The questions most clients ask, answered plainly.
These are the questions that come up most often before the firm is retained. They cover how the practice is structured, what working with Denis looks like, and how the firm thinks about urgency and cost. If your question is not here, the intake form is the way to put it.
Which types of matters do you handle?
We are a boutique civil litigation and corporate law firm. Our core practice areas include commercial litigation, shareholder and partnership disputes, defamation and internet law, real estate litigation, arbitration, privacy law, and appeals.
We are selective about the files we accept so that each matter receives the attention it requires.
Complex civil litigation and the corporate work that sits alongside it, taken on selectively.
Will I work directly with Denis on my file?
Yes. Our boutique structure means your file is handled by the lawyer you retained rather than rotated among associates.
Where co-counsel, an agent, or a specialist is brought in, we tell you in advance and explain why.
The name on the retainer is the name on the file.
Do you handle urgent matters such as injunctions?
Yes, subject to availability. Time-sensitive matters, including injunctions, certificates of pending litigation, Mareva and Anton Piller orders, and emergency motions, require quick movement and, depending on the level of urgency, may be charged at higher hourly rates.
Urgent work carries a premium that reflects the speed it demands rather than the complexity of the issue.
Can you give me a cost estimate before I retain you?
For corporate and transactional work, yes. The scope is typically defined from the outset, which makes costs easier to forecast.
Litigation is harder to estimate in advance because it depends on the complexity of the matter, the number of parties involved, the other side's conduct, and the procedural path the file takes.
You receive itemized monthly accounts either way, and we flag material changes in scope as they arise.
Itemized monthly accounts, and notice the moment the scope moves.
What happens after I send the intake form?
A conflict check runs the same day. Denis reads the form, and where the matter is one the firm can take, he replies within two (2) business days with the next step, which is usually a retainer agreement and a request for the documents the matter turns on.
Where the firm cannot take the matter, no reply comes within the two (2) days, and the firm has not been retained; nothing sent with the form is treated as a retainer.
A short, factual description of the matter and the dates that count. The documents come after the retainer.
Every file starts the same way, with a short intake form.
If your question is not on this page, the intake form is the place to put it. It takes about three (3) minutes, and a conflict check runs the same day it is sent.