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Hartwell & Rao

Complex Litigation

Bet-the-company disputes in federal, state and appellate courts.

Class actions · Securities · Appellate

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Overview

When a dispute threatens the business, we bring trial lawyers who have tried cases to verdict and know when not to.

We build each case around the commercial outcome, keeping the board informed and the strategy disciplined from the first pleading to the final appeal.

How we help

  • Commercial disputes

    Contract, partnership, licensing and post-acquisition disputes.

  • Class actions

    Defence of consumer, product, data-privacy and antitrust class actions.

  • Securities litigation

    Shareholder suits, derivative claims and SEC-related proceedings.

  • Appellate

    Appeals and amicus briefing in federal circuits and state supreme courts.

  • Injunctions & urgent relief

    TROs, freezing orders and emergency applications within hours.

  • Trial

    Jury and bench trials led by partners with verdict experience.

Representative matters

  1. 01Dismissal of a nationwide class action against a technology platform
  2. 02Defence verdict for a manufacturer in a $900M breach-of-warranty trial
  3. 03Appellate reversal of a $410M judgment for a financial institution

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.