Litigation: General Commercial - North Carolina
What the team is known for
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein has a strong practice group offering litigation excellence. The firm is proficient in areas including intellectual property, product liability, class action and tort defense. It offers further expertise in white-collar cases, regularly dealing with FCPA cases and SEC investigations.
Strengths
"The team is always available and responsive to client's questions. They keep clients informed of all steps and timelines with the legal process too."
"The firm has good lawyers at every level of experience."
"Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein has a very deep bench with some heavy hitters."
Work highlights
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein represented Aon Hewitt in a class action ERISA litigation alleging they breached their fiduciary duties.
Notable practitioners
Brian Cromwell has considerable expertise in white-collar criminal defense and internal investigations. He represents both individual and corporate clients, with notable experience in bribery, embezzlement and fraud cases. "Brian is very organized and has great communication skills." "Brian is a superb trial lawyer." "He is a well-known leader in this area."
Sarah Hutchins specializes in white-collar criminal defense. She has considerable expertise in handling issues related to data privacy and security. "Sarah is well-known in the legal community as being someone who's really ahead of the curve in privacy." "Sarah is an intelligent lawyer who does a good job of defending clients."
Melanie Black Dubis is commended for her expertise in business and intellectual property disputes. She is particularly noted for her representation of pharmaceutical and manufacturing sector clients. "Melanie is always two steps ahead. She is very good on her feet and judges respect her." "She's very good, competent and professional."