Practice areas
The Settlement Desk works best when the parties mostly agree on what happened and disagree about what it is worth. If a case needs a precedent, an injunction or a public verdict, we will say so at screening, at no charge.
Commercial and contract
Breach, non-payment, failed deliveries and terminated agreements. The contract and the books usually set the value, so these tend to move fastest.
Employment
Wrongful termination, wage and hour, and discrimination claims where the remedy sought is money. Resolved without a public filing.
Personal injury
Motor vehicle, premises and negligence claims. Value turns on the medical records and comparable verdicts, and both sides see the same comparables.
Construction
Defect, delay and payment disputes. A limited exchange of the project file stands in for months of expert discovery.
Insurance coverage
Coverage and valuation disputes between policyholders and carriers, where each side benefits from a clear estimate of what continuing will cost.
Real estate
Purchase disputes, escrow claims, failed deals and valuation disagreements, measured against comparable transactions.
Business torts
Interference, unfair competition and misrepresentation claims where the real question is how large the loss was.
Product liability
Defect claims where causation is reasonably clear and the parties are mainly apart on damages.
Bankruptcy litigation
Preference actions, claim objections and other estate disputes, where every dollar not spent on litigation stays available for creditors.
Asset purchases
Post-closing disputes over earnouts, working-capital adjustments and breaches of representations.
Ownership buyouts
Shareholder and partnership disputes where the disagreement is over the price of an ownership interest.
Cases already in suit
Pending civil matters where continuing will cost more than the gap between the parties’ positions.
Buying or selling a bankruptcy claim? That is handled by the Claims Desk, not the Settlement Desk.
Go to the Claims Desk