
Litigation: General Commercial
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Legal and regulatory pitfalls sometimes threaten not just a company’s bottom line, but its continued existence. Our litigators’ experience runs the spectrum and reflects a breadth and depth of experience in all forms of trial work and in matters that are important to our clients, including “bet the business” disputes. For its complex commercial litigation matters, the firm deploys a rapid response team of attorneys capable of quickly investigating and understanding the client’s problem, developing a strategy to address the issue, and executing that plan to successful resolution.
We are trial lawyers who have experience trying cases in both state and federal court in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, as well as before state and federal regulatory agencies. We are recognized as a go-to law firm for important disputes in RI and MA and are often retained by clients represented by some of the leading law firms around the world when their disputes take them to our backyards – where we are not only experienced, but also well-known and respected by the bench and the bar.
The firm’s attorneys have substantial experience advising and litigating with respect to all forms of complex commercial disputes, including contract, environmental, energy, real estate, land use, employment & labor, construction, health care, antitrust, breach of fiduciary duty, insurance, Constitutional law, unfair trade practices, admiralty and maritime law, banking, and intellectual property actions.
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Work Highlights
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Partridge Snow & Hahn represented Novartis Pharmaceuticals in a suit filed in Rhode Island federal court challenging the enforcement of drug pricing obligations.
Strengths
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Partridge Snow & Hahn is incredibly responsive, thoughtful and practical. It has always been able to help with high-quality work in high-pressure situations.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSAThey ensure a seamless line of communication, making us feel like their top priority.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSAThe team stands out for its interdisciplinary approach and deep expertise in many areas.
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Steven E Snow
Steven Snow is recognized for his vast experience representing commercial and financial sector clients in a wide range of disputes. His broad expertise encompasses financial, antitrust and land disputes. Steven Snow is a legend in the Rhode Island legal community.
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Band 2 
Band 2 
Paul Kessimian
Paul Kessimian heads the firm's litigation group and represents clients in a wide range of civil litigation matters, including breach of contract, IP and insurance disputes. Paul is tenacious and brilliant.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSAHe is a remarkably insightful and incisive lawyer.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSAPaul Kessimian is an outstanding lawyer with strong business and legal acumen.
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Band 3 
Band 3 
Christian Jenner
Christian Jenner handles a wide range of contentious matters in the commercial litigation space, including shareholder claims, M&A litigation and contractual disputes. Christian Jenner is extremely smart and diligent. He can figure out complex issues.
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Band 3 
Band 3 
Howard Merten
Howard Merten maintains a respected litigation practice that regularly sees him handle disputes involving insurance coverage and healthcare.
Howard Merten brings a level of professionalism and thoroughness to every interaction. You always feel like your needs are at the top of his list and he provides responsive, strategic answers every single time.
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