Business Litigation

The Oregon business litigation practice group at Structure Law Group has represented clients in all phases of litigation, including pre‐lawsuit negotiation, discovery, pre‐trial law and motion, mediation, settlement, trial, and arbitration. 

We represent both plaintiffs and defendants. In plaintiff cases, we have collectively won millions in compensation for our clients. As civil defense attorneys, we vigorously represent our clients and protect them against overreaching plaintiffs.  SLG Business Litigation attorneys handle cases both in state courts and have litigated business law cases and appeals in federal courts including arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court. Our attorneys have won numerous jury trials, court trials, arbitrations, and appeals.

Many of the attorneys at Structure Law Group, LLP have been selected for recognition in Super Lawyers, and/or have received the Martindale‐Hubbell®, AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating.  Structure Law Group can provide you with efficient, cost-effective services to meet the needs of both plaintiffs and defendants in business lawsuits.

Even when both parties agree to abide to a contract with the best of intentions, contracts are inevitably breached.  Typical business contracts are with clients, other businesses, suppliers, landlords, or tenants. SLG attorneys pride themselves on crafting contracts that are designed to avoid breach. But when these disputes arise, the Structure Law Group is prepared to represent you in your contract dispute.

Conflicts between partners or shareholders are disruptive to a business. Disputes between owners and stakeholders drain company resources and must be handled as quickly as possible to avoid serious loss.

Such lawsuits often involve claims of self-dealing, breach of fiduciary duty, and mismanagement of the company. Structure Law Group, LLP has the experience, empathy and discretion you need to protect your company in the event of an internal dispute.

If another business has appropriated your intellectual property for financial gain, our attorneys can prevent that misuse with a court order. You may also be entitled to monetary damages. Alternatively, if there is a claim that your proprietary product is using intellectual property owned by another company, we can help defend you from the allegations. 

Employment disputes arise despite the best efforts of companies to apply the laws of their state to their company. These include claims of sexual harassment, employment discrimination, and a hostile work environment. Some companies face allegations that they’ve misclassified employees as independent contractors to avoid paying required benefits. In these cases, companies can face both fines levied on them by the government and civil liability to the employee who filed the claim. A vigorous defense and a proactive approach is needed to minimize the damage to a company.

Our attorneys can help you acquire new capital, real property, or intellectual property assets to increase the size and scope of your growing business. Zoning issues, property line disputes, and insurance problems can all emerge from complex property transactions.

In some cases, a company may promise to fulfill its end of a contract but have no ability or intent to perform the work. On the other hand, you can be accused of fraud when something outside of your control tied your hands. Our attorneys have experience defending clients from fraud claims. We also have experience recovering money from companies that wasted out clients’ time and money.

With an impacted court system, more businesses are choosing to mediate or arbitrate disputes related to breach of contract, employment problems, and other claims. ADR can represent a cost-effective and efficient means of handling disputes without the time and cost of traditional litigation. 

Arbitrators act as private judges and are licensed to decide issues as a matter of law. Arbitration spares the court expenses of a trial and a jury, but many of the procedures are the same. Issues related to evidence, findings of fact, and examining witnesses are all decided by the arbitrator who renders a binding decision that both parties must abide by. Structure Law Group, LLPC can help your business regardless of whether you are arguing in court or in an arbitration hearing.

Whereas arbitration is a binding decision made by a private judge, mediation is a negotiation between two parties in a dispute. The main difference is that mediation is non-binding. The mediator helps both sides reach an agreement that puts the dispute to bed. However, if neither side is happy with the arrangement, they do not forgo their right to have the case heard by a jury. Alternatively, they can still move the case to arbitration. Mediation is a cost-effect means of resolving business disputes. Structure Law Group, LLPC has years of experience taking our client’s cases before mediators.

Structure Law Group, LLPC has locations in Lake Oswego, Los Angeles, San Jose, and Austin, Texas. We have decades of experience helping both new and established companies build their brand, protect their interests, and expand. Call us today at (503) 388-3000 and we can begin discussing your company’s needs and laying the groundwork for your company’s future.