Business disputes can interrupt operations, strain key relationships, and put important assets at risk. Bronfman Law represents companies, owners, publishers, content companies, technology businesses, and other clients in civil litigation involving commercial claims, contracts, intellectual property, business torts, and trade secrets.
Our litigation team is based in Houston and handles cases in Texas state courts and federal courts nationwide. We work with clients before a lawsuit is filed, after a case is served, and through trial, settlement, mediation, and appeal support. We focus on clear strategy, practical judgment, and steady communication at each stage.
Our litigation work is closely tied to the firm’s broader focus on intellectual property, technology and privacy law, and business disputes. That connection helps us handle cases where contracts, online conduct, data, software, content, trademarks, copyrights, and business relationships overlap.
Commercial and contract disputes
Many business lawsuits start with a broken agreement or a disagreement about what an agreement requires. We handle contract disputes involving vendor agreements, licensing agreements, distribution arrangements, service contracts, software and SaaS agreements, partnership and ownership agreements, confidentiality provisions, non-disclosure agreements, and settlement agreements.
We also represent clients in broader commercial disputes. These matters may involve unpaid invoices, failed transactions, customer or supplier disputes, unfair competition claims, shareholder or member disputes, fraud allegations, tortious interference, breach of fiduciary duty, and other business torts. Some matters call for early negotiation. Others require immediate court action. We help clients understand the options, risks, costs, and likely pressure points before choosing a path.
IP litigation and enforcement disputes
Bronfman Law handles copyright, trademark, trade secret, and related IP litigation. Our work includes infringement claims, counterfeiting disputes, online piracy matters, trademark enforcement, licensing disputes, authorship and ownership issues, and claims involving unauthorized use of protected content.
The firm has a signature practice in copyright and trademark enforcement for publishers and content owners, including educational publishers and film and entertainment companies. Litigation may be part of a broader enforcement program that also includes DMCA notices, marketplace takedowns, domain and hosting enforcement, platform reports, and pre-suit investigation. You can read more about this work on our copyright enforcement page.
Not every IP dispute should start in court. Some matters can be resolved through a demand letter, a licensing discussion, a platform complaint, or a negotiated resolution. Other matters require federal court litigation to address ongoing infringement, counterfeiting, or misuse of confidential material. We help clients assess which approach fits the facts and business goal.
Trade secret disputes and urgent relief
Trade secret cases often move quickly. A departing employee, vendor, contractor, or competitor may have access to source code, customer lists, pricing information, product plans, publisher files, unreleased content, or other confidential business information. In those situations, delay can matter.
We represent clients in disputes involving misappropriation of trade secrets, misuse of confidential information, breach of non-disclosure agreements, and related business tort claims. We also defend clients accused of taking or using protected information. These cases often require careful review of contracts, access records, devices, communications, and document trails.
When urgent relief is needed, we handle temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, and related emergency motions. A court may be asked to preserve evidence, stop use or disclosure of information, prevent continued infringement, require the return of materials, or maintain the status quo while the case proceeds. Injunction requests require strong factual support, focused briefing, and preparation for a fast hearing schedule.
Our process from intake to resolution
- Intake and conflict review. We start by learning who is involved, what happened, what documents exist, and what deadlines or court dates may apply. We also run the required conflict checks before giving legal advice.
- Early case assessment. We review the key contracts, communications, pleadings, infringement evidence, business records, and relevant law. The goal is to identify claims, defenses, damages issues, urgent risks, and practical options early.
- Strategy and budget discussion. We discuss likely paths, including demand letters, negotiation, mediation, arbitration, filing suit, removal to federal court, injunction practice, discovery, dispositive motions, trial, and possible appeal issues. No litigation plan is fixed forever. It should adjust as facts develop.
- Pleadings and response. If a lawsuit is needed, we prepare the complaint and related filings. If a client has been sued, we evaluate the petition or complaint, answer deadlines, venue, jurisdiction, removal, counterclaims, and early motion options.
- Discovery and evidence development. Discovery can include written requests, document collection, subpoenas, depositions, expert work, and electronic discovery. We work to keep discovery tied to the issues that matter and to protect privileged and confidential material.
- Motion practice. Motions may address jurisdiction, venue, pleading defects, discovery disputes, protective orders, injunctions, summary judgment, expert challenges, sanctions, or trial issues. Strong motion practice can narrow a case, resolve certain claims, or shape settlement discussions.
- Settlement and mediation. Many cases resolve before trial. We prepare for mediation by developing the facts, legal arguments, damages analysis, and business terms needed for a meaningful discussion. Settlement is a business decision, and clients should have enough information to make it carefully.
- Trial and post-trial work. When trial is necessary, we prepare witnesses, exhibits, motions, jury instructions, findings, and trial themes. After judgment, we handle post-trial motions and support appeal planning when needed.
Texas courts and federal courts nationwide
Our attorneys litigate in Texas state courts and in federal courts across the United States. Some cases belong in state court. Others belong in federal court because of copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent-related, or other federal questions, or because the parties are citizens of different states and the amount in dispute meets federal requirements.
Federal court cases often involve strict scheduling orders, detailed discovery rules, expert deadlines, and specific local practices. Texas state court cases also require attention to local rules, judge preferences, county procedures, and appellate deadlines. When a matter is pending outside Texas, we work with local counsel where required by court rules.
Our civil litigation practice includes pre-suit investigations, temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunction hearings, discovery management, depositions, dispositive motions, trial preparation, bench and jury trials, mediation, settlement agreements, judgment enforcement issues, and appeals support. We also assist trial teams with IP, technology, privacy, and online enforcement issues in cases handled by other counsel.
Clear advice during a difficult process
Litigation is rarely convenient. It can involve uncertainty, cost, business disruption, and pressure on employees. We aim to give direct advice without overstating what can be known. At the start of a case, we identify what facts are clear, what facts need development, what legal issues may control the dispute, and what decisions need to be made first.
We also look for ways to reduce unnecessary friction. That may mean narrowing claims, focusing discovery, using confidentiality orders, preserving business relationships where possible, or preparing for mediation at the right time. In other cases, firm court action is required to protect a client’s rights or respond to claims.
Bronfman Law has 13 attorneys with experience across litigation, IP, technology, privacy, and business matters. You can learn more about our team on the attorneys page. To discuss a civil litigation matter, contact Bronfman Law through our contact page or call +1 (713) 555-0142.