Christopher B. PayneAttorney at Law

Practice Area

Commercial Litigation

Chris brings the discipline of a Fortune 500 commercial litigation practice — developed at Greenberg Traurig — to disputes between businesses, partners, investors, and executives. The goal is a considered resolution, whether through negotiation, mediation, or trial.

What we handle

Breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and business-tort claims between shareholders, partners, and executives.

Securities disputes, fraud claims, and complex financial and banking litigation, including bankruptcy adversary proceedings.

Employment and non-compete disputes, distributor and sales-representative matters, and cross-border commercial disagreements.

How we approach the case

Every major decision — motion, deposition, mediation, trial — is measured against the client's business interest, not against reflexive litigation habits.

Where a matter resolves better through negotiation or corporate transaction than litigation, that path is taken. Where trial is necessary, the case is built for trial from the beginning.

Who this is for

Substantial business disputes where judgment, precision, and personal attention from the attorney handling the case matter as much as raw case volume.

Related Results

$9M

Bankruptcy adversary judgment for breach of fiduciary duty and securities fraud, upheld on appeal.

$3M

Successful jury defense of a real estate developer against partnership fiduciary-duty claims.

$500K

Jury verdict for a commercial sales representative in an international manufacturing dispute.

Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case is different.

Consultation

Talk to Chris directly about your case.

Twenty years of litigation judgment. Direct access. Considered strategy.

210.828.6500

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