent.