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Areas of Focus
Commercial Litigation & Trial
AntitrustHowrey’s Commercial Litigation & Trial attorneys team with our antitrust attorneys on important matters regarding major government, competitor and consumer class actions and other antitrust cases, before courts and juries throughout the United States and Europe. Our trial attorneys currently represent parties in one-third of all pending multidistrict class action antitrust cases. Read more about Howrey's Antitrust practice.
AppellateWhen the stakes are high, we often involve our Appellate attorneys from the very beginning of a case to develop and implement overall litigation strategies. This team approach helps us to comprehensively identify complex pre-trial issues, focus on preserving appellate complaints and handle important motions during and after the trial. Read more about Howrey's Appellate practice.
Breach of ContractHowrey represents major multinational corporations in complex breach of contract matters ranging from distributor relationships to franchise law and patent licensing agreements. Our deep understanding of our clients’ business objectives enables us to partner effectively with them to achieve those objectives through trial, arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution. With leading practitioners in areas ranging from antitrust and intellectual property to environmental and securities law, we stand ready to defend complex contract disputes across a broad spectrum of legal specialties.
Complex TortAlong with our Tort attorneys, we serve as national and international counsel to major corporations in significant product, environmental, toxic tort and health and safety litigation, including mass torts and class actions. Our attorneys have the know-how and experience to defend today’s most complex tort cases, which often supplement traditional tort theories with claims such as fraud, conspiracy, unfair business practices or environmental violations. Read more about Howrey's Product Liability and Mass Tort Class Actions practice.
Consumer Class Actions We work as national counsel to Fortune 500 companies, designing and implementing nationwide trial and litigation strategies in areas including asbestos, MTBE and motor vehicle emissions. From discovery to expert strategy to the development of consistent, cutting-edge legal theories, we streamline and coordinate national litigation dockets. Our use of advanced case management technologies, including extranet and docket management tools, enables us to act seamlessly across offices with a real-time connection to our clients. Read more about Howrey's Product Liability and Mass Tort Class Actions practice.
Environmental Litigation We work with our environmental attorneys to represent clients at trial and in appellate courts in all key federal, state and international environmental laws, as well as state business practice and bounty-hunter statutes that have emerged as a tool of plaintiffs seeking to convert traditional environmental compliance matters into civil damage awards. Our seasoned litigators manage litigation dockets and try major cases for leading companies targeted in civil, administrative and criminal environmental proceedings. Read more about Howrey's Envionmental practice.
Fraud and Tortious InterferenceHowrey’s extensive experience in fraud and tortious interference matters includes representation of both plaintiffs and defendants, including class action defense. Our litigation and trial experience provides an advantage to our clients in obtaining the optimal outcome at the earliest opportunity. This experience extends to forums across the US, Europe, and Asia – enabling us to serve our clients' needs wherever they do business.
Government EnforcementHowrey’s Government Enforcement practice cuts across various industry and agency lines and brings years of experience to bear upon the issues confronting our clients in proceedings initiated by the government or regulatory agencies. We work to resolve matters as expeditiously as possible, but at the same time we do not shrink from the challenge of litigating cases in order to get the best results for our clients. Read more about Howrey's Securities Litigation, Government Enforcement and White Collar Defense practice.
Insurance RecoveryOur Insurance Recovery practice is one of the largest in the country, representing corporate and individual policyholders in disputes with their insurance companies around the world. We have an international reputation for counseling clients, resolving insurance coverage disputes through litigation and trial, as well as alternative dispute proceedings, and obtaining substantial insurance recoveries on behalf of policyholders. Read more about Howrey's Insurance Recovery practice.
Intellectual PropertyHowrey is renowned for its trial and appellate experience in intellectual property disputes. With arguably one of the best IP practices in the world, it is natural for our commercial litigation and trial lawyers to handle complex, multi-patent, multi-district and multi-party IP lawsuits. Because of our substantial number of attorneys with advanced degrees and experience in science and engineering, Howrey can quickly assemble a top-notch litigation team with the necessary depth of experience for cases in virtually any technology. Read more about Howrey's Intellectual Property practice.
Product LiabilityFortune 500 and Global 500 companies hire Howrey because we have the knowledge, skills and experience to act as national counsel in their most important cases. Our thorough understanding of the intricacies of mass consumer actions and the many theories of liability available to the modern plaintiff, along with a comprehensive grasp of the tactics and motivations of plaintiff firms, is essential to our success in helping clients resolve complex legal matters. Read more about Howrey's Product Liability and Mass Tort Class Actions practice.
Professional LiabilityWith more than 25 years of experience in representing major accounting firms and law firms, Howrey attorneys have successfully defended auditors and lawyers in malpractice and class action securities fraud actions, bankruptcy trustee litigation and government investigations. Read more about Howrey's Securities Litigation, Government Enforcement and White Collar Defense practice.
Securities LitigationAlong with our Securities Litigation attorneys, we represent clients in all major securities litigation matters, including class action lawsuits and shareholder derivative actions. Read more about Howrey's Securities Litigation, Government Enforcement and White Collar Defense practice.
Trade Secrets and Non-Compete AgreementsWe represent clients in major trade secret matters, including situations involving departing employees, non-competes and inevitable use doctrine.
White Collar DefenseWorking with our White Collar Defense practice, we guide corporate and individual clients through complex white collar criminal investigations and litigation, as well as the parallel civil and administrative proceedings that accompany them. Howrey’s team is composed of seasoned attorneys, including more than 20 former federal and state prosecutors, and former trial lawyers with various regulatory agencies, including the SEC, the DOJ and the FTC. The depth of our attorneys’ prior government service enables us to advise clients more effectively, to negotiate with prosecutors and regulatory agencies and to devise and effectuate appropriate strategies and defenses. Read more about Howrey's Securities Litigation, Government Enforcement and White Collar Defense practice.
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