Commercial Litigation
Garbia, MacGregor & Plocki LLP represents regional, national and international clients in cases involving business, corporate, and personal disputes. We represent companies and high net-worth individuals in a broad range of disputes including commercial claims, contract law, business torts, employment issues, real estate and land use, defamation, and intellectual property.
Our attorneys pursue our clients' interests as if they were our own. We work closely with our clients to tailor a strategy and approach to each dispute. We recognize that the decision to enter into litigation, and the decision to end it, is commonly a business decision. Our clients benefit from our commitment to zealous advocacy combined with a thorough understanding of the business and financial realities that drive our clients’ decisions throughout the litigation process.
When you or your business faces the prospect of engaging in litigation, or planning for how to avoid it, you need the assistance of experienced commercial litigators. At Garbia, MacGregor & Plocki we provide our clients with the experience and skill of a large law firm litigation team without charging large law firm prices.
Examples of Garbia, MacGregor & Plocki, LLP’s expertise include:
- Breach of contract and contract interpretation
- Interference with contracts or business relationships
- Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) disputes
- Shareholder and partnership disputes
- Breach of fiduciary duty cases
- Disputes over corporate management and control
- Business dissolutions
- Employment disputes
- Disputes over non-compete agreements
- Franchise disputes
- Debt collection actions
commercial litigation practice team
- Sam Garbia, Partner
- Douglas E. Plocki, Partner
- Anthony H. Nourse Esq., Of Counsel
- Jon E. Sheilds, Of Counsel
Cases
- Mr. Plocki served as trial counsel in defending a large telecommunications company against tort and contract claims worth over $2 million in the Fairfax County Circuit Court in connection with the provision of international long-distance services. That representation resulted in a complete defense verdict after a four-day jury trial.
- Mr. Plocki served as trial counsel in successfully defending a logistics management company against multi-million dollar tort and contract claims in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in connection with a split between former business partners. Those claims included tortious interference with contract, fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets, and breach of contract. The parties settled after a four-day bench trial and while plaintiff's appeal was pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
- Mr. Plocki also served as lead trial counsel representing a local municipal authority in a takings action. That representation resulted in summary judgment being issued to the municipal defendant.