From file to trial and on appeal, Sands Anderson’s litigation attorneys focus on positioning you to come out on top. We guide you through your most sensitive business matters, always focused on reducing the risk of disputes and ensuring that your interests are protected.
Knowing each business dispute is unique, we formulate strategies that leverage your strengths and increase your potential to win. Working alongside our clients, we evaluate all options, including quickly settling smaller disputes before litigation ensues, to gauge what action will leave you most unencumbered to run your business and pursue your long- and short-term goals.
When litigation is inevitable, our business litigation team is fluent in all civil litigation protocols, including the legal and regulatory risks of defending or filing a claim. We have prosecuted and defended bet-the-company claims and won… many times over in myriad state, federal, and appellate courts. With each business dispute, we conserve your time, resources, and legal spend to ensure you look forward, stay on track, and come out ahead.
Our Practice
Whatever your legal goals or disputes, we’re ready to support your litigation needs, including:
- Appellate Advocacy
- Business/Commercial Disputes
- Commercial Transportation Claims
- Construction-related Disputes and Litigation
- Employer Defense and Advocacy
- Fiduciary Litigation in Estate/Trust Matters
- Government and Internal Investigations
- Landlord/Tenant Disputes
- Local Government Defense
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability Defense
- Mass Tort and Mass Claim Litigation
- White Collar Defense
What Sets Us Apart
We Prioritize Your Interests
We care about what you consider the win – whether that means disposing of the dispute quickly and discretely or an all-out court battle, trial, and appeal.
Straight Talk
You deserve an accurate assessment of your dispute. Even if our answers to your questions are not to our benefit, we provide you with an assessment of your case, chances for success, options for resolution, and budgetary considerations at the outset of a matter and through the litigation process.
Business-Minded Advocates
Our trial attorneys and appellate advocates are business enablers who protect and defend your interests and keep you informed of the cases that challenge your core business imperatives.
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
Sometimes the best legal outcomes mean finding alternative dispute resolutions to resolve our clients’ cases. Our litigation attorneys have deep experience in the courtroom, as well as helping our clients resolve their disputes through arbitration and mediation.
Arbitration
Arbitration is an alternative to resolving a dispute in court with a judge or a jury — and can only happen when both parties agree to this process. We have represented clients before arbitrators in a variety of legal disputes, whether arising from commercial transactions, securities dealings, construction projects, or other business deals. We also routinely serve as arbitrators before cases. This broad experience provides in-depth legal support from attorneys you can depend on to thoughtfully and thoroughly guide you.
Arbitrations happen before a variety of tribunals, including the American Arbitration Association and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
Mediation
When appropriate, we also help our clients with mediation — a widely used method for resolving disputes without going to court. Mediation is a voluntary process that uses a trained and neutral third party to facilitate negotiations in order to resolve disputes and foster continued settlement discussions. The ultimate goal is to reach a result that both parties agree upon and sign in a settlement agreement.