Practice Areas

Business Litigation

Business disputes can be disruptive and costly. At Schillinger & Finsterwald, LLP, we have the skill and background to handle complex business matters to help resolve your business challenges and to minimize your lost profits.

Our partners, Peter Schillinger and Lori Finsterwald, have decades of experience helping clients in New York City, White Plains and the surrounding areas.

Resolving Business Disputes in New York State and Federal Courts

We can represent you or your business in corporate and partnership disputes involving:

  • Ownership and shareholder interests
  • Officer or director misconduct
  • Corporate, LLC or partnership dissolution
  • Partner or LLC or corporate distributions
  • Corporate or partnership operations
  • Claims of mismanagement
  • Unfair competition
  • Use of trade secrets

We can represent you or your business in contract dispute matters involving:

  • Breach or failure to perform contract obligations
  • Enforcement or termination of the contract
  • Promissory notes or guarantees
  • Compensation or monies due
  • Interference with contractual or business relations
  • Non-competition provisions or covenants not to compete

We regularly litigate business cases involving:

  • Business formation, dissolution and termination
  • Theft and wrongful conduct (including conversion, fraud, forgery, constructive trust and unjust enrichment)
  • Non-competition provisions or covenants not to compete
  • Accounting claims

We provide prompt and personal attention to contractors, owners, suppliers and developers in construction disputes involving a wide range of litigation issues, including:

  • Construction defects
  • Claims for non-payment
  • Work delays
  • Code compliance
  • Mechanic’s liens
  • Breach of contract

We also have broad experience in insurance litigation matters involving:

  • Commercial liability insurance
  • Professional liability insurance
  • Directors and officers (D&O) liability
  • Other general insurance coverage issues

A Record of Success in Court

If you need assistance with any of the above or other business litigation matters, we can help you. We provide timely personal service and aggressive advocacy to every client we represent.

From sole proprietors to joint investors and joint venturers, to small and large businesses, we have represented countless clients in business litigation. Every situation is unique and demands the personal attention and dedication of a seasoned commercial litigation trial lawyer. We have extensive experience handling commercial litigation in courtrooms in New York City, White Plains and surrounding areas. We can help you protect your investment in negotiations and at trial.

Contact Our Westchester Business and Commercial Litigation Lawyers

To discuss your business litigation concerns with an attorney, contact our offices online or call us in White Plains at 914-949-7800. We can schedule an initial consultation to help you decide if our services are right for you.