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Handel & Carlini, LLP is dedicated to protecting the financial interests of creditors throughout the Hudson Valley and New York region.

Commercial litigation addresses disputes that arise in a business context—breach of contract, partnership conflicts, fraud, debt collection, employment issues, and intellectual property matters. While these cases are civil, they are often high-stakes, complex, and disruptive to a company’s operations and reputation.

Commercial litigation is a broad area of law that deals with disputes between businesses or entities.

Starting and running a business is a complex journey filled with both opportunities and obstacles. Whether you’re forming a new company or expanding an established enterprise, every business decision carries legal implications.

Commercial litigation is different from most other civil lawsuits by virtue of the involvement of businesses rather than just individuals, and because the issues involved are more complex, both factually and legally. It also is civil litigation involving one or more business entities as parties. Typically, the area of law being litigated is specialized due to the nature of the parties involved.   What is the difference between commercial litigation and consumer litigation? In

Commercial law, also known as mercantile law or trade law, is the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons and business engaged in commerce, merchandising, trade, and sales. It is often considered to be a branch of civil law and deals with issues of both private law and public law. In the United States, commercial law is the province of both the United States Congress, under its power to regulate interstate commerce, and the states, under thei