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<br />Litigation
<br />Shutts & Bowen's litigation attorneys vigorously represent clients at all levels
<br />of our federal and state court systems and before numerous state and federal
<br />agencies, commissions, boards, and other regulatory and administrative
<br />authorities,
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<br />We handle the litigation process from counseling and alternative-dispute-
<br />resolution mechanisms, through prosecution or defense of discovery, pretrial,
<br />and trial proceedings in lawsuits, to post trial remedies and review in
<br />appellate courts.
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<br />The litigation department's practice includes a wide variety of administrative,
<br />trial, and appellate cases in the following areas: antitrust, administrative law,
<br />class actions, banking, real estate, franchising, bankruptcy, admiralty, life,
<br />health and disability insurance, claims against insurance agents and
<br />agencies, employment discrimination, construction litigation representing
<br />contractors and owners/developers, labor, product liability, personal injury,
<br />lender liability, commercial torts, civil rights, general business litigation,
<br />commercial collections, contract litigation, mortgage foreclosures,
<br />repossessions and replevins, land use litigation, securities litigation,
<br />trademark and copyright litigation, defamation, white collar criminal defense
<br />and constitutional issues,
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<br />We represent domestic and foreign corporations and individuals in cases
<br />ranging from single tort actions to multi-party, complex commercial litigation.
<br />Our practice includes using cutting-edge litigation support technologies like
<br />Summation, We regularly explore cost-effective alternative litigation
<br />resolution mechanisms, We are well-acquainted with the demands and
<br />exigencies of working with sophisticated in-house counsel and are prepared
<br />to provide legal services tailored to fit our clients' budgets,
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<br />In the area of bank-related litigation, attorneys including former federal and
<br />state prosecutors have defended banks in lawsuits brought by customers
<br />alleging violations of financial privacy in reporting suspicious activity. Fully
<br />conversant with U.S. and foreign anti-money laundering laws and regulations,
<br />members of the litigation department are frequently called upon to assist our
<br />financial services clients in responding to foreign and domestic legal
<br />procedures, including grand jury investigations, document subpoena
<br />responses, We provide advice and counsel on the Bank Secrecy Act,
<br />regulatory examination issues, wire transfer monitoring, necessary internal
<br />controls for financial institutions, "know your customer" and due diligence
<br />procedures, suspicious activity reporting and privacy issues,
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