Complex Commercial Litigation & Recovery

When the stakes threaten the enterprise itself, precision isn’t optional.

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OVERVIEW

Some commercial disputes are existential. The damages sought may overwhelm the defendant’s ability to pay, restructure, or continue operating.

These are “bet the company” cases where the economic stakes can dwarf the legal questions, and where resolution requires a mediator who understands what happens when a verdict or settlement could determine whether a business survives.

Jeremy has spent four decades litigating high-stakes commercial matters on both sides: representing companies fighting claims that threatened their survival and claimants pursuing recoveries against defendants with potentially limited or disputed resources. That experience, combined with his deep understanding of financial distress dynamics, means he can cut through posturing to the real question: what is the realistic path to maximum recovery for the claimant while preserving the defendant’s capacity to pay it? His analytical precision applies equally to evaluating legal merits, assessing collectability, and structuring settlements that account for economic reality.

THE EXPERTISE

What Jeremy Brings to These Disputes.

Representative Matters

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Existential Commercial Claims

Commercial claims where the damages sought exceed the defendant’s net worth or available insurance coverage.

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Multi-Party Contract Disputes

Multi-party contract disputes involving crossclaims, guarantors and disputed third party liability.

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Business Tort Claims

Mediating claims of tortious interference, unfair business practices, fraud, and misrepresentation in commercial contexts — where business relationships and financial stakes intertwine.

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Trade Secret & IP Disputes

Navigating claims of trade secret misappropriation, non-compete enforcement, and intellectual property disputes where protecting proprietary information meets commercial reality.

MATTERS RESOLVED

Types of Disputes We Mediate.

Each category below represents mediations where Jeremy’s firsthand experience as former counsel informs every aspect of the resolution process.

Multi-Party Contract Disputes

Complex breach of contract actions involving multiple parties, cross-claims, and competing interpretations of sophisticated commercial, loan and investmentagreements.

Business Dissolution & Breakups

Disputes arising from the unwinding of business relationships, including valuation disagreements, buyout disputes, and competing claims to business assets.

“In complex commercial disputes, the mediator who has litigated these cases from both sides of the table — who knows what it takes to try them and what it costs to lose them — is the mediator who can find the path to resolution.”

Jeremy Richards

Mediator · Richards ADR

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Ready to Resolve Your Dispute.

Whether you’re facing a multi-party contract dispute or a complex business tort claim, Jeremy’s decades of commercial litigation experience can help find resolution.