Overview

Corvane Ryle's Litigation & Trial practice represents clients in disputes where the outcome matters to the business. Our trial lawyers try cases to juries and judges in federal and state courts across the United States, and our colleagues in London, Brussels and Singapore appear in courts and arbitral tribunals around the world.

We handle commercial and contract disputes, securities litigation, shareholder and fiduciary claims, antitrust litigation, product liability and mass tort defense, and consumer class actions. We also act in appeals, where a clear argument on a narrow question can resolve a long case. Our approach is to prepare every matter as if it will be tried, because a credible trial team is the strongest basis for a favorable settlement.

The litigation landscape is changing. Plaintiffs are bringing cases on data privacy, website tracking, subscription practices and artificial intelligence, often as class actions, and courts are still deciding how existing law applies. Securities class actions are following the market's attention to technology and climate disclosure. We watch these trends closely and help clients assess exposure before a complaint is filed.

We use data and technology to manage cost. Early case assessment, targeted discovery and analytics let us give clients a realistic view of risk and a budget they can rely on. Where a dispute can be resolved through mediation or arbitration, we say so, and we are equally ready to litigate when it cannot.

Owen Castellanos, based in New York, leads the practice, working with trial partners in Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and London. Our Class Actions group is part of the practice.

Key lawyers

Our trial lawyers work with sector specialists so that every case is argued by people who know the industry.

• Owen Castellanos, Partner, New York
• Grace Whitcombe, Partner; Head of Consumer Protection, Chicago

Representative experience

• Secured a defense verdict for Halvern Retail Group in a consumer class action.
• Defended a NYSE-listed company in a securities class action and obtained dismissal with prejudice.
• Represented a technology company in a trade secret trial and obtained a favorable jury verdict.
• Defended a retailer against a putative nationwide class action over subscription auto-renewal practices.
• Represented a seller in a post-closing earnings dispute and obtained a favorable arbitration award.
• Argued an appeal in the Second Circuit that narrowed a class certification order.
• Defended a consumer goods manufacturer in multidistrict product liability litigation.