About

Provided by Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Backed by a national team, Michael Best’s Utah Commercial Litigation team has 10 dedicated commercial litigators in our Salt Lake City and Cottonwood Heights offices. 

 

Successfully resolving commercial disputes requires understanding our client’s business and the local civil laws shaping outcomes. We work tirelessly to develop a litigation strategy focused on our client’s overall business goals and needs, not just the case at hand.

 

We aim to assist clients in avoiding litigation and exploring alternative dispute resolution methods whenever feasible, effectively minimizing costs and disruption of their operations. However, when litigation becomes necessary, we stand ready with the experience and bench strength to navigate all phases of the legal process.

 

From comprehensive pre-suit assessment to adept handling of discovery, motions practice, settlement negotiations, arbitration or trial proceedings, and appellate work, our skilled trial lawyers possess the knowledge of Utah and federal courts to achieve favorable outcomes.

 

We have experience litigating cases in state and federal courts and before arbitration panels, helping our clients resolve a wide array of commercial disputes, such as:

 

  • Contract disputes
  • Securities cases
  • Violations of Utah trade secrets
  • Construction disputes
  • Business litigation
  • Personal injury
  • Appellate
  • Tortious interference, fraud, and other business torts
  • Trade secrets and unfair competition


Chambers Review

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Litigation: General Commercial - Utah
3
Band 3
What the team is known for

Michael Best & Friedrich is a respected full-service firm with strong litigation capabilities in Utah. The firm assists clients with all stages of litigation, including trial and appellate proceedings. The team's vast disputes experience encompasses intellectual property, securities, product liability, insurance and other commercial litigation.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Richard Ensor
4
Richard Ensor
4
Band 4

Richard Ensor is an experienced litigator with additional capability in mediation and arbitration.

"Rick is awesome. There are really no other words to describe him."

"Rick is an excellent litigator. He is very efficient and can cut to the heart of any issue."

"Rick is wonderful to work with."

Steven J. Joffee
4
Steven J. Joffee
4
Band 4

Managing partner of the firm's Salt Lake City and Cottonwood Heights offices, Steven Joffee acts on behalf of clients at the trial and appellate levels. His broad practice covers intellectual property, contract and breach of fiduciary duty cases.

Ranked Lawyers at
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

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Utah

Litigation: General Commercial

Richard Ensor
4
Richard Ensor
4
Band 4
Steven J. Joffee
4
Steven J. Joffee
4
Band 4

Members

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Anne Freeland

Ashlee Burton

Bradley Madsen

Ethan Bercot

Evan Strassberg

Melinda Morgan

Michael Barnhill