HIGH-STAKES LITIGATION, BOUTIQUE PRECISION
Commercial Litigation
Our team brings deep experience in all aspects of commercial litigation to your case, having successfully prosecuted and defended fraud, breach of contract, merger, indemnification, trade secret, insurance and financial cases in a broad range of industries.
We also bring a wealth of experience to complex employment matters related to restrictive covenants and the claims that frequently go with them, including, for example, theft of trade secrets or confidential information, severance payments, and non-disparagement.
Our Values
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RIGOROUS PREPARATION
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CLIENT-FIRST STRATEGY
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RELENTLESS ADVOCACY
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RESULTS THAT MATTER
Our Record Speaks
Tens of Millions Recovered. Exposed Fraud. Protected Businesses.
Kaplan & Grady brings the preparation and intensity of a global firm to every commercial dispute, without the overhead or the conflicts. Our team has secured eight-figure verdicts, exposed corporate fraud, defended executives in high-stakes employment litigation, and recovered millions for businesses of every size, from family-run companies to private equity firms. We litigate efficiently, we try cases when others won’t, and we get results.
$1.1M Recovery
against a major financial institution
Complex Fiduciary Litigation
fiduciary duty matter
HIGH-STAKES LITIGATION – BOUTIQUE PRECISION
Commercial Litigation
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BREACH OF CONTRACT
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FRAUD
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FIDUCIARY DUTY
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TRADE SECRET DISPUTES
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NON-COMPETE & RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
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EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION
Our Attorneys
The People Behind the Practice
David Sinkman
David is a civil rights lawyer whose practice focuses on ensuring that people with substance use disorders are not discriminated ... Read More.
David Schmutzer
David brings to the firm impressive experience across various practice areas at both the trial and appellate levels. David graduated ... Read More.
Sarah Reynolds
Sarah E. Reynolds is Partner and Head of International and Domestic Arbitration at Kaplan & Grady LLP. She represents multinational ... Read More.
John Hazinski
John graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy with honors from the University of Chicago in 2014 and received his Juris ... Read More.
Elizabeth Olsen
Ellie graduated from Harvard Law School in 2024 and from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 2016. Prior to law ... Read More.
Terah Tollner
Terah earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and graduated magna cum laude ... Read More.
Mattie Haag
Mattie joins Kaplan & Grady following clerkships with the Hon. Mark R. Hornak, Chief Judge of the United States District ... Read More.
Matthew Underwood
Matthew comes to Kaplan & Grady with a decade of experience litigating high-stakes commercial and civil rights matters. Prior to ... Read More.
Jed Glickstein
Jed is an experienced advocate who has represented clients in high-stakes litigation for more than a decade. As co-leader of ... Read More.
Howard Kaplan
Howard represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial and employment cases in state and federal courts around the country. Howard ... Read More.
Annie Garau Kelly
Annie Garau Kelly comes to Kaplan & Grady after clerking for two federal judges: the Honorable Jeffrey I. Cummings on ... Read More.
WE’LL PROTECT YOU & YOUR BUSINESS