BartkoZankel: Client-Tailored Representation
For more than 35 years, BartkoZankel has developed creative and resourceful solutions to our clients' business litigation problems. As a small firm, we staff cases in lean, cost-effective teams, combining expertise with business insight and superior trial skills.
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Business Litigation
BartkoZankel has achieved excellent results for its clients in a number of high-stakes matters, including the recovery of over $100 million in litigation arising out of a Ponzi scheme. Our litigation team has achieved several precedent-setting rulings in both state and federal court. The firm has established a track record of creating and putting into effect novel litigation strategies and structures, both for achieving rapid, significant recoveries and for defense. With significant expertise in defense of white-collar criminal prosecutions, both federal and state, the firm is able to fashion and implement litigation plans that take into account and integrate effectively both civil and criminal ramifications of complex litigation matters. Our clients have come to expect fast personal responses to inquiries and concerns as they occur - and BartkoZankel delivers.
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Real Estate Litigation
BartkoZankel has extensive experience in all aspects of the real estate industry. We have represented many well-known developers, syndicators, and REITs as well as lenders in high-stakes litigation and workouts. Bartko Zankel has successfully represented borrowers in suits brought by major lenders. The firm has defended many real estate lenders in lender liability cases and, as a consequence, are well-versed in the tactics and strategies employed in such disputes from both a lender's as well as a borrower's or guarantor's perspective. We work with bankruptcy counsel in major bank debt restructuring efforts.
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Intellectual Property Litigation
With specialties in trade secret, patent, copyright, and technology license litigation, BartkoZankel attorneys have successfully tried high‑stakes technology cases to both juries, judges and arbitrators, and achieved top‑value settlements. We have recently handled a variety of copyright/software license matters, complex trade secret disputes, and patent and licensing matters. Unlike the classic big firm “litigators,” the principals at BartkoZankel have collectively tried over 75 cases to verdict. Our depth of substantive and technical understanding, experience in handling complex litigation, and willingness to take cases to trial ensure the best possible protection of our clients’ legal interests.
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eDiscovery
BartkoZankel created the award winning technology group 'BZresources' which enables the firm to master, manage and deploy efficiently large amounts of electronically stored data. These capabilities have yielded consistent and impressive success in complex and difficult business litigation matters.
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Financial Institution Litigation
BartkoZankel investigates, defends and pursues claims against third parties including representation on behalf of bankruptcy trustees and unsecured creditor committees. The firm was recently selected by the FDIC to conduct an investigation into a failed bank.
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Transactional Real Estate
BartkoZankel handles the full range of real estate matters for clients, including tenants, property owners and commercial developers nationwide. We have extensive experience with real estate financing, ground leasing, retail, industrial, office and outlet leasing, real property acquisitions, commercial and industrial construction projects, environmental assessment analysis, title review, architecture and construction contracts, reciprocal easement agreements, lease restructuring and disposition, operating expense analysis, and tenant-in-common agreements. BartkoZankel has one of the strongest retail leasing practice groups in the country, representing national retail tenants. The firm has represented institutional lenders and borrowers in financing office, industrial, retail and residential projects throughout the United States.
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Franchise and Distribution
BartkoZankel represents clients in franchise and distribution transactions: business formation, preparation of offering circulars, franchise agreements and related documents, franchise registration, state and federal franchise law compliance, franchise transfers, business sales and acquisitions, licensing agreements, and contract and related business negotiations. It also has an experienced team of litigators well versed in franchise law to handle franchise litigation and arbitration matters.
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Corporate and Business Formation
BartkoZankel assists start-ups and mature companies with a variety of business transactions, including structuring business ventures and the representation of investors including strategic planning and regulatory compliance.
