
Litigation: General Commercial
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Burr & Forman's Commercial Litigation team is comprised of over 150 attorneys spanning 20 offices in our 8-state footprint. Combined, this team is licensed in 28 states with pro hac vice status in numerous courts throughout the United States.
Our success representing our clients in commercial disputes is based on our desire to establish strong, personal, long-term relationships with them. We are committed to understanding our clients' businesses so we can align our efforts with their goals and position ourselves appropriately to support their dispute resolution strategy.
If litigation does occur, our attorneys have extensive trial, mediation, and arbitration experience along with a proven track record of successful outcomes. We have tried commercial cases in the Southeast and across the country involving breach of contract, commercial fraud and misrepresentation, bad faith, breach of fiduciary duty, antitrust, franchise, securities, and other issues. In many cases, injunctive relief is vital to protecting a client's interest on short notice. Our commercial litigators have considerable experience with temporary restraining orders (TROs) and preliminary injunction hearings.
Our team tries commercial cases in the Southeast and across the country involving:
- Antitrust
- Bad faith
- Breach of contract
- Breach of fiduciary duty
- Construction
- Commercial fraud & misrepresentation
- Franchise
- Intellectual property
- Securities
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Burr & Forman is consistently responsive and timely, and seamlessly engages additional in‑house experts whenever specialized support is needed.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA
Notable Practitioners
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Band 2 
Band 2 
Celeste Jones
Celeste Jones is an experienced civil litigator and also handles white-collar criminal defense work. She largely focuses on the healthcare sector, handling matters ranging from personal injury and product liability through to fraud and reimbursement claims. Band 3 
Band 3 
Benjamin E. Nicholson V
Benjamin Nicholson has a strong reputation among property, development and energy clients for his expertise in commercial contract disputes. He is outstanding.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA
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Celeste Jones
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Benjamin E. Nicholson V
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Burr & Forman LLP has rankings in the following guides
Band 2 USA 2026
Practice area: Litigation: General Commercial
Location: Alabama
View department profile for USA 2026Band 4 USA 2026
Practice area: Litigation: General Commercial
Location: Mississippi
View department profile for USA 2026Band 4 USA 2026
Practice area: Litigation: General Commercial
Location: Tennessee
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