Complex Business Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Grellas Shah represents technology companies in the broad range of commercial disputes that can lead to litigation, including breaches of contract, unfair competition, and tortious interference…

Intellectual Property Litigation

Grellas Shah’s litigators have consistently achieved favorable outcomes for their clients in IP litigation, including claims brought for misappropriation…

Trade Secret and Employee Mobility Litigation

A tech-driven economy sets up a seeming conflict – businesses cannot survive without vigorously protecting their trade secrets…

Securities Litigation

Grellas Shah’s litigators have represented numerous companies and their officers and directors in shareholder class actions and derivative actions, as well as litigation arising out of mergers and acquisitions.

Founder Disputes

The co-founder relationship is one of excitement and promise, but also stress and high-emotion. It is not unusual for close co-founders to wind up in a dispute after months or years of working…

Commercial and International Arbitration

Grellas Shah has extensive experience representing clients in binding contractual arbitration, both with domestic arbitration before entities such as the American Arbitration Association (AAA)…

Cross-Border Disputes

Represented a Silicon Valley-based company offering a collaborative content creation and adaptive learning platform in an international arbitration against an Italian partner for breach…

Employment Litigation

Grellas Shah has experience representing employers in dispute with employees asserting claims for unpaid wages, wrongful termination, wage-and-hour disputes, and claims brought under the Private…

Regulatory Investigations and Enforcement Actions

Grellas Shah regularly represents individuals and companies in inquiries, investigations and enforcement actions brought by state and federal agencies.

Internal Investigations and White Collar Defense

Grellas Shah has a robust white collar defense practice and has extensive experience addressing criminal investigations and prosecutions in the areas of securities and accounting fraud…

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Traditional court litigation is not the only, and often not the best, way to resolve a dispute. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) procedures, either in lieu of or in conjunction with traditional litigation…

Venture Financing

Our attorneys have a depth of experience in representing companies in venture, angel, and strategic investment rounds. We know that fundraising is one of the most important and consequential milestones in the lifecycle of a startup venture. 

Mergers and Acquisitions

We regularly represent companies, on both buy-side and sell-side, in M&A and other change of control transactions. Our firm has the in-house corporate, tax, and intellectual property expertise to advise on both domestic and cross-border deals, from simple to the most complex.

General Corporate

We have a depth of knowledge and experience providing tailored corporate law and transactional advice at every stage of the lifecycle of a company, from initial structuring, to corporate governance, recapitalization, and restructuring. And we do so in a practical…

Commercial and Tech Transactions

Our team advises clients on and negotiates the range of commercial and technology transactions, from the simplest to the most sophisticated, and have negotiated agreements with the range of major players in the tech industry.

Patents And Trademarks

For technology-based startups, patents can be critical to maximizing the value of intellectual property and enhancing a business’s competitive position. We have the in-house expertise to help our clients achieve these goals by counseling startups on their patent strategy and filing…

Startup And Founder Disputes

The co-founder relationship is one of excitement and promise, but also stress and high-emotion. It is not unusual for close co-founders to wind up in a dispute after months or years of working closely together. Between our corporate & litigation…

Business Tax

We provide counseling on tax strategy and planning for emerging ventures of all sizes and can help you navigate the tension between your tax and business objectives.

Specific areas of tax assistance that we regularly provide include…

Business Immigration

We offer a full range of business immigration law services in conjunction with our corporate law practice.

Our lawyers provide immigration law counsel and assistance to startups wishing to hire non-U.S.