About the Practice

ABV is committed to cost-effective, value-centered service. We provide sophisticated, result-oriented legal representation in which firm and client work together at key decision points to clarify goals, develop strategies, and choose alternatives that fit each client’s particular needs.

ABV’s practice emphasizes domestic and international litigation and dispute resolution across a broad range of substantive areas. Our attorneys have significant, diverse experience in all phases of federal and state litigation, including pre-trial proceedings, jury and non-jury trials, and appeals, as well as in the conduct of arbitrations in many different forums. Our experience as advocates handling complex cases through trial and appeal underpins our efforts to serve clients by developing a dispute resolution strategy tailored to the individual client, which may mean working toward a negotiated or mediated resolution, vigorously pursuing or defending a lawsuit, or developing with the client an alternative strategic approach that best suits the particular client’s circumstances.

Our expertise in resolving disputes and our familiarity with various specific industries enables us to counsel clients on business matters that require thoughtful legal advice to avoid potential legal problems or to otherwise ameliorate risk, including contract negotiation and formation, corporate actions, executive hiring and termination, contemplated business strategies, and crisis situations (including governmental investigations). ABV attorneys also represent clients in transactions involving real estate, intellectual property, licensing, franchising, employment, and media and entertainment – all areas where our attorneys’ litigation experience has given ABV particular expertise.

ABV was founded in 1997 and maintains offices in New York, in Mountainside, New Jersey, and in West Hartford, Connecticut. ABV is a member of IAG Global, a worldwide association of independent lawyers, accountants, tax advisers, and fiduciaries.