PRACTICE AREAS

Commercial / Financial Litigation

When litigation is necessary to resolve an issue, Brad Dempsey is a proven trial lawyer that has a strong record of winning cases for his clients. Brad wins critical rulings from juries and judges due to his tenacious dedication to the client’s perspective, position, and objectives. Brad also brings creative litigation strategies and meticulous attention to detail, and preparation to every situation. Brad’s dedicated management of the discovery process, his network of top-tier experts and trial consultants, and his proven courtroom and trial skills are all keys to his success. Brad Dempsey Law is proud to represent clients in contract, tort, and other claims in the following areas:

  • Complex Contract Disputes

  • Lender Liability Claims

  • Fraudulent Transfer Cases

  • Business Partnership Disputes

  • Trade Secret Litigation

Representative Cases

Note: No prior result in a case guarantees a future result that is the same. Each case we handle is individual with different facts and therefore every case is different. We cannot guarantee any specific result in your case.

  • Represented the federal court Receiver appointed at the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission in the collection, liquidation, and distribution of millions of dollars of assets for the benefit of defrauded investors throughout the United States.

  • First-chaired a two-week jury trial in federal court and obtained a jury verdict, damages, and punitive damages/attorneys’ fees in favor of a boutique investment banking firm on trade secret and other related claims against a former independent contractor of the firm.

  • Successfully petitioned for certiorari in the Colorado Supreme Court on behalf of a political campaign worker for a U.S. Senate candidate who had been tried and convicted of disrupting the campaign event of another candidate, argued the case before the Supreme Court, and obtained a unanimous order reversing the campaign worker’s conviction on First Amendment grounds.

  • Represented a national bank in its recovery of a defaulted $40 million loan secured by a large Colorado retail mall by imposing a receiver over the 1.2 million square foot mall, arranging one of Colorado’s largest foreclosure sales for the mall, and closing the ultimate sale of the mall to a new owner before the foreclosure sale.

  • After taking over the defense of the founder of a clothing manufacturer mid-case and exposing discovery violations and conflicts among the plaintiff investors, successfully obtained the complete dismissal of claims, with prejudice, asserted against the founder by investors who sought to except the founder’s personal multi-million guarantees from his bankruptcy discharge pursuant to 11 U.S.C § 523.

  • Represented a regional bank in the collection of a defaulted $11.5 million loan by imposing a receiver to locate, collect, protect, and foreclose on the borrower’s valuable western art collection.

  • Represented the state-court-appointed Receiver overseeing the operations of the largest sawmill in Colorado in successfully taking to trial and obtaining an order of contempt and an award of attorneys’ fees against the sawmill’s former health insurance provider that had attempted to back-bill $1.2 million from the sawmill’s employees in violation of the receivership order.

  • Obtained summary judgment against a prominent social media company on claims for breach of contract.

  • Represented a regional bank in Colorado state court, obtaining summary judgment voiding a Colorado special district’s wrongful imposition of $5.4 million in tap fees against the bank following the bank’s foreclosure of the property served by the special district.

  • Obtained a judgment for a regional bank following a two-week trial in Colorado state court avoiding a real estate developer’s fraudulent transfer of a classic car collection to evade collection on a defaulted personal guaranty and awarding the bank all attorneys’ fees and costs.

  • Defended a New York securities firm against a multi-million dollar contract and tort claims asserted in a bankruptcy adversary proceeding by a Colorado Chapter 11 debtor through extensive motions practice, discovery, two-week trial, and appeal.

  • Represented an international energy company in obtaining a judgment of dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction of a Colorado federal citizen suit asserting claims under the Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.