Commercial Litigation
Trial-ready representation in high-stakes business disputes across Connecticut, New York, and federal courts.
Business disputes rarely arrive clean. A shareholder falling out is also a valuation problem, a tax problem, and often a family problem. A construction dispute is also a lien priority, insurance coverage, and cash-flow problem. Commercial litigation at Green & Sklarz is built for that reality — lawyers who try cases, but who also read balance sheets, tax returns, and operating agreements without needing a translator.
We appear in Connecticut state and federal courts and, through our New York-admitted attorneys, in New York state courts, the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the Second Circuit. Matters are resolved at every stage — negotiation, mediation, arbitration, trial, and appeal.
Service scope
Business divorces, oppression claims, buyouts, valuation fights, and derivative actions in closely held companies.
Commercial contract enforcement, supply and distribution disputes, Article 2 and Article 9 issues, and letter-of-credit litigation.
Claims and defense involving officers, directors, trustees, managers, and controlling shareholders; embezzlement recovery; forensic coordination.
Adversary proceedings, avoidance actions, non-dischargeability, and the litigation that surrounds contested Chapter 11 confirmations.
Commercial lease enforcement, purchase and sale disputes, easement and title matters, and lender-borrower litigation.
Owner, contractor, and design-professional disputes; mechanic's liens; delay and defect claims.
Defense and, where appropriate, plaintiff-side representation.
- Closely held companies and their owners
- Investors, officers, directors, and fiduciaries
- Landlords, developers, and commercial tenants
- Lenders, secured creditors, and borrowers
- Contractors, owners, and design professionals
- →Shareholder Dispute, Valuation & ExitBusiness divorces resolved through the litigation, tax, and transactional lenses at once.
- →Tax ControversyCriminal investigation, civil exposure, and reputational risk handled as one matter.
- →Real Estate Investment, Financing, Tax & DisputesOne team across the entity, the deal, the financing, and the eventual dispute.
Aligned professionals
Bankruptcy litigation, commercial disputes, and probate appeals.
Complex fiduciary, commercial, and bankruptcy litigation.
Business bankruptcy litigation, appeals, and corporate transactions.
Commercial litigation, workouts, and bankruptcy adversary practice.
Civil and criminal tax defense, financial crimes, and complex federal litigation.
Trial and appellate litigation — white collar, civil rights, tax, and professional responsibility.
Bankruptcy, commercial litigation, and the intersection of tax and insolvency.
Common questions
When is it worth filing suit versus negotiating?+
That is the first analysis we run: exposure, likely recovery, timing, disruption, discovery risk, and what the counterparty realistically will and will not do. The answer is often not to sue — but the credible ability to file changes the negotiation.
Do you handle both plaintiff and defense work?+
Yes. The same discipline applies to both, and the perspective of having sat on both sides is part of the value.
Will my dispute end up in arbitration?+
If the contract requires it. Our lawyers try cases in AAA and JAMS forums as well as in court, and we advise on when to invoke arbitration clauses and when to challenge them.
What about appeals?+
Members of the firm are admitted to the Second Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court and handle appellate work in Connecticut and New York courts.
How do you control litigation cost?+
Scoped budgets by phase, staffed leanly, with the senior lawyer on the pen for the pieces that matter. We say no to discovery that will not move the case.
Ready to talk through the matter?
Confidential consultations. Call the firm directly, or send a short note and we'll respond.