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OVERVIEW

Handling complex business disputes

Commercial litigation is a significant threat to a business’s bottom line. A company’s contracts and customer relationships are often more valuable than its assets, and a competitor’s interference with those relationships can cause significant harm. If your business has suffered or has been placed at unnecessary risk because of another business or individual’s reckless, careless, or intentional misconduct, you need a team of experienced, business-minded attorneys to advance and protect your interests.

At Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, our goal is to help clients vigorously defend their business. But we also help them avoid unnecessary risks and costs related to commercial litigation. Our law firm constantly evaluates the risks and benefits of litigation and assesses the value of trial and settlement strategies with an eye toward our clients’ business goals.

Our commercial litigation experience

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig’s commercial litigation team knows how to produce favorable results for businesses of all sizes involved in commercial disputes. Our lawyers have extensive experience representing clients across a wide range of industries, including investment banking and financial services, software and technology, industrial production, professional services, product licensing, and retail distribution.

Our commercial litigators have litigated business disputes before federal and state courts and have achieved significant victories for our clients in a variety of commercial litigation matters, including contract disputes, noncompete, trade secret, and other claims involving business torts and unfair business practices.

What we do

  • Protect and defend clients in a variety of business litigation matters, including commercial disputes, contract disputes, and noncompete, trade secret, and other business tort claims
  • Litigate cases in federal and state courts
  • Evaluate the risks and benefits regarding each phase of litigation
  • Help businesses avoid litigation whenever possible through proactive strategies, settlement efforts, and alternative dispute resolution processes such as arbitration and mediation

Partner

Ellis Bennett

Partner

Thomas Dunlap

Partner

William Flachsbart

Partner

Bernard Goodman

Partner

George Hawkins

Partner

Ryan Kennedy

Partner

Michael La Porte

Partner

David Ludwig

Partner

Jennifer Morris

Partner

Cortland Putbrese

Partner

Team

Jeffrey Lippman

Senior Associate

Mark Magas

Senior Associate

Triston Chase O’Savio

Senior Associate

Tracy Pearson

Senior Associate

Frederick (Erick) Poorbaugh

Senior Associate

Hyung Gyu (Leo) Sun

Senior Associate

David Trinnes

Senior Associate

Scott Cipinko

Of Counsel

Craig Donais

Of Counsel

Erik Johanson

Of Counsel

Chadwick D. Rogers

Of Counsel

Jason Witten

Of Counsel

Daniel Davis

Associate

William (Calvin) Smith

Senior Counsel

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Intern Program

As part of our effort to recruit, develop and retail the best and brightest attorneys, Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig offers a summer intern program for promising law school students who are looking to work as part of an innovative and incredibly successful team. With a global team of lawyers, selected candidates are able to work on high level projects in a collaborative space.

Paralegals and Legal Support Staff

At Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, our team of paralegals and staff work together collaboratively along side our attorneys toward a common goal. We have created a positive work environment where our paralegals and legal assistants work to successfully reach firm-wide goals and support each other to combine individual strengths to enhance team performance. They regularly assist our attorneys with organizing and maintaining files, conducting legal research, and preparing documents.