Client Services
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Litigation
Johnston Clem Gifford attorneys protect businesses in high-stakes legal disputes across the country. We regularly represent clients in complex class actions, multi-district litigations, and mission-critical cases, as well as more discrete disputes. In every case, our litigation teams focus on trial preparation and creating leverage to put our clients in the driver’s seat. While most cases settle—or resolve by dispositive motion—our experience shows that clients who are prepared to go to trial almost always earn better results.
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Transactions
Johnston Clem Gifford lawyers get the deal done. We represent lenders, commercial real estate developers, and other corporate players in a broad array of transactions, including loan originations, mergers and acquisitions, sale and distribution arrangements, debt financing, entity formation and corporate divorces, private equity and asset-based financing, secured lending, commercial leasing, land use planning, and other matters. In every case, we work to understand the business goals—and let those goals set the agenda.
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Distressed Debt & Bankruptcy
Distressed debt situations often require a creative and multi-disciplinary approach and one that advances the creditor’s interests across multiple forums. From workouts and debt restructures; bankruptcies, adversary proceedings, and related litigation; to foreclosures, asset dispositions, and other secured creditor remedies, our lawyers work to understand the legal and practical landscapes that affect recovery. We aggressively pursue our clients’ rights while focusing on the likely financial return and we provide realistic cost-benefit analyses to help guide decisions.
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Compliance
Johnston Clem Gifford counsels in-house legal departments in situations where our experience and perspective give context for the complex decisions faced by companies operating in highly regulated markets. We also serve as special or general counsel to clients without legal departments, giving practical compliance advice to companies about the laws and regulations that impact their business. Typical assignments include guidance on regulatory examinations and disclosure obligations, review of contracts governed by specific regulations, and analysis and management of discrete regulatory issues.
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Investigations
Companies responding to potential wrongdoing by employees or agents often must make delicate and time-sensitive decisions with imperfect information. Conducting an internal investigation is a critical step that should deliver a complete and credible investigative report with minimal business disruption. Our lawyers understand the internal and external sensitivities involved in investigations, and we work with corporate boards and internal security departments to design and execute investigative programs within appropriate boundaries.