Headquartered in Philadelphia, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP is a dynamic mid-market law firm, operating throughout the United States, offering an innovative, thorough approach to handling complex commercial disputes. Based in Philadelphia and New York, Paige Willan co-chairs the firm’s litigation department. Willan has extensive experience representing clients in high-stakes commercial litigation at the trial and appellate levels. In Philadelphia, Grant Phelan also co-chairs the firm’s litigation group; with substantial experience in both federal and state courts at the trial and appellate levels, he handles commercial disputes nationwide, including contract disputes, shareholder disputes, real estate disputes, securities fraud, trade secrets, and insurance disputes. Rounding out the leadership is Jonathan S. Krause, operating out of Philadelphia and Marlton. Krause specializes in representing employers in all aspects of employment and labor law with a particular emphasis on trade secret and non-compete litigation.
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Key clients
- Frankel Enterprises
- Keystone Development + Investment
- Scuderi Real Estate Group, LLC and Zoubek Properties, LLC
- The Penn Warranty Corporation
Work highlights
Led a coordinated litigation strategy to recover more than $20 million in damages arising from the catastrophic foundation failure of a multifamily student housing project adjacent to a major South Carolina university.
Represents the sellers in a post-merger dispute over the sale of ownership interests in a fintech company. The plaintiff/purchaser contends that seller committed fraud and breached representations and warranties in the sale of the company. The defendants/sellers, have counterclaimed for breach of contract and declaratory judgments that certain escrowed funds must be turned over to the sellers.
Represents a disease testing company and its Chief Science Officer in trade secret and restrictive covenant litigation.
Practice head
Paige Willan; Grant Phelan; Jonathan S. Krause