Business and Commercial Litigation

Business Litigation Lawyers

The business and commercial law attorneys of The Williams Firm work closely with business and corporate clients to determine their needs and achieve their goals. Whether you need an aggressive business litigation attorney to help resolve a dispute informally or an aggresive representation in a pending lawsuit, you can depend on the experience and skill of The Williams Firm in Walnut Creek, California. To discuss your organization's legal needs, please contact a business and commercial law attorney at the Firm today.

The Firm represents and advises clients in the areas of business litigation, arbitration, mediation and alternative dispute resolution. The Firm's areas of practice in business litigation include:

  • All aspects of civil litigation and dispute resolution in all courts, government hearings, arbitrations and mediations
  • Disputes and litigation regarding corporations, limited liability companies, joint ventures, partnerships and sole proprietors
  • Pursuing pre-judgment remedies, including receiverships, writs of attachment, writs of possession, and injunctions
  • Disputes and litigation concerning the confidentiality of trade secrets and the enforcement of non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements
  • Disputes regarding the sale of a business, including asset sales and stock sales
  • Breaches of contracts and contract disputes of all kinds
  • Breaches of fiduciary duties and misappropriations by officers, directors, shareholders, managers or members
  • Litigation involving the dissolution of corporations, limited liability companies, joint ventures, partnerships and sole proprietorships
  • Intellectual property matters
  • Trademarks and domain names
  • The collection of debts
  • Accountings
  • Business torts, fraud, and unfair business practices
  • Employment and labor matters
  • Insurance claims, coverage and disputes
  • Disputes regarding imports and exports
  • Bankruptcy proceedings on behalf of creditors

Clients range from individuals to small and mid-sized firms in all fields, from real estate developers, contractors, and subcontractors, to retail, wholesale, technology, import, export, banking, and more.

The attorneys of the Firm also have represented financial institutions, government agencies, and borrowers regarding lender liability claims, judicial foreclosure, non-judicial foreclosure, appointment of receivers, fraud actions and director's and officer's liability claims. In addition, the Firm also represents clients in business organization and transactions as well as in litigation involving intellectual property matters.

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From offices in Walnut Creek, California, the Williams Firm represents clients in the communities of Alameda, Alamo, Antioch, Bay Point, Benicia, Berkeley, Blackhawk, Brentwood, Castro Valley, Concord, Clayton, Danville, Diablo, Dublin, Hayward, Lafayette, Livermore, Martinez, Moraga, Menlo Park, Oakland, Orinda, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Francisco, San Jose, San Mateo, San Rafael, San Ramon, Santa Clara, South San Francisco, Tracy, and Vallejo, and residents of Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Marin County, San Francisco County, San Joaquin County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, and Solano County.

The information you obtain at this site is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. You should consult an attorney for advice regarding your individual situation. We invite you to contact us and welcome your calls, letters and electronic mail. Contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send any confidential information to us until such time as an attorney-client relationship has been established.
Please note that the attorneys of The Williams Firm are only licensed in the State of California, and cannot provide advice and representation concerning legal issues in areas outside of the State of California.

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