Complex Commercial Litigation

Vedder's litigators are experienced in handling a wide variety of complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts at both the trial and appellate court levels throughout the country, as well as before governmental agencies.

You can expect world-class service from attorneys with significant experience in arbitration proceedings, hearings before self-regulated industry tribunals and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. In addition to counseling clients with respect to litigation avoidance, our commercial litigators have significant courtroom and trial experience that is rare and unique for a firm of our size. Our overall objective is to work with you to devise and implement a strategic, reasoned approach that takes into account your business needs and long-term objectives.

Vedder’s litigators handle matters in virtually every substantive area of the law. From straightforward breach-of-contract claims to complex commercial class actions to white collar criminal defense, we have counseled clients and litigated disputes covering an extremely broad range of topics. In addition, the clients for whom we handle litigation matters come from a wide range of industries and operate both nationally and internationally.

Our philosophy is to staff each matter we handle with the minimum number of lawyers needed to achieve an effective, efficient and successful result. Our litigation technical support group employs the latest technology to assist our litigators and clients in managing and manipulating electronic data in a cost-effective manner, consistent with the rigorous requirements of state and federal procedural rules. Moreover, because of the firm’s substantial and broad-based transactional, regulatory and labor/employment practices, we have the internal resources available to involve other attorneys on an as-needed basis. Our support staff is second to none, managing an internal capability to handle even the most complex matters.