Commercial Litigation
High-exposure disputes between businesses, partners, and boards. We litigate to win and negotiate from strength.
- Contract & partnership disputes
- Shareholder & fiduciary claims
- Trade secret & unfair competition
Now accepting select matters for 2026 Est. 1998
Counsel that holds the line when everything is on it.
Meridian Law is a litigation and advisory firm for founders, families, and institutions facing decisions they cannot afford to get wrong. We bring courtroom-tested judgment, quiet discretion, and a strategy built to win.
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Recovered & protected for clients since 1998
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Of matters resolved without trial loss
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Cases tried to verdict by our partners
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Of unbroken AV Preeminent standing
Practice Areas
Where the stakes are highest.
Five focused practices, one standard of execution. We take the matters where the outcome defines a company, a legacy, or a life — and we prepare every one as if it is going to verdict.
Mergers & Acquisitions
From term sheet to close, we structure deals that protect value and survive diligence, dissent, and time.
- Buy-side & sell-side transactions
- Recapitalizations & financings
- Founder & investor agreements
White-Collar Defense
Discreet, decisive representation in government investigations and regulatory exposure — before charges, and through trial.
- SEC, DOJ & state inquiries
- Internal investigations
- Compliance & monitorship
Estate, Trust & Family Office
Generational planning and contested estates handled with the privacy and precision wealth demands.
- Trust & estate disputes
- Succession & governance
- Wealth & asset protection
Intellectual Property
Protecting and enforcing the ideas that built your business — from patents and brands to the trade secrets in the room.
- Patent & trademark litigation
- Licensing & portfolio strategy
- Tech & data agreements
Employment & Workplace
Counsel that keeps growing companies out of court and defends them decisively when they end up there.
- Executive & severance matters
- Discrimination & retaliation defense
- Policies, audits & training
98%
Of clients who return bring their next matter to us.
The Meridian Approach
A firm small enough to care, built to win big.
You will not be handed off to a junior associate. The partner you meet is the partner who tries your case.
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Partner-led, every matter
The senior lawyer who hears your story owns it through resolution. No churn, no relearning your business at your expense.
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Strategy before billables
We map outcomes, leverage, and cost before we touch a keyboard, so you are buying judgment, not motion.
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Discretion as a discipline
Confidential by default. Your name, your numbers, and your dispute stay inside these walls.
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Transparent, predictable fees
Flat-fee phases and shared budgets so the bill never becomes its own surprise.
The Attorneys
Trial lawyers, not bystanders.
A bench of litigators and advisors recognized by clients, peers, and the courts that matter most.
Helena Marsh
Managing Partner · Litigation
Three decades first-chairing bet-the-company trials. Former federal clerk, named to the state's Top 50 litigators eleven years running.
Daniel Okafor
Partner · Corporate & M&A
Closed over $6B in transactions. Founders call him the deal lawyer who reads the room and the term sheet equally well.
Priya Venkat
Partner · White-Collar Defense
Ex-Assistant U.S. Attorney who now defends the cases she used to prosecute. Calm under subpoena, lethal at trial.
Results & Credibility
Outcomes that speak for themselves.
Past results do not guarantee future ones, but they reveal how we think, prepare, and refuse to fold.
$112M
Defense Verdict
Complete dismissal of a fraud claim against a manufacturing client after a six-week jury trial.
$48M
Settlement Secured
Recovered for a founder squeezed out of the company she built, on the courthouse steps.
Dismissed
Charges Dropped
Three-year federal investigation closed with no charges after our internal-investigation strategy.
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They walked in when two other firms had given up, found the leverage everyone missed, and turned an existential lawsuit into a footnote. I sleep again.
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Rachel ChoCEO, Northbridge Industrial
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Meridian closed our acquisition under a brutal deadline without a single value-killing concession. Daniel negotiated like the company was his own.
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Marcus AllenFounder, Vela Robotics
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Discreet, decisive, and unbelievably prepared. When the subpoena landed, Priya already knew our answer. The matter ended before it began.
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Lena BrandtGeneral Counsel, Ardent Capital
Engagement Models
Clear terms before we begin.
Choose the relationship that fits the matter. Every engagement starts with a fixed-fee consultation, so you know your options before you commit a dollar to fees.
Consultation
A focused strategy session to assess your matter and your options.
$450 flat fee
- 90-minute partner session
- Written assessment of exposure
- Clear recommendation & budget
- Credited if you engage us
Most chosen
Matter Engagement
Full representation on a defined dispute or transaction, phased and budgeted.
Flat-fee per phase
- Dedicated partner & team
- Pricing fixed per stage
- Real-time client portal & updates
- Trial-ready from day one
Outside Counsel
An ongoing retainer for companies that want Meridian on call.
Custom monthly
- Unlimited day-to-day counsel
- Contract & policy reviews
- Priority response & escalation
- Preferred litigation rates
Questions
Before you reach out.
Yes. Everything you share with us, from your first message through this form, is protected and treated as confidential. We do not discuss prospective clients, and your information is never sold, shared, or used for anything other than evaluating your matter.
An attorney or senior intake coordinator reviews every request within one business day. For active emergencies, such as a temporary restraining order or a government deadline, mark the matter urgent in the form and we will respond the same day.
Initial consultations are a flat $450 for a 90-minute partner session, and that fee is credited in full toward your engagement if you decide to work with us. You leave with a written assessment regardless of whether you retain the firm.
No. We take matters where the outcome genuinely matters to the client, whether that is a multimillion-dollar dispute or a founder protecting the company they built. We will tell you honestly in the consultation if we are not the right firm for your situation.
Most matters are handled on flat fees set per phase, so you always know the cost of the next step before it begins. Where appropriate we offer hybrid and contingency arrangements. We agree on budgets up front and review them with you at every milestone.
Our attorneys are admitted across four states with offices anchoring each region, and we appear in federal courts nationwide pro hac vice. If your matter sits outside our admissions, we coordinate trusted local counsel while remaining lead strategists.
Confidential Consultation
Tell us what is at stake. We will tell you how to win it.
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