General Business. Our business cases involve complex legal areas such as securities litigation, contests for corporate control, antitrust and unfair competition. Many cases arise from the complicated factual situations found in commercial transactions, contract disputes or business fraud claims. We also undertake matters involving enforcement of financing arrangements and creditors' disputes both in and outside of the bankruptcy context. When appropriate we utilize the specialties of our lawyers in the corporate, banking, real estate, tax and labor practice areas to effectively meet the unique needs of each client.

Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights. Our attorneys have a broad range of experience in representing all types of parties in bankruptcies, workouts, reorganizations, acquisitions and dispositions of troubled businesses. Here, too, we often draw on the attorney resources available in other firm practice areas to zealously yet efficiently service the needs of our litigation clients.

Intellectual Property. The firm routinely handles the full panoply of intellectual property cases, including patent and trademark infringement actions and unfair competition and trade secret litigation.

Tort Claims. We defend all types of personal injury claims for both insurance carriers and self-insureds, ranging from general negligence and breach of warranty actions to complex claims involving products liability, premises liability, Labor Law and OSHA claims, toxic torts and hazardous substance exposure. Our products liability practice includes product design, manufacturing, and warnings claims, and we also assist manufacturers and distributors in the development of safe design, production and warning programs. We also handle civil rights violations and age, sex and political discrimination cases arising out of employment.

Specialized Industries. We have developed particular experience with litigation issues faced by a number of specialized industries. For example, we represent media clients in First Amendment, defamation, and Freedom of Information act issues. We also represent insurance carriers and insured parties, both personal and business, in questions of policy interpretation, coverage disputes, first party claims, bad faith and punitive damages actions, and all types of insurance disputes. We litigate professional liability claims, including malpractice actions involving physicians, lawyers, accountants and engineers. In addition, our practice includes representation of numerous physicians, medical groups and health care facilities in disputes before administrative agencies and in the courts. Another business activity with which we have considerable experience is international trade, including customs and immigration. We represent domestic and foreign importers in litigation and in administrative proceedings over tariff classifications, duty claims and disputes, and other related issues of import/export. We also routinely represent banking institutions in litigated matters. Our clients include an international waste disposal company, several public utilities, and a multi-national truck manufacturer.

Construction. We represent design professionals, contractors, owners and developers in litigation and arbitration proceedings involving construction contracts, public and private improvement liens, and litigation of government contract claims.

Real Property. We have developed a practice in various disputes involving issues such as zoning matters (both civil and criminal), land use, condemnation and appropriation, and tax assessment litigation.

Environmental. Our litigation lawyers play a vital role in the firm's growing environmental law practice. We represent defendants in hazardous waste litigation, both civil and criminal, before state and federal courts and administrative agencies.

Employee Benefits. Our attorneys have extensive experience representing employee benefit plans in defending claims including claims for benefits and claims of fiduciary breaches.

For more information, please contact:

Heath J. Szymczak, Esq.
Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP
Avant Building - Suite 900
200 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202-2107
Direct: 716.843.3909
Tel: 716.856.0600
Fax: 716.856.0432
hszymczak@jaeckle.com