Commercial Litigation

Gordon Arata represents business clients of all sizes in litigation that is as diverse and complex as their markets and customers. The business owners, executives and corporate counsel whom we advise are acutely aware that litigation can affect their company’s commercial practices, bottom line, and, in some cases, continued existence. Clients repeatedly turn to our commercial litigators because of the history of successes they have achieved with our representation.

We represent clients as plaintiffs and as defendants in federal and state courts, in arbitration and before administrative agencies. We strive to deliver value in reaching the most desirable results for our client. While this is often best accomplished through motion practice or resolution of a case before trial, our attorneys will aggressively take cases into court, before a judge or jury, to secure the best outcome for our clients.

We handle some of the most significant banking litigation on the Gulf Coast. Banks and other financial institutions call on us to represent them in a variety of complicated litigation matters. We have represented financial institutions and their officers in claims related to lender liability, banking practices, embezzlement, credit and title insurance cases, and disputes relating to commercial loans and trusts.

Gordon Arata is nationally known for defense of consumer class actions, having successfully represented clients in the tobacco, securities, oil and gas, insurance, retail, public utility, pharmaceutical, vitamin and telecommunications industries as they have faced nationwide and statewide class litigation.

On behalf of owners, contractors and subcontractors, we have handled large and complex construction actions involving public and private works, and we are  experienced with claim preparation and defense, scheduling issues, and disruption and delay claims.

Our commercial litigation group has earned its reputation as one of Louisiana’s premier practices.  Few firms match our breadth of representation in:

• Antitrust matters
• Construction litigation and arbitration
• Consumer class actions
• Corporate and shareholder litigation
• Employment litigation
• Financial services litigation
• Franchise litigation
• Insurance litigation
• Misappropriation of trade secrets
• Products liability
• Professional liability
• Real Estate
• Securities fraud
• Tax
• Telecommunications and public utility matters
• Unfair trade practices