Commercial Litigation
Adept at combining business practicality with creative litigation strategies, Arnold & Porter has an established track record for resolving high-stakes disputes across the commercial landscape. As seasoned trial lawyers, we bring the analytical and strategic firepower to achieve your objectives—however you define success—whether it be through early motions, summary judgment, favorable settlement, trial, or arbitration. Our litigation teams are diverse and combine subject-matter expertise with sophisticated advocacy skills to deliver effective solutions to complex or seemingly intractable disputes. Our record of success spans the full range of business issues, including breach of contract and fiduciary duties, licensing, M&A (including earn-out and CBE clauses) and indemnification disputes, RICO, fraud, state consumer protection laws and consumer fraud, and alter ego and veil piercing claims.
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Trusted Advisors Who Can Try Cases: We work closely with our clients to define and achieve their litigation objectives. Our deep bench of first-chair trial lawyers prepares each case for trial at the outset, enabling clients to pursue their desired result aggressively.
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Renowned Regulatory and Industry Experience: Integrating the distinctive expertise of our firm's leading regulatory practices gives us an edge in devising creative, effective solutions.
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Premier Class and Mass Action Defense: We are known for developing innovative ways to defeat class actions and we are frequently called on to serve as national counsel in multidistrict or multiforum mass actions.
—The American Lawyer (2019)
Most Feared in Litigation (2022)
Experience Highlights
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BP West Coast Products in securing jury trial victory against allegations of overcharging and a defective point-of-sale computer system. Hoskin Hogan v. BP West Coast Products LLC
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Major pharmaceutical company in successful arbitration involving breach of contract alleged by biotechnology investment firm regarding the conduct of clinical trials.
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7-Eleven in putative class actions alleging breach of contract/warranty, misrepresentation, consumer fraud, and false advertising.
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Brooks Brothers, Barnes & Noble, Horizon Healthcare, Leidos, and University of Vermont Health Network in obtaining dismissal of putative data breach class actions.
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Carnival Corporation, as lead counsel for the defendants, in securing dismissal of all US claims for lawsuits and appeals across the US arising from the widely publicized January 2010 shipwreck involving the Costa Crociere cruise ship Costa Concordia.
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Estera Trust (Jersey) Limited and Herinder Singh in securing victory in a shareholder dispute involving the Radisson Edwardian group of hotels in London.
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JPMorgan Chase in successful defense and appeal of Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower case.
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CoreSite, an NYSE-listed REIT founded by the Carlyle Group, in securing a unanimous jury verdict against claims of breach of contract, federal and state trademark and trade dress, unfair competition, and state Consumer Protection Act. Coresite v. DGEB Management
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Samsung in defense of claims for breach of a contractual indemnification provision filed by CSC Holdings, LLC (Cablevision) in the New York State Commercial Division. CSC Holdings v. Samsung
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Controlling class of noteholders of Zohar III Corp. in litigation in various courts arising from the Zohar III bankruptcy cases.
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Benchmark LitigationRecommended – Dispute Resolution — California; New York (2024)
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U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers"Best Law Firms" for Commercial Litigation – National, Colorado, Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York, San Francisco (2024)
"Best Law Firms" for Bet-the-Company Litigation – Chicago, San Francisco (2024) -
BTI Consulting GroupComplex Commercial Litigation Powerhouses (2024)
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Chambers UKCommercial and Corporate Litigation (London) (2024)
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Chambers Asia-PacificDispute Resolution: International Firms—South Korea (2023)
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Chambers EuropeCommercial and Corporate Litigation (UK) (2023)
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Chambers GlobalDisputes (International & Cross-Border)—USA (2023)
Dispute Resolution: International Firm—South Korea (2023)
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Chambers USALitigation: General Commercial: (Colorado) (2023)
Litigation: General Commercial: (Illinois) (2023)
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded (New York) (2023)
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FT Innovative Lawyers“Standout”—North America (2023)
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The Legal 500 UKDispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation (Premium) (2023)
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The Legal 500 U.S.General Commercial Disputes (2023)
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Legal Times KoreaTop 10 International Law Firm (2021)
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The American LawyerLitigation Department of the Year—Honorable Mention (2019)
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