By crafting creative solutions early in the process, litigation may sometimes be avoided and answers found before formal investigations begin or even during the investigative stage.  Litigation Avoidance  can save clients money.

Litigation avoidance can be achieved by hiring a team that understands the intricate dynamics of public policy, politics, and law. Gardere’s Government Affairs team knows how to address the concerns of state and local governments while solving difficult problems facing clients.

If an issue cannot be resolved by litigation avoidance, Gardere’s experienced team of trial lawyers will work to defend your company from government litigation involving government claims, penalties, and noncompliance issues.

The team of experienced lawyers, which includes the former top litigator at the Office of the Texas Attorney General, helps clients devise smart strategies and sophisticated legal and policy analysis to deal with the broad array of legal problems that can develop when facing lawsuits filed against companies by the government. Recent litigation facing businesses and industries includes such issues as:

• Antitrust and Trade Regulation
• Chemical and Energy
• Condemnation/Eminent Domain
• Consumer Protection
• FOIA/Public Information Act
• Insurance Regulatory
• Medicaid Fraud
• Public Contracts and Protests