Contract Disputes
A contract is a promise, and when that promise fails, the consequences can reshape a company's future. Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors litigates contract disputes where the stakes are exceptionally high. These are not routine disagreements over small-dollar terms. They are consequential conflicts arising from merger and acquisition purchase agreements, supply and distribution contracts, joint ventures, licensing arrangements and credit agreements, where breach, interpretation, performance and termination carry substantial financial and strategic exposure. When the outcome will define an organization or an industry, Brewer steps in.
Founded in 1984, with offices in Dallas and New York, the Firm brings principled, relentless advocacy to every contract dispute it accepts. Our clients range from entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 corporations and major nonprofits, and each engages us for the same reason: the stakes are too high for conventional litigation. We pursue the full range of remedies the law affords, from compensatory and consequential damages to specific performance and injunctive relief, and we prosecute and defend these matters in state and federal courts, in specialized business forums such as the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Texas Business Court and the New York Commercial Division, and in arbitration.
What distinguishes Brewer is an integrated model of advocacy. Our trial lawyers are supported by in-house business consulting, investigative and public relations professionals who work in concert to control disputes that extend well beyond the courtroom. This full-spectrum approach allows us to anticipate risk, manage parallel business pressures and command fast-moving, high-profile matters with cutting-edge strategy and unwavering resolve.
Featured Contract Dispute Victory
In Meda AB v. 3M Company, Brewer represented 3M through a nine-day bench trial arising from the $854 million sale of its European pharmaceutical business. The court ruled entirely for 3M and denied the roughly $200 million in damages Meda had sought.
Contract disputes are one dimension of the Firm's broader Commercial Litigation practice.