Business Litigation Law Firm in Massachusetts and Rhode Island

Sally & Fitch LLP

56 Pine Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903 USA

 (401) 521-6500
 (401) 274-2780

www.sally-fitch.com
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Law Firm Overview

Sally & Fitch LLP is a Business Litigation Law serving clients in and around Boston, Massachusetts, as well as Suffolk, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Bristol, Berkshire, Hampden, Essex, Hampshire, Dukes, Worcester, Franklin and Barnstable Counties and throughout New England. We also represent entrepreneurs, general and limited partnerships, closely-held companies, lawyers, accountants and other professionals, and individuals involved in civil and criminal disputes.

We excel in the resolution of difficult litigation including business, tort and products liability, banking, real estate, admiralty and maritime, divorce, probate, employment, construction and white-collar criminal matters and government investigations. We regularly resolve cases through Alternative Dispute Resolution, including International Arbitration, Domestic Arbitration and Mediation.

Our firm has been recognized as an "AV" rated law firm in the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory - the highest rating for legal ability and professional ethics - for the last twenty-five years. Our partners and other lawyers at the firm have been singled out for several years as "Massachusetts Super Lawyers" in an annual poll appearing in Boston Magazine. In 2007, Sally & Fitch LLP was recognized as a "Hidden Gem" in a nationwide survey of Fortune 1000 organizations, large privately held companies and major financial services firms.

Sally & Fitch LLP's record in dispute resolution has established its reputation as a preeminent litigation firm in New England.

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Bank Fraud, Mail Fraud, Tax Evasion, Health-Care Fraud, Bankruptcy Fraud, Government Procurement Fraud, and Public Corruption; Trust and Estates Litigation; Undue Influence and Lack of Capacity; Defense of Fiduciaries; Petitions for Partition; Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act; Massachusetts Wage Act; Retaliation; Non-competition, Non-solicitation, and Confidentiality Agreements; Breach of Contract; Business Torts; Unfair competition; Bank Litigation; Commercial Evictions; Construction Litigation; Employment Litigation; Financial Fraud; International Litigation ; Subcontractor Disputes; Tort & Product Liability Defense; Government Investigations

Practice Areas Description

Our practice includes:

- Bank Litigation

Our attorneys have extensive experience representing banks in litigation involving claims made against them and claims for recoveries arising out of bank operations failures. We have specific expertise in the following areas: letters of credit; bank operations and collections; commercial paper and check fraud (including Check 21 and remote deposit capture issues); wire transfer fraud; disputed security interests; insurance bond claims; safe deposit litigation; legal process issues, including subpoena compliance, trustee process, attachments, search warrants and restraining orders; Truth in Lending Act claims; and representation of bank officer--and employee--witnesses at non-party depositions.

- Bank Fraud

We represent some of the nation's largest banks as well as several regional financial institutions in numerous bank operations claims; check fraud and wire transfer fraud cases. In one such recent case, we were successful in representing a large bank in pursuing claims for losses that it had incurred in connection with a multi-state check fraud scheme.

- Collections

Our firm has represented creditors in hundreds of matters and has recovered millions of dollars in assets for our clients by employing sophisticated investigative and legal tactics. Sally & Fitch LLP was one of the largest providers of litigation services to the FDIC as it concluded the collection and workout of loans made by over fifty failed banking institutions. Today we handle these cases mainly for lease and loan servicers and opportunity funds, as well as for banking institutions.

- Business litigation

Our business litigation attorneys have represented partnerships, corporations and companies in business litigation involving business contracts, trade secrets/intellectual property, securities, shareholder rights, partnership disputes, construction litigation, employment litigation, real estate litigation, unfair competition, maritime/admiralty litigation and business tort.

- Construction litigation

We legally represent homeowners, general contractors, subcontractors and building project owners in construction contract disputes, including construction defect claims, project abandonment claims, subcontract disputes and liquidated damages/delay claims.

- Divorce and Family Law

Our firm offers zealous advocacy for clients involved in complex divorce proceedings, modification and enforcement/contempt actions, child custody disputes, domestic abuse matters, paternity actions, prenuptial agreements and family law mediation. Clients turn to Sally & Fitch LLP for zealous, responsive and productive representation in difficult divorce and family law cases. We recognize the importance of identifying each client's needs and priorities. We are dedicated to obtaining effective and just outcomes for them.

- Employment Litigation

Our employment litigation practice covers both employers and employees in a wide range of employment disputes, including litigation involving noncompetition, no solicitation and confidentiality agreements, breach of contract, employment discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour claims, WARN Act claims, and employee handbooks and policies.

- International Litigation and Arbitration

Our firm has the means to skillfully represent clients in international arbitration and litigation. We handle international cases involving complex commercial contract disputes, admiralty and maritime matters, business torts and actions for enforcement of judgments rendered by foreign courts.

- Maritime and Admiralty Litigation

Sally & Fitch LLP focuses its maritime and admiralty litigation practice to vessel owners and their insurers in a wide range of ocean transport disputes, including personal injury/wrongful death claims, cargo damage claims, vessel charter disputes and cases involving operational error allegations.

- Probate Litigation

Our firm litigates in behalf of executors, administrators, beneficiaries, trustees, partners and other individuals in complex probate litigation involving trusts and estates, will contests, fraudulent administration claims, breach of fiduciary actions and petitions for real estate partition.

- Real Estate and Land Use Litigation

Our attorneys have comprehensive experience representing property owners, managers and investors in real estate and land use litigation involving zoning issues, easements, adverse possession, title defects, commercial evictions and real estate fraud.

- Tort and Product Liability Defense

We have extensive experience is defending corporations, utility companies and other businesses in tort and product liability cases involving professional malpractice, personal injury/negligence and strict liability actions.

- White Collar Criminal Defense and Government Investigations

Our experience has allowed us to represent individuals, businesses and not-for-profit corporations in "white-collar" and other criminal cases at all stages, from investigation to trial to appeal. Our attorneys, who include a former federal prosecutor and two former state prosecutors, have handled cases involving allegations of criminal bank fraud, mail and wire fraud, tax evasion, health-care fraud, bankruptcy fraud, perjury, government procurement fraud, and public corruption. We have also represented clients in cases involving alleged criminal violation of environmental, securities, labor, arms export, campaign-finance, antitrust, and maritime laws.

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