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Provided by Marcus & Shapira LLP

Clients seek out Marcus & Shapira to handle high-stakes trials and arbitrations, important appeals, critical settlement negotiations, and all manner of litigation challenges including complex, commercial, corporate, insurance coverage, intellectual property, antitrust, tax, estate, personal injury, employment, and artificial intelligence data center litigation. The firm represents a wide variety of clients that range from small companies and individually owned businesses to Fortune 500 companies. Whether it represents a plaintiff or a defendant, an individual or a major corporation, Marcus & Shapira’s litigators know how to cut to the heart of a dispute. The firm has a deep bench of experienced and dedicated trial lawyers, and its out-of-court advocacy and negotiating skills often resolve disputes before a lawsuit is filed. The firm also strives to minimize the cost of litigation for its clients without sacrificing the quality of its representation. For a law firm with such a diverse and sophisticated litigation practice, its efficiency sets Marcus & Shapira apart.

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Litigation: General Commercial - Pittsburgh

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What the Team is Known For

Marcus & Shapira LLP provides a comprehensive commercial litigation offering to small and mid-sized companies, as well as Fortune 500s. The team acts on complex cases in state, federal and appellate courts nationwide. The group offers representation to clients across a range of complex commercial disputes and is esteemed for its strengths in construction, employment, tax and insurance coverage litigation, among other matters. The firm maintains particular strength in antitrust multi-district litigation. The team brings additional expertise in personal injury matters.

Notable practitioners

Jonathan Marcus is a key contact.

Work Highlights

  • Marcus & Shapira LLP represented a retailer seeking over $1 billion in potential defense and indemnity coverage after being sued in 31 separate suits alleging its pharmacies contributed to the opioid epidemic. Marcus & Shapira LLP also filed an arbitration on behalf of the same client against one of the same insurers seeking $40 million in coverage under a D&O policy.