Litigation

Moore & Van Allen understands that every dispute is important to its clients, whether it is a “bet the company” case or one that may have little financial impact but otherwise validates the client’s principles. We represent a variety of business clients, from large corporations to start-ups, and across many industries. Our lawyers take pride in their willingness and ability to take any dispute to trial or arbitration and to give reliable advice about whether the client should seek an alternative resolution to any dispute.

Our litigation practices include more than 50 lawyers in multiple offices. We are not “defense” lawyers or “plaintiff’s” lawyers; we are trial lawyers. For each matter, we assemble a knowledgeable and accessible team with appropriate skills and rates to provide cost-efficient solutions. We provide counsel on a range of business disputes and commercial litigation, with particular strengths in our Areas of Focus, financial services, energy, real estate, trade secrets, securities, employment, and ERISA litigation, as well as regulatory defense and corporate investigations.

Moore & Van Allen’s litigation team has been recognized by law firm networks such as Benchmark Litigation, Best Law Firms and Chambers USA. Positive litigation outcomes often require resource-intensive efforts, but we recognize that clients do not allocate unlimited funds to dispute resolution. Thus we work closely with our clients’ business and in-house legal contacts to develop and manage litigation budgets consistent with each client’s expectations and litigation objectives. We also have implemented a range of litigation-support technologies including document-management databases and advanced deposition and trial management software. We strive to stay on the cutting edge of such technology because of the cost savings that accrue to our clients.

Areas of Focus:

• Class Actions Litigation
• Commercial and Industrial Real Estate Litigation
• ERISA & ESOP Litigation
• Energy
• Financial Services Litigation
• Business Court Litigation
• Securities, Commodities & Derivatives Litigation
• Trade Secrets Litigation
• White Collar, Regulatory Defense, and Investigations

Related Practices:

• Admiralty & Maritime
• Appellate & Constitutional
• Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring
• e-Discovery Services
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• International Dispute Resolution, Regulatory Defense and Investigations
• Mediation and Arbitration Services
• Privacy & Data Security
• Trust, Estate & Fiduciary Litigation

news

• Moore & Van Allen recognized by U.S. News and Best Lawyers with top-tier ‘Best Law Firms’ rankings
• Paul Peralta recent panelist for UNC Jacquez - de Varona Legal - Virtual Panel Discussion
• Moore & Van Allen Earns 12th Consecutive Benchmark Litigation Recognitions
• Moore & Van Allen Secures $2.6 Million Award for the Shem Creek Development Group from the Town of Mount Pleasant

Events

• Cabell Clay serves as moderator for AIJA’s Labour Law Commission Day
• MVA attorneys participate in Human Trafficking: Meeting the Needs of Trafficking Survivors 2.0 —Reflections on Triage Year One CLE
• Clay serves as moderator for American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Spring Conference
• MVA hosted Page One eDiscovery Roundtable

Publications

• Chris Tomlinson and Hillary May author Breach of Fiduciary Duty Q&A for Practical Law
  October 2020, Practical Law

  MVA Litigation Member Chris Tomlinson and Associate Hillary May‘s Q&A guide titled, “Breach of Fiduciary Duty: North Carolina” was published by Practical Law on October 20. This guide addresses the elements of a claim for breach of fiduciary duty, pleading requirements, potential remedies, defenses, applicable standards of proof and causation, and related claims that litigants often bring when asserting a breach of fiduciary duty claim.

• Is there a fix for COVID business interruption and event cancellations losses on the horizon?
  August 2020, MVA Litigation Blog

  MVA Litigation Member Tony Lathrop‘s MVA Litigation Blog article titled, “Is There a Fix for COVID Business Interruption and Event Cancellations Losses on the Horizon?” was published on August 17.