Antitrust

Fox attorneys have deep experience counseling and representing clients in antitrust matters, particularly in the litigation of disputes but also in the context of corporate transactions and the protection and leveraging of intellectual property rights. We work aggressively to resolve disputes involving allegations of price fixing, misappropriation of intellectual property rights (including patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets) and unfair competition and trade claims under federal and state law.

Appellate

Our impressive roster of seasoned appellate attorneys includes former judges from appellate and bankruptcy courts as well as former state supreme court justices who apply their knowledge from the bench to help clients succeed in their appeals. We provide a comprehensive range of appellate services, from full briefings and oral arguments in the federal and state appellate court systems to trial strategy consultations, post-trial motion preparation and negotiation of favorable settlements pending appeal. We also appear as amicus curiae on behalf of individual clients and industry groups, helping give a voice to issues that impact their interests.

Bankruptcy

Fox’s trusted team of financial restructuring and bankruptcy attorneys offer comprehensive representation in insolvency matters involving distressed businesses. We handle out-of-court restructurings and workouts as well as formal bankruptcy proceedings and representation of secured and unsecured creditors, Chapter 11 debtors, statutory committees, purchasers/stalking horse bidders, and Chapter 15 cross-border insolvency cases. Fox’s Trustee Practice Group is committed to servicing the specific legal needs of bankruptcy trustees who play a unique and critical role in the bankruptcy process.

Class Actions

Fox Rothschild attorneys routinely represent clients in class actions involving a wide range of legal issues, including antitrust and unfair competition claims, alleged product problems, employment, ERISA, franchise standards, securities and commercial and consumer fraud matters. Faced with a spectrum of allegations, our clients depend on our attorneys to anticipate emerging threats, develop streamlined and effective strategies that respond to the nuances of a particular suit, defeat class certification and/or plaintiff's claims at an early stage, and safeguard their long-term business interests.

Directors' & Officers' Liability

Fox Rothschild has extensive experience defending directors and officers of public and private corporations, not-for-profit organizations and family owned businesses in claims arising from alleged improper acts in the discharge of their duties and management decisions. Our attorneys are sensitive to their plight and possess a comprehensive understanding of the obligations owed by officers and directors to their constituents as well as the applicable laws governing those responsibilities.

Eminent Domain/Condemnation

We represent property owners looking to challenge a condemnation or to maximize compensation, as well as condemnors looking to complete a project on time and on budget. Our attorneys handle a diverse range of property uses throughout the United States, including commercial, industrial, residential and natural-resource properties.

Fiduciary Litigation

We provide counsel designed to help to resolve family disputes without litigation, but where litigation is unavoidable, we defend our client’s interests before the courts and in challenging the parties with adverse interests in the matter. Additionally, we help clients evaluate and assess the broader ramifications beyond the challenge at hand, especially those involving the modification, termination or reformation of an estate or trust that may have potential income, estate, inheritance or gift tax consequences.

Intellectual Property

Fox attorneys are dedicated to procuring, exploiting and enforcing clients’ intellectual property rights and have decades of experience litigating IP disputes. Members of our national IP Department, many with Ph.D.s and other advanced degrees in scientific and technical disciplines, represent clients in state and federal courts and administrative proceedings, before arbitration panels and in settlement negotiations. We litigate as a team with our clients in leveraging their intellectual capital for its maximum value.

International Arbitration

Fox’s International Practice has extensive experience in cross-border litigation and arbitrations, including proceedings before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETA), the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the International Trade Commission (ITC) and the China International Trust and Investment Corporation (CITIC), among many others.

Labor & Employment

Our employment litigators — members of the firm’s Labor & Employment Department — have the regulatory knowledge to advise clients about the implications of the employment laws under which they litigate. We apply the same practical know-how to handling employment litigation that we use in advising our clients. Our employment litigation practice includes trial and appellate work before all state and federal courts and agencies in addition to arbitrations for matters involving the full range of employment issues.

Media & Defamation Practice

The media, corporations, nonprofits, educational institutions, and everyday individuals are all at risk of lawsuits complaining about what they say. As new technology arises, anyone and everyone can put out content just like the traditional media. Yet these new content providers do not always understand the legal risks associated with their communications. Fox Rothschild's Media & Defamation Practice Group understands these legal issues as well as our clients' businesses and needs. We help our clients account for these risks and take steps to minimize potential legal liability. And if a lawsuit is filed, Fox is ready to fight aggressively for your rights.

Product Liability

Our sophisticated national team of litigators routinely handles cases, including class actions, stemming from any point in a product lifecycle — from design to development, labeling to manufacturing, distribution to marketing. We have deep experience both in the courtroom and in alternative dispute resolution, mediation and arbitration techniques that often serve as cost-effective means of resolving such matters for clients. Our clients include national and international manufacturers across a wide spectrum of industries, including automotive components, consumer products, industrial chemicals, medical devices and products, pharmaceuticals and tobacco. We are also well versed in handling mass tort and toxic tort cases, including asbestos.

Real Estate Litigation

Real estate disputes present a specific set of problems. Our experienced attorneys possess the legal skills and industry knowledge it takes to help clients solve them. Fox attorneys represent owners, developers, tenants, financial institutions, brokers and other industry participants in a full range of litigation. Our team of real estate litigators handles assessment appeals, quiet title actions, specific performance claims under agreements of sale, land use and zoning appeals, eminent domain, easement and access issues, landlord-tenant disputes, eviction and rent collection proceedings and litigation related to real estate-secured debt as well as claims brought under the Fair Housing Act and other state and federal statutes.

Tax Litigation

Fox Rothschild's tax team includes senior lawyers with substantial experience in federal as well as state and local taxation, tax procedure and tax trials before federal or state courts. Our lawyers routinely represent clients before the local and national offices of the Internal Revenue Service as well as in suits filed in the Tax Court, federal district court or Court of Federal Claims. We also maintain an active state and local tax practice in many jurisdictions where our firm has offices, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Florida.

Trade Secrets & Restrictive Covenants

Protecting a company's trade secrets from theft by competitors or former employees requires both thoughtful and strategic measures as well as quick and decisive action. Businesses trust Fox's experienced attorneys to design policies and preventive mechanisms to safeguard proprietary information while also vigorously protecting their interests should someone misappropriate that information.

White Collar Criminal Defense & Government Investigations

Clients need attorneys with extensive government and trial experience to provide an aggressive line of defense in alleged financial crimes as well as regulatory procedures and investigations. Fox’s White Collar Criminal Defense & Government Investigations Practice focuses corporate compliance, internal investigations and criminal defense, with a team of seasoned criminal defense attorneys who have previously worked as federal and state prosecutors including former Assistant U.S. Attorneys, a former Assistant Chief of the Environmental Crimes Section of the Department of Justice and a former SEC enforcement lawyer.