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Dentons

Litigation: Appellate

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Dentons litigation team delivers creative, trial-ready counsel who provide effective and business-savvy representation to clients across nearly every industry and geography. We handle—and win excellent results—in the full range of complex, high-stakes commercial litigation, including class action defense, M&A and contract disputes, shareholder/investor and partnership disputes, disputes alleging financial misconduct, breaches of duty and/or fraud, disputes over investments or distressed commercial assets, breach of data privacy and cybersecurity, and professional liability.


We hold ourselves to extremely high standards of quality, and offer our clients not only an impressive track record of courtroom success before judges and juries, but also a deep knowledge of the business issues and regulatory framework facing our clients’ industries. Our globally recognized and sophisticated deal-side, regulatory, product and finance lawyers partner with our litigators and our clients to provide efficient and seamlessly integrated legal counsel. While many firms have general commercial litigation experience, the Dentons team stands out for our exceptional depth and breadth.


Dentons has distinguished itself as the choice for companies facing high-stakes, multi-jurisdictional matters across the globe. With more than 1,300 litigators worldwide, we are relentless advocates with deep experience.

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What the Team is Known For

Dentons Bingham Greenebaum maintains a strong reputation for its handling of trial and appellate cases such as IP disputes, professional liability claims and white-collar criminal defense. It offers notable litigation capabilities complemented by deep regulatory experience. The firm draws on a strong regional presence to represent business clients in regional and national litigation and appellate proceedings. Its sector expertise covers the healthcare, insurance and finance industries, among others.

Work Highlights

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  • Dentons Bingham Greenebaum advised German American Bank regarding claims made by customers of the client's recently acquired Citizens Union Bank of Shelbyville alleging improper overdraft and insufficient fund charges.

Strengths

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  • They are extremely knowledgeable, tenacious, responsive and professional.

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  • The DBG litigation team have a broad range of experience and a deep understanding of financial institutions. They possess superior drafting skills, are tremendous at listening to the client, and quick in offering multiples paths while staying true to the client's goals.

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  • Their business acumen helps significantly in walking through matters in a manner that is most beneficial to our organization and to our bottom line.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Senior StatespeopleKarl Mulvaney
    Senior StatespeopleKarl Mulvaney

    Karl Mulvaney

    Karl Mulvaney is recognized for his appellate practice, within which he handles a broad range of subjects, including insurance coverage disputes. He has further capabilities in annexation disputes.
  • Band 2Meg Christensen
    Band 2Meg Christensen

    Meg Christensen

    Meg Christensen is an experienced appellate lawyer and is the Hiring Chair for lateral hiring at Dentons' Indianapolis office. She is adept at handling commercial disputes and insurance coverage cases, among others.

  • Band 3James M Hinshaw
    Band 3James M Hinshaw

    James M Hinshaw

    James Hinshaw is highly regarded for his presence in complex business disputes. He is particularly experienced handling intellectual property disputes, including trademark infringement cases.

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