Larkins Vacura Kayser LLP

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Practice Areas

• Bet-the-Company Litigation

  Our Bet-the-Company Litigation practice focuses on high-stakes disputes where the outcome can significantly affect a business’s operations, financial position, or future direction. We represent companies and their owners or executives in complex commercial cases, including claims involving contracts, fiduciary duties, business torts, and other matters that demand careful risk assessment and decisive courtroom advocacy.

  Drawing on our firm’s litigation experience, we work closely with in-house counsel and business leaders to develop strategies aligned with the client’s objectives, whether through trial, arbitration, or negotiated resolution. Our approach emphasizes preparation, clear communication, and practical judgment at every stage of the dispute, with attention to both legal and business considerations.

• Commercial Litigation

  Our Commercial Litigation practice focuses on helping businesses navigate disputes that arise in the course of their operations. We represent companies and individuals in a wide range of matters, including breach of contract claims, business torts, shareholder and partnership disputes, and conflicts involving vendors, customers, and competitors. Our attorneys work closely with clients to understand their business objectives and the practical impact of litigation on day-to-day operations.

  We handle commercial disputes in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution forums. Whether a matter involves early case assessment, motion practice, discovery, trial, or appeal, our approach is grounded in careful preparation and clear communication. We strive to provide strategic guidance that is aligned with each client’s industry, risk tolerance, and long-term goals.

• Litigation - Antitrust

  Our Antitrust Litigation practice focuses on representing entities in complex disputes involving federal and state competition laws. The firm handles matters arising from allegations of price fixing, monopolization, exclusive dealing, unfair competition, and other conduct that may affect market dynamics. We have represented closely-held businesses as well as the State of Oregon in antitrust litigation.

• Litigation - Banking and Finance

  Our Banking and Finance Litigation practice focuses on representing financial institutions, lenders, borrowers, and related businesses in complex disputes arising from lending and financial transactions. Drawing on our firm’s broader commercial litigation experience, we handle matters involving loan enforcement, workout disputes, creditor and debtor issues, guaranty claims, and allegations tied to banking relationships and financial agreements.

  We regularly appear in state and federal courts and work with clients through all phases of litigation, from pre-suit evaluation and motion practice to trial and post-judgment proceedings. Our attorneys also assist with risk assessment and dispute avoidance strategies connected to lending practices and financial operations, with the goal of helping clients navigate regulatory, contractual, and business pressures common in today’s banking and finance environment.

• Litigation - Environmental

  Our firm represents businesses and quasi-public entities in a range of environmental litigation matters. We regularly handle disputes involving state and federal environmental laws, including claims related to contamination, hazardous substances, and compliance with regulatory requirements. Our attorneys work closely with clients to understand the technical, operational, and business issues involved, and we coordinate with consultants and regulators when appropriate. The goal of our environmental litigation practice is to provide practical, well-reasoned advocacy that aligns with our clients’ legal obligations and long-term business objectives.

• Litigation - Intellectual Property

  Our Intellectual Property Litigation practice focuses on protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights for businesses and individuals across a range of industries, including technology, media, entertainment, advertising, and consumer products. Drawing from our firm’s litigation background, we represent clients in disputes involving trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets in both state and federal courts.

• Litigation - Real Estate

  Our Real Estate Litigation practice focuses on resolving disputes that arise in connection with residential and commercial property throughout Oregon and Washington. The firm represents property owners, developers, landlords, tenants, investors, and businesses in matters involving contract disputes, purchase and sale issues, lease disagreements, construction-related claims, title and boundary disputes, easements, and allegations of fraud or misrepresentation. We also handle litigation related to homeowner associations, property management issues, and quiet title actions.

  Attorneys in this practice work closely with clients to understand their objectives and the practical realities of the real estate market. Representation includes case evaluation, negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and trial when necessary. Our approach emphasizes clear communication, careful preparation, and strategies tailored to the specific facts of each dispute.

• Litigation - Securities

  Our firm represents investors and other market participants in securities litigation arising from alleged misstatements, omissions, and other misconduct affecting the value of private and public securities The practice focuses on matters involving federal and state securities laws, with a particular expertise in Oregon Securities Law claims brought on behalf of investors harmed by unlawful or misleading conduct in the securities markets.

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