Goldberg Segalla LLP's Retail and Development Litigation Practice Group represents clients in the commercial development, shopping center and retail industries. Our clients include some of the world’s largest private and publicly traded owners and developers of shopping centers, national and international retailers, convenience store chains, office and industrial parks and managers of commercial properties. Through our long-standing relationships with our clients, we have come to learn and understand their businesses, concerns, needs and issues that are unique to these industries.

We recognize that the business environment is extremely fluid and challenging. In such an environment, we provide innovative and creative legal and consulting solutions to avoid disputes and manage risk. We assist our clients in the creation and implementation of policies and procedures that minimize their exposure and improve the safety of their customers and employees. Our experience allows us to provide consulting services to our clients in terms of lease and construction contract preparation and drafting, indemnification and insurance consulting, risk management, and land use permitting and application.

When litigation arises, we are fortunate to have attorneys with many years of trial and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) experience in State and Federal Court. We regularly represent clients in a variety of litigated matters including the following:

TORT CLAIMS

• Defense of liability claims (Including Liability for Violent Crimes)
• Employment
• New York Labor Law (Safe-Place-to-Work Actions)
• Product Liability
• Workers Compensation

BUSINESS DISPUTES

• Bankruptcy and Collections
• Construction and Construction Defects
• Contract Disputes
• Insurance Coverage
• Landlord – Tenant and Evictions
• Lease Disputes
• Zoning, Environmental and Land Use