Working on projects in the commercial, industrial, office, residential and mixed-use areas, U & A has successfully directed ventures through every stage of the development process from acquisition, land use planning and procurement of entitlements to financing, construction, management, leasing and disposition of existing properties. Our integrated representation includes tax planning, venture formation, litigation, and other disciplines. In the litigation area, we have experience in countless cases involving single-asset partnerships or joint ventures, major commercial, industrial and residential developments. These cases involve both monetary damages and all forms of provisional and permanent relief.

The members of our firm are not just litigators, they are first-rate trial lawyers. Each year, we try numerous cases to verdicts before juries, judges and arbitrators. Our clients have trusted us to try their most significant disputes to verdict, and we believe our trial win-loss record is exceptional. We have tried cases and argued appeals before state supreme courts in addition to federal and state courts across the country involving almost every foreseeable area of controversy. We also handle disputes before a wide variety of non-judicial forums from federal and state agencies to international arbitrations.

Our firm’s Business Counseling Practice is ably equipped to handle the increasing complexity of the legal aspects of transactions and the accelerating globalization of the business and financial communities. Our attorneys represent a wide variety of corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, banking and financial institutions, governmental entities, and individuals. Our Business Counseling attorneys service the day-to-day legal needs of numerous large, mid-size and small businesses, and governmental entities. This representation is varied in scope and complexity and includes general advice with respect to contracts and disputes as well as advice concerning corporate governance and executive compensation.

Our Attorneys have extensive experience in assisting both owners and contractors in planning and executing their public and private constructions projects, as well as resolving disputes that might arise out of the construction process. We represent owners, real estate investors, developers, prime contractors, construction managers, financial institutions, landlords, tenants, architects and engineers in connection with negotiating and drafting contract documents for the design and construction of public works projects, publicly-financed projects, and private development projects. We often are involved from the earliest stages of development through construction to the resolution of disputes arising during or after construction.

For employment-related cases, U & A functions as an extension of your risk department, providing guidance in preventing employment problems and representation during active litigation. We can assist your management team in designing training programs and employee manuals; help you understand rights and obligations in employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wage payment practices, unemployment and disability benefits, equal employment opportunity, health and safety laws, and hiring and termination policies; litigate existing cases; and implement alternative dispute resolution programs.

Patents, trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition, trade secrets, and rights of publicity are all components of the firm's intellectual property law practice. The firm practices all areas of intellectual property law including client consultation, licensing, preparation and prosecution of patent, trademark, and copyright applications, appeals, oppositions and cancellations and all types of intellectual property litigation. The firm represents a diverse group of clients from individuals to Fortune 500 companies who manufacture and sell products from a broad spectrum of technologies, including computer hardware and software, electronics, chemical sciences, applied physics, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals.