Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Custody and Visitation
• Guardianship
• Spousal Support

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Our White-Collar Criminal Defense Team is respected for our credibility and our thoughtful and skillful defense in all stages of complex criminal litigation, from investigation through trial and appeal.
• Wrongful Death
• Sex Crimes
  Our firm also serves as external investigator for alleged Title IX violations or complaints regarding sexual assault, harassment, and gender-based violence on campus. We work directly with senior administration to conduct interviews, gather and review evidence, and issue appropriate findings. In addition, Elliott Greenleaf defends educational institutions in investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Civil Rights, and in litigation, if necessary.
• Fraud
  Prosecution and defense of whistleblower-reported tax fraud including underreporting income, claiming false deductions or credits, or overstating deductions or credits
• Theft
• Identity Theft
  Obtained a dismissal for Aetna in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania of a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of thousands of putative plaintiffs alleging an increased risk of identity theft resulting from an alleged computer database breach.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  In a fast-paced, 24/7 business climate where the ability to seize new opportunities, maintain productive relationships, and manage risky situations requires nimble, multi-disciplinary legal representation, our Corporate Governance Team skillfully maneuvers through the full range of corporate governance issues that businesses must navigate.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Business acquisitions and sales demand innovative strategies that fully address all business considerations and legal aspects of a deal, and how those two components operate in economic and regulatory climates that constantly change. That’s why our Acquisitions and Divestitures Team deploys decades of experience in multiple legal practice areas ―including Entity Formation/Structure, Compliance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Complex Commercial Litigation, Class Actions, Intellectual Property, Government/Regulatory, Corporate Governance and Bankruptcy ―to meet the unique needs and goals inherent in each client’s transaction.
• Business Disputes
  The Firm is in distinct company, among Delaware firms, in that it is adaptable and comfortable in being either lead counsel, co-counsel, or special counsel on any and all substantive matters before any of the Delaware Courts, as well as being trusted Delaware counsel with strategic knowledge of the Courts and both their written procedures as well as unwritten customs and practices. Our firm has a national reach in many practice areas, including our Commercial Litigation Practices, but many of the world’s largest business disputes take place in Delaware.
• Business Transactions
  We advise and assist clients through all phases of planning, negotiating, and closing complex business transactions. Our competences include...
• Limited Liability Companies
  The Delaware Court of Chancery is the premier venue in the nation for the resolution of corporate matters. Activity in the Chancery Court is fueled by its highly rated judges and its status as a respected specialized business court. Delaware’s reputation as a jurisdiction of choice for incorporations and the creation of alternative business entities such as limited liability companies, statutory trusts, and limited partnerships, also makes the Chancery Court a venue of choice. The Delaware Court system has been recognized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform as the top judiciary in the country for over a decade. Our lawyers have been involved in several seminal Chancery and Delaware Supreme Court cases, both as judicial clerks and as litigants, as well as having settled multiple matters before they ever reached the Chancery or Superior Court.
• Trade Secrets
• Intellectual Property
  The firm also has an office in Delaware, one of the busiest jurisdictions in terms of intellectual property litigation and has experienced counsel to assist in trade secret litigation in both the federal courts and Delaware Court of Chancery.
• Unfair Competition
• Antitrust
  Our practice includes health law, class actions, commercial and corporate control, contracts, banking and secured transactions, products liability, lender liability, environmental litigation, major torts, professional liability, construction law, insurance and regulatory matters, antitrust law, securities litigation, protection of confidential and proprietary business information, white-collar criminal defense, qui tam litigation, franchise law, government contracts, matters involving governmental and municipal agencies, federal securities law, bankruptcy, trademark law, energy and international trade matters, employment law, and the protection of confidential and proprietary business information.

Employment Law

• Employment Discrimination
  We assist business clients with diverse regulatory concerns including those involving regulated businesses; civil rights; data breaches; employment discrimination; environmental safety; healthcare; discrimination within higher education institutions; negotiating with and litigating against, if necessary, the relevant government entity or department; and intellectual property.
• Employment Contract
• Employment Litigation
  Representing plaintiffs and defendants in employment disputes, including but not limited to discrimination claims and the enforceability of restrictive covenants

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
• Construction Litigation
  Our Construction Law Litigation attorneys assist clients in disputes relating to the design, financing, development, execution, and management of complex construction projects.
• Eminent Domain
  Our Eminent Domain Team exercises a multidisciplinary approach, calling upon our experience in environmental law, real estate, and complex litigation in representing governmental entities in matters associated with redevelopment and revitalization plans. We also represent individuals seeking to avoid condemnation.
• Land Use and Zoning
• Property Damage

Health Law

• Personal Injury

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Our Estate Planning attorneys provide individualized attention and strategies in helping clients structure their financial affairs for the preservation and transmission of personal and business assets, and in ensuring that their long-term goals are carried out.
• Wills
• Trusts
  Our Trusts and Estates Team consists of seasoned litigators with an established history of successfully trying to verdict and settling complex disputes, which often implicate multiple legal practice areas such as Real Estate, Tax Appeals, Bankruptcy, and Entity Formation/Structure. We also provide counseling in trusts and estates matters to stop legal problems before they arise, and provide estate planning and administration services to clients from all levels of personal wealth and family situations.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  Counsel to various transportation and logistics companies in bankruptcy; as defense counsel in bankruptcy litigation including more than forty national trucking and transportation companies sued for fraudulent transfers in the Transvantage bankruptcy, Rafael attained nuisance settlements or dismissals for all the firm’s clients in the litigation.
• Tax Law
  Our Tax Appeals Team has extensive experience representing taxpayers and taxing authorities in appeals and civil litigation in local, state, and national tribunals including the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue’s Board of Appeals, Pennsylvania’s Board of Finance and Revenue, the Commonwealth Court, and the state Supreme Court.