Business Litigation on Contingency
When the stakes are high, we share them.
We represent companies in major commercial disputes and are paid from what we recover. When we take a case on contingency, we advance the work, we carry the risk, and our interest in the outcome becomes identical to yours.
What We Look For
We take very few of the matters we’re asked to consider — roughly one in twenty. A contingency case has to clear all three of these bars. Not two. All three.
Clear Liability
The defendant plainly broke the law, and no reasonable jury would seriously doubt it.
Substantial Damages
At least $5 million genuinely at stake.
A Collectible Defendant
A well-capitalized defendant who can, and will, pay a large judgment.
Because all three rarely appear together, we decline about 95% of the cases brought to us. That discipline is deliberate — and it’s why, when we take a case, we commit to it completely.
Why Contingency
Most firms bill business litigation by the hour, and the bill arrives every month regardless of the result. We work differently. We’re paid only if we recover, as a percentage of the recovery — no hourly meter, no retainer to replenish. We don’t get paid for activity. We get paid for winning.
Experience
Newman LLP has litigated and resolved complex business disputes for decades, in federal courts across the country. Derek A. Newman has handled complex business cases in more than 35 states — winning precedent-setting appeals, defeating claims on the papers, and recovering many millions of dollars for plaintiffs. We bring that experience to every contingency case we accept.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Practice Areas
We handle business disputes only. These are the areas where we take contingency cases.
Antitrust
Abuse of market power, with treble damages on the table.
Copyright
Infringement that produces real, provable value.
Patent
Infringers with significant sales of the patented invention.
Trademark
Competitors trading on your brand and your goodwill.
Trade Secret
Theft of the confidential information that drives your business.
Breach of Contract
Clear breaches with substantial losses — not collections.
Right of Publicity
Unlicensed use of name, image, likeness, or voice.
M&A Purchase-Agreement Disputes
When the deal — or the representations — fall apart.
False Advertising
Competitors who lie to win business.
Securities Fraud
Investors deceived by misstatements and omissions.
Tortious Interference
Someone induced a breach of your business contract.
Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Officers and directors who put themselves first.
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