When you own a Tennessee business or are involved with decision making in a corporation, you need straightforward answers and representation that can cover a broad array of concerns. Our firm represents a variety of Tennessee business venues that have complex commercial and business issues. Similarly, for a small business, the outcome of a Tennessee commercial dispute can have a significant impact on its current and future operations. When the stakes are high, advice and representation by an experienced attorney is essential to protect your rights and interests.

Disputes naturally arise in business relationships, often with significant consequences to core issues such as revenue, competitive position, or client relationships. As Tennessee commercial and business trial lawyers, with trial experience in various business and contract disputes, members of our firm thoroughly understand underlying business concepts and Tennessee business law. Add that to our firm’s demonstrated ability to successfully try cases, and you see that our commercial and contract attorneys have a proven themselves in getting business clients favorable results.

No matter how the success of your business has been put in jeopardy by another business, you can be certain that our business litigation lawyers can help.  Attorneys in our firm have extensive experience with analyzing and advising on the best course of action to help your business remain viable and thriving through a dispute, including for the following areas:

Breach of Contract and Business Tort Matters
Our assistance can include breach of contract claims, tortous interference and interference with economic advantage claims, and a host of other disputes between business entities and individuals

 Antitrust Laws
including antitrust and unfair competition claims under the Sherman Act, Clayton Act, Robinson-Patman Act, state antitrust laws, and state consumer protection statutes

Breach of Lease

Banking Litigation
including lender-liability matters, notes payable suits, regulatory compliance, and customer litigation

Construction Disputes
- Representing contractors and subconstractors in disputes
- Representing design professionals, contractors and owners in litigation.
- Representing clients in construction and engineering cases involving hotels, convention centers, hospitals and large developments.
- Litigating design and construction defects.
- Representing clients in insurance and other coverage claims. 
- Representing clients in private construction claims.

Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Employment Disputes
including the enforcement of confidentiality and non-competition covenants, trade secret claims, employee dishonesty claims, and other claims arising from employment contracts and relationships, including sexual harrassment and other similar accusations

Shareholder Conflicts
including securities and shareholder litigation such as broker/dealer matters, shareholder litigation, and directors’ and officers’ liability claims

Violation of Non-Compete Agreements

Trademark and Service Mark Infractions
including intellectual property litigation, trademark, copyright, trade secret and patent infringement matters, as well as licensing disputes

Unfair Competitor Claims

Dissolution of Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, and Partnerships

Real Estate Litigation

By addressing aspects of real estate transactions upfront, buyers, sellers, developers, builders, lenders and others can avoid many of the legal pitfalls that can lead to real estate litigation. When disputes involving real property arise, they can have a disastrous impact on moving a major real estate deal or project forward, costing time, money and frustration.

From Tennessee real estate contract disputes, to real estate lawyer litigation services for landowners and developers in Tennessee, East Arkansas and North Mississippi, our knowledgeable attorneys are available to handle a wide range of real estate litigation matters. In fact, members of our firm have decades of experience representing both individuals and entities in a host of Tennessee real estate disputes.  We either have or are prepared to represent owners, developers, secured lenders, loan participants,  borrowers, landlords, property management companies and other entities in disputes involving:

Purchase/Sale Contracts and Options
including acquisition, post-closing adjustment, specific performance and escrow matters, as well as rescission and other fraud/mistake claims

Secured Loan Actions
including wrongful foreclosure, receivership, guaranty enforcement and disbursement issues, as well as lender liability and bad faith claims 

Ownership Structure Litigation
including partnership, limited liability company and percentage disputes, such as dissolution, participation rights, termination and dilution (squeeze down or out) issues

Real Estate Title Matters
including bona fide purchaser/encumbrancer status, lien and ownership priority, easement rights, mechanic’s lien rights, adverse possession and other prescriptive rights, and accretion/erosion issues

Commercial Leases
including eviction and forcible detainer actions, and rights of first refusal matters

Property Management Issues
including assistance for defense of property management companies accused of improper handling of owner properties and more

Title Insurance Disputes
including assistance to lenders and title insurance companies for claims brought by lenders or third parties

If you are facing an important real estate dispute, we would encourage you to contact a Tennessee real estate litigation attorney that takes the time to carefully discuss your situation. We are dedicated to helping our clients find successful legal strategies that help resolve their real estate problems, while keeping their business and investment goals in mind.

For More Information

For more information about a Tennessee commercial dispute or a Tennessee real estate dispute, please contact us at your convenience in any of the three following ways:

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Our firm represents clients throughout the state of Tennessee, including in Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Jackson, Franklin, Brentwood, Clarksville, Johnson City, Kingsport and Bristol.  Members of our firm are also licensed in the states of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Alabama, where we stand ready to discuss the particular facts of your situation.