Peter A. Mahler is a litigator focusing on business divorce cases involving dissolution and other disputes among co-­owners of closely held business entities, such as limited liability companies, corporations, and partnerships. Peter represents both control and non-control owners, often involving family-owned businesses. Frequently counseling business owners prior to litigation, he advises them of their rights and also assists in designing and negotiating an amicable separation between parties. Peter’s counsel helps avoid litigation by means of a buy-out, sale, or division of business assets.

Franklin C. McRoberts focuses on litigated business disputes between closely-held business owners, including partnership, corporation, and LLC derivative suits, dissolutions, breakups, buyouts, cash-out mergers, and valuations.

Peter J. Sluka represents individuals and entities in all phases of complex commercial litigation.  Peter focuses his practice on business divorce and intra-company disputes, including at mediation, arbitration, trial, and appeal. Regularly litigating in New York State and Federal Court, Peter handles all aspects of claims between owners of closely-held business entities, including disputes over business valuation, fiduciary duties, governing agreements, capital calls, dilution, shareholder oppression, and dissolution.

Becky is a commercial litigator representing clients in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration/mediation forums in New York. Her practice focuses on complex commercial disputes in areas including member and shareholder disputes, contract disputes, business and real property valuation, and general business torts. She represents clients in a wide variety of industries, including commercial and residential real estate (brokers, owners), the arts (writers, artists, photographers, agents), hospitality (owners/investors of hotels, restaurants, airport lounges), medical practices, and financial services, among others.

Matthew D. Donovan is a partner in Farrell Fritz’s commercial litigation department. His practice involves the resolution of complex business disputes, shareholder and partnership disputes, construction disputes, insurance coverage disputes, and a variety of other commercial matters through litigation and arbitration.