Business Litigation

Herskowitz Shapiro works with plaintiffs and defendants on all types of business litigation. Our litigation department is headed by co-founding partner Lyle Shapiro, who has handled high-stakes, complex litigation in state and federal courts, and arbitral forums, since 1997. Lyle is recognized as one of the leading litigators in the State of Florida, who has built his reputation on the strength of his preparedness, and his vigorous and effective trial presentations. Our litigation department has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers as a "Best Law Firm", Tier 1 (Miami)- Commercial Litigation, for five consecutive years (2017-2022).

The commercial and business litigation disputes that our firm handles, include:

  • employment
  • non-competition
  • intellectual property and trade secret
  • professional liability
  • director and officer liability
  • unfair competition
  • franchise
  • other common and statutory business torts
  • class action
  • landlord-tenant
  • products liability
  • corporate
  • fraud
  • construction
  • partnership
  • trademark
  • real estate
  • trade libel, defamation
  • tortious interference
  • antitrust

While the facts and claims for each case may vary, one thing that remains constant is our focus on our clients' particular business and litigation objectives. We work with clients to develop the best strategy for each case that we handle.