Services

We provide the sophisticated legal services and counsel you need to succeed in business, solve your disputes, and secure your future. Stiverson Group takes a practical, business-minded approach to public and corporate transactions, litigation, and regulatory issues.

Appellate Litigation

The stakes are never higher than when your case is on appeal. Appeals require unique combinations of experience and judgment in a rich landscape of multi-jurisdictional law. The outcome of years of litigation hinges on a well considered strategy, a precisely crafted appellate brief, and one oral argument.

Business Restructuring and Bankruptcy

Our bankruptcy attorneys have handled high-profile insolvency cases in a wide variety of industries, including mortgage, retail, consumer products, healthcare, energy, life sciences, technology, telecommunications, aircraft and airlines, transportation, steel, and insurance. We regularly represent debtors, creditors’ committees, secured and unsecured creditors, asset and business purchasers, investors and investment banking and restructuring firms around the country.

Class Action Defence

The momentous rise in class action litigation over the past decade has opened up a new legal landscape for the business world and litigators alike. Recent cases involving fundamental issues such as jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act and the evidentiary requirements for obtaining class treatment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 have challenged the Supreme Court. The increased focus on such issues and cases has now affected the lower courts as well, posing a new challenge of how to navigate the application of rigorous class certification principles.

Corporate Governance

The attorneys in Stiverson Group’s diverse and multi-faceted corporate governance practice routinely represent clients in an array of matters that range from dealing with shareholder activists initiating hostile takeovers to conducting corporate governance audits. Our ultimate goal is to enable our clients to achieve their strategic objectives while managing their risk exposure.

Employment, Benefits, and Labor

Stiverson Group has a national reputation for its Employment, Benefits and Labor practice representing clients in matters throughout the United States. The practice combines the depth and experience of a large firm practice with a commitment to close personal attention to the client and the matters involved. The Group has practitioners with experience in every aspect of law which confronts in-house employment counsel and human resource managers. The Group is recognized for its strength in both the counseling and litigation aspects of this practice area.

Energy

What distinguishes Stiverson Group’s energy group of over 30 attorneys is our focus on our clients’ regulatory, business, and financial goals and our clear understanding of energy industry dynamics. We work with our clients, not only to bring established methods to bear on traditional problems, but to achieve unique, competitive advantage in an energy industry that is increasingly subjected to volatile markets and shifting regulatory demands—whether at the federal, RTO, or state level, whether by state utility commissions or environmental regulators.

Environmental

The strategic use of natural resources and responsible growth place environmental law at the forefront of business concerns. Stiverson Group’s nationally recognized environmental practice provides counsel to clients in every major business sector, including: manufacturing, real estate, commercial development, public and private finance and investment, healthcare and transportation. We also provide counsel to municipal and county governments, and redevelopment authorities.

Finance

As financial transactions become increasingly complex, the lawyers who handle those deals need to be increasingly sophisticated and business-minded. They need to master not only the evolving world of finance but also the changing environment of the industries in which the transactions occur. Stiverson Group has significant depth of talent in financial services legal matters and extensive experience in representing senior and subordinate lenders, including mezzanine and second lien lenders.

Healthcare

Stiverson Group has a core healthcare team that is experienced in traditional healthcare regulatory compliance, including fraud and abuse analysis, licensure, reimbursement advice, scope of practice issues, and more. Stiverson Group regularly represents clients before boards or agencies responsible for these matters.

International Trade

Stiverson Group provides practical and innovative solutions to problems arising in international trade. Our clients are global, trading both ways across borders, and include a wide range of entities from Fortune 500 companies to independent traders operating in a variety of industries and in agriculture.

Litigation

In litigation, the prevailing party is often the one with the most experienced and skilled counsel.

Maritime

Shipping remains the most important means of moving goods around the world. With nearly 95% of cargo imported to the United States moving through seaports, maritime law—directly or indirectly—affects businesses around the world. Increased global trade, rising energy costs, ongoing environmental regulations, and the threat of terrorism have converged to make this industry change course dramatically.

Tax

Every organization, no matter its size, industry, or status, faces the challenge of complying with the constantly changing landscape of tax laws while trying to keep its tax bills within reason. Stiverson Group attorneys look at tax laws for strategies that have an impact on the bottom line for businesses and individuals.