Criminal Defense and
Government Investigations

Internal Investigations and
Compliance Programs

Appeals and Post-
Conviction Proceedings

Complex Commercial
Civil Litigation

PRACTICE AREAS

:: Complex Commercial Civil Litigation ::

AWFA represents individuals and corporations, both plaintiffs and defendants, in a broad range of commercial disputes, in federal and state courts, arbitrations, mediations, and appeals.  Our lawyers have years of experience advising and representing clients in disputes that include:

• breach of contract claims
   
• civil actions involving allegations of securities fraud, insurance fraud, civil RICO violations, breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation
   
• securities litigation and class actions
   
• partnership disputes, shareholder disputes and shareholder derivative suits
   
• employment litigation including wrongful discharge, “whistleblower” claims under the New Jersey CEPA, Title VII and New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, employee raiding, and noncompetition agreements
   
• real estate litigation, including representation of commercial real estate developers, brokers, and corporate clients through litigation and arbitration to resolve real estate contract disputes, zoning and boundary line disputes, environmental infractions, and real estate fraud
   
• environmental litigation and environmental compliance
   
• antitrust and unfair trade practice claims
   
• bankruptcy litigation
   
• attorney ethics and professional liability matters
   
• white collar-related civil fraud matters, such as False Claims Act litigation, civil securities fraud, receivership proceedings, RICO actions, parallel proceedings and actions by businesses victimized by white collar crime

In addition, firm attorneys serve as court-appointed mediators in family law and civil litigation matters.