Powerful Representation Across Complex Matters
DarrowEverett’s Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution team consists of highly skilled, experienced attorneys with an impressive track record of success in complex, high stakes litigation before federal and state courts across the country. Our attorneys zealously represent individuals and businesses alike in matters ranging from corporate litigation and white-collar criminal defense to intellectual property & technology litigation.
The DE attorneys are well-versed in every stage of litigation and dedicated to trial work. We work strategically with our clients to understand their business goals and needs while representing them in all facets of litigation.
DarrowEverett’s litigation attorneys provide representation across a wide variety of subject matters, including:
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Representative Matters in Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Earned summary judgment in favor of seller of high-end real estate involved in dispute over default of a purchase and sales agreement. Though the buyer contended he was still entitled to purchase the property in addition to receiving monetary damages for the default, we successfully argued that our client’s fulfillment of the monetary damages stipulated in the contract completed his obligations.
In Rhode Island Supreme Court, we successfully defended a municipality from a plaintiff attacking the town’s approval of a development plan and subsequent federal court settlement. The plaintiff sought to overturn the federal consent order in state court which settled matters between the town and the developer, allowing the project to move forward. The Supreme Court upheld the town’s position that the plaintiff lacked the required standing to challenge the agreement and found the plaintiff’s effort to be an improper collateral attack on the federal court order.
Practice Leaders
Michael P. Burke - Partner
Overview
Michael P. Burke is the Chair of DarrowEverett’s Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group with over a decade of trial and arbitration experience representing clients in court and arbitration venues across the country. Michael focuses his litigation practice on matters involving partnership contractual disputes, complex financial fraud, intellectual property, securities and consumer class actions, trade secret misappropriation, and governmental and internal investigations. He advises clients at all stages of disputes, from pre-litigation investigations through...
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Tel: (617) 443-4500
Douglas B. Otto - Partner
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Douglas B. Otto is a Partner and a Practice Leader for DarrowEverett’s Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice. He is an experienced, broad-based litigator and trial attorney who concentrates his practice in complex business and commercial law, with a proven track record of successfully litigating claims based on unfair competition, fraud, and antitrust violations, false advertising, theft of trade secrets, invasions of privacy and the misappropriation of confidential and proprietary business information. Doug defends product...
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Tel: (617) 443-4500
David A. Sullivan - Partner
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David A. Sullivan is a Partner and member of DarrowEverett’s Business Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Group with a focus on business, municipal, real estate, employment, family law, and commercial litigation. David’s extensive experience involves representing a wide array of clients, including individuals, municipal boards, municipal corporations, and other entities. Accordingly, David has been lead counsel in over 350 trials and more than 2,000 non-litigation disputes, representing clients in proceedings involving land use and...
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Tel: (508) 675-1576
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Blacklisted Condos: A Growing Crisis for Owners and Buyers
The blacklisting of condominium/condo associations by financial institutions and insurance providers has emerged as a pressing issue in the real estate finance and housing sector. This practice, which involves lenders or insurers refusing to provide services to specific condominium associations, has significant implications for property values, homeowner affordability, and overall market stability. The practice raises…
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Unlocking Tax-Free Gains: The Power of QSBS in Mergers & Acquisitions
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1202 offers a significant tax incentive for investors in qualified small business stock (QSBS). This provision allows eligible shareholders to exclude up to 100% of capital gains realized from the sale of QSBS, subject to certain limitations. This exclusion can result in substantial tax savings, making it highly attractive to…
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Less Red Tape, More Capital? SEC Clarifies 506(c) Verification Rules
On March 12, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a significant no-action letter clarifying the use of high minimum investment amounts as a method for verifying accredited investor status under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D (the “Letter”).[1] Background: Rule 506(c) and Accredited Investor Verification Rule 506(c), introduced under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups…
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