Commercial Litigation
Bryan Cave’s Commercial Litigation group regularly
handles jury trials, bench trials, arbitrations, mediations
Leadership
and administrative and regulatory proceedings for all
manner of complex business disputes. We also counsel
clients on how to avoid litigation and resolve business
disputes without litigation. Our experience combined with
our technology and attention to cost-effective litigation
translate to favorable and prompt results for our clients.
We have more than 400 business litigators across the
Lee Marshall
(Leader)
Partner
San Francisco, California
klmarshall@bryancave.com
firm. Our clients range from private family-owned
businesses to some of the largest publicly traded
companies, in industries such as manufacturing,
transportation, retail, technology, energy, financial
services, pharmaceutical, health care, hospitality and real
estate.
Our Trial Experience
We have successfully represented clients in virtually all
areas of litigation and in nearly every state and federal
Ketrina G.
Bakewell
(Deputy Leader)
Partner
St. Louis, Missouri
kgbakewell@bryancave.com
court in the U.S., as well as all of the leading international
arbitral institutions. We serve as national or coordinating
trial counsel for many clients in jurisdictions across the
U.S.
Our trial teams include a former United States
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. Attorney, several Assistant United States Attorneys, and
nine Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Cost Effective Litigation
We understand our clients’ need for cost management
Mark B. Leadlove
and take an aggressive approach to reducing the cost of
(Deputy Leader)
litigation. Our approach includes:
Partner
St. Louis, Missouri
Alternative fees.
We embrace alternative fee
mbleadlove@bryancave.com
structures that align our interests with our clients’
interests and give our clients predictability with respect
to cost. Because of our extensive experience within
the field, we understand the potential risks involved in different types of litigation, and can
develop cost-effective fee structures for discrete stages of litigation.
Streamlined e-discovery. We made aggressive and intelligent investments in people,
facilities and technology to reduce the mounting costs of e-discovery.
We use powerful
concept-searching software that accelerates the average review time. We have a dedicated
document review team, made up of domestic contract lawyers trained and supervised by
Bryan Cave professionals, that can be deployed at virtually a moment’s notice.
eTrial. We are among the most active users of web-based case management tools in the
world – we house many terabytes of discovery and evidence materials accessed by
hundreds of lawyers, clients, experts and consultants.
We use cutting-edge technology at
trial, including multimedia briefs and remote monitoring of courtroom proceedings so that
subject-matter experts can provide real-time input on case strategy from anywhere in the
world.
Custom technology solutions. We develop technologies to make high volume litigation
more cost-effective for our clients. For example, we created a risk assessment and
management application for a mortgage company facing hundreds of class action and other
suits.
The technology allows us to assess the costs, risks and probable outcomes of a case
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. as it progresses, so that we can determine at any point whether it makes sense to settle or
continue on to trial.
Areas of Experience
Bryan Cave’s commercial litigation practice focuses on counseling, preparation for and trial of
all varieties of commercial claims. Our areas of experience include:
Complex Business Litigation
Construction Litigation
ERISA and Employee Benefits Litigation
Fiduciary Litigation
Financial Services Litigation
Franchise and Distributor Litigation
Health Care Litigation
Insurance Litigation
International Arbitration
Real Estate Litigation
Unfair Competition Litigation
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