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Duane Morris LLP

Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded

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Duane Morris LLP

About

Provided by Duane Morris LLP

Commercial Litigation

Duane Morris boasts several hundred trial lawyers across its entire global footprint. We are highly-sought after for complex, bet-the-company, and large exposure cases requiring deep understanding of a client’s industry and specific business objectives. We work hand in hand with our clients to fully evaluate appropriate strategies and tactics, balanced against each client’s priorities and strategic imperatives.

Securities Litigation

Corporations, board members and management rely on Duane Morris to represent them in high-stakes class, derivative and direct actions in federal and state courts around the country involving claims under federal securities laws as well as under state fiduciary-duty, blue sky and common law.

Appellate

Our appellate lawyers have extensive experience in preserving our clients’ trial court wins and reversing their losses.

Trade Secret and Non-Compete

Our Trade Secrets and Non-Compete Group draws on experience from a range of legal areas—commercial litigation, employment law, intellectual property, cybersecurity and privacy law, and white-collar defense and corporate investigations—to help companies navigate these multifaceted issues across the U.S. and around the world.

Product Liability

Clients ranging from some of the world's largest manufacturers and insurance companies to burgeoning startups turn to Duane Morris for counsel and representation in claims involving products liability and toxic torts.

Chambers Review

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Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded - USA - Nationwide

Band 5

Band 5


What the Team is Known For

Duane Morris LLP has a respected litigation practice with broad experience across complex commercial disputes and class actions. Its work includes product liability, intellectual property and consumer protection actions, alongside franchise-related disputes. The firm represents a diverse client base across sectors such as life sciences, technology, financial services and infrastructure.

Notable practitioners

Key contact Stephen Sutro is cochair of the firm's trial practice group and operates from the San Francisco and Palo Alto offices.

Work Highlights

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  • Duane Morris LLP represented Delaware Passco Tribute DST as lead counsel in a major construction defect claim concerning a building envelope and other issues on a high-end, mixed-use multifamily project in San Antonio, which settled for $39 million.

Strengths

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  • The team is so smart and very helpful. It outlines our options well and tailors its approach for each individual case, working seamlessly together.

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  • Duane Morris' attorneys are diligent and their strategy is clear. They do excellent legal work and analysis and are very commercially savvy.

    Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA
  • Duane Morris emphasizes strategic litigation planning to minimize risk, disruption and costs.

    Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA
  • The Duane Morris team is extraordinarily thorough and extraordinarily responsive.

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  • Their attorneys are exceptionally bright, well organized and strategic in their thinking. They have great courtroom presence and are aggressive when warranted.

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