Commercial Litigation
The firm has developed an innovative commercial litigation practice, pursuing RICO claims, as well as fraud, antitrust, unfair trade practices, breach of fiduciary duty, and various other claims on behalf of its clients. For example, after trying to successful verdict a RICO claim based on a scheme to fraudulently induce a client of the firm to participate in sham tax shelter strategies, the firm has been retained by clients throughout the nation to analyze and pursue claims in federal courts and in arbitration against some of the nation’s largest banking institutions, law firms, and investment houses. The firm has also recently sued a large investment banking entity and the real estate investment trust it managed for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty and the duty of good faith in its handling of an investment into a growing Louisiana-based company. In November of 2009, the firm’s attorneys were lead counsel in a case that was tried to a successful verdict against Dell, Inc. and other co-conspirators in claims arising from an innovative crime camera technology developed by New Orleans-based entrepreneurs. The firm has also brought its commercial litigation experience to large-loss claims for commercial clients in the BP Oil Spill litigation and claims process.
