From high stakes “bet-the company” litigation to more routine business disputes, Van Kerrebrook & Associates P.C. handles almost every type of business or real estate related dispute. Some representative matters include: *

• A hotel franchisee, then in the process of developing and opening his hotel, was sued for a claimed violation of contractual proximity restrictions by the owner of a nearby franchisee of the same hotel group. The lawsuit threatened to keep the owner from timely opening the hotel. After factual development, the firm’s lawyers obtained a swift determination that the proximity covenant was not breached, allowing the hotel to open on time.
• A commercial borrower tried to avoid a security interest in commercial real estate, based on the complex language of the lengthy security documents. The firm’s lawyers obtained a summary judgment affirming our client’s rights to foreclose on the commercial real estate. The borrower then paid the client in full.
• An adjacent property owner sought to stop a builder from completing construction of a high-end residence on a lake-front lot, based on deed restrictions which appeared to support the adjacent owner’s claim. The firm’s lawyers developed the facts to show that the claimed deed restrictions were not applicable, and obtained a summary judgment dismissing the adjacent owners' claim. The construction proceeded in precise conformity with the builder’s plans.
• In a complex dispute involving title to twenty-six pieces of real property, the firm’s lawyers obtained a judgment clearing title in each and every property in favor of the client. Our lawyers simultaneously defeated all of the many counter-claims by the developer against the client.