
Litigation: General Commercial
USA Guide 2026 : North Carolina
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In today’s high-stakes, high-risk business world, competition is fierce and disputes inevitable. At Kilpatrick Townsend, our litigators explore every avenue to resolve your most critical disputes. We seek to establish relationships for the long term, employing litigation strategies driven by your business imperatives. Our practice specialties cover the entire range of complex business disputes, from construction and infrastructure to employment, environmental, and class action litigation. We know how to out-perform the competition, and are frequently recognized for our success in trial and appellate courts and for our ability to craft business-driven solutions through mediation and arbitration.
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Work Highlights
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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton represented Blue Cross Blue Shield in a dispute regarding alleged breach of contract for $15.5million in unpaid claims for drug screening laboratory tests.
Strengths
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They know how to analyze issues effectively and efficiently and provide a commercial and focused service.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSAKilpatrick provides solid litigation counsel while keeping an eye on the business outcomes, often suggesting creative solutions to resolve a matter rather than barrelling down the road to litigation.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSAKilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is highly commercial and the team knows when to push and when to give.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSAThey are clearly experienced and have all the relevant internal resources to handle complex and sophisticated matters.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSAKilpatrick Townsend & Stockton provides valuable legal and business guidance and understands our business and legal needs.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 3 
Band 3 
Chad D. Hansen
Chad Hansen is an experienced litigator who is renowned for his ability to handle healthcare and ERISA litigation. He has further strength in representing clients in high-profile class actions. Chad Hansen has a good reputation both in practice and at the Bar.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSAChad knows all the North Carolina courts and judges very well. He operates on what the judges will do and he has insider knowledge that outside counsel don't usually have.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSAChad Hansen is solution-focused and commercial. He knows how to analyze issues effectively and efficiently and he cuts to the chase.
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Band 3 
Band 3 
Richard J Keshian
Richard Keshian is a trial lawyer noted for his capabilities in business litigation and product liability disputes for clients in the automotive and manufacturing sectors. Richard Keshian has a great reputation.
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Band 3 
Band 3 
Susan H Boyles
Susan Boyles is highlighted for her wide-ranging litigation experience, which encompasses insurance, business disputes and trade secrets-related cases.
Susan Boyles is very responsive and resourceful.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSASusan knows is able to see around the corner of what is coming at us. When she works with us I feel like we are her only client and that protecting us is the most important thing to her.
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Band 4 
Band 4 
Jason Wenker
Jason Wenker is held in high regard throughout the market. He has considerable experience of representing clients in cases relating to fraud, patent infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract claims. Jason Wenker provides an excellent perspective on positioning a case and assessing the likelihood of success. In difficult litigation, Jason knows when to be tough and assertive and when to be more collegial or affable. He takes a very flexible approach and always in the client's best interests.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSAJason Wenker provides excellent service at a very high level, with a focus on value-added outcomes that benefit the client from both a legal and commercial perspective.
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Chad D. Hansen
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Richard J Keshian
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Susan H Boyles
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Jason Wenker
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