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Business Litigation

Bilal Zaheer Business Litigation

Bilal Zaheer

Bilal is a trial attorney with nearly two decades of experience representing clients in high-stakes, complex commercial disputes, often stemming from failed deals, unfair competition, and governance breakdowns. He is frequently called to advise on “corporate divorces,” where once-promising business relationships have turned adversarial and the financial and reputational risks…
tthorp
August 12, 2026
Philip M. Hirshberg Business LitigationCommercial LitigationConstructionProduct Liability

Philip M. Hirshberg

Phil has over 20 years of experience handling complex civil litigation matters, including multi-party construction defect disputes, toxic tort/asbestos matters, premises liability and commercial litigation. Phil has represented clients in all aspects of the litigation process, including jury and bench trials, dispositive motions, mediation, arbitration and appeals. In his construction…
tthorp
August 12, 2026
Nikole Setzler Mergo Business LitigationDispute ResolutionLitigationShares Client PhilosophyWomen

Nikole Setzler Mergo

With 25 years of experience, trial lawyer Nikole Setzler Mergo represents some of the world's largest manufacturers, health care providers, life sciences companies, and financial institutions, as well as locally-owned North and South Carolina businesses, in both jury and non-jury litigation. Nikole regularly conducts investigations into alleged workplace harassment, discrimination,…
tthorp
August 12, 2026
Jayme L. Butcher Business LitigationWomen

Jayme L. Butcher

Jayme Butcher has built her practice helping clients in a wide variety of litigation matters. Jayme has first chair experience in courts across the country and has also led commercial arbitrations at the American Arbitration Association and at FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Recognized by numerous Pittsburgh organizations for…
tthorp
August 12, 2026
Mary Weeks Business LitigationSecurities & Securities LitigationWomen

Mary Weeks

Mary leads the firm’s Securities Litigation Practice Group. She vigorously defends and resolves high-stakes securities litigation and shareholder disputes and manages internal investigations for corporations, officers, and directors. Mary’s efficient approach and lengthy track record of early-stage resolutions in key jurisdictions help clients effectively manage and mitigate risk.
tthorp
August 20, 2025
J. Timothy Mast Business LitigationSecurities & Securities Litigation

J. Timothy Mast

Tim has more than 25 years of experience litigating complex business disputes in state and federal courts across the U.S. He regularly represents companies and their officers and directors in litigation arising out of public disclosures, securities offerings, financing transactions and mergers and acquisitions, including securities class actions, shareholder derivative…
tthorp
August 20, 2025
David C. Kiernan AntitrustBusiness LitigationCompetitionMass TortsShares Client Philosophy

David C. Kiernan

David Kiernan is an accomplished trial lawyer who has litigated antitrust and unfair business practice cases, class actions, public nuisance, climate change, joint venture disputes, and bankruptcy matters throughout the United States. He has represented clients in the tech, energy, health care, consumer brand manufacturing, digital advertising, and railroad industries…
tthorp
August 20, 2025
J. Manly Parks AntitrustBusiness LitigationShares Client Philosophy

J. Manly Parks

J. Manly Parks represents clients nationally in the areas of antitrust law, complex business litigation, international dispute counseling, franchise and distribution law, and intellectual property litigation. He also has extensive experience with election law matters. An experienced commercial litigator, trial attorney and appellate advocate, Mr. Parks has handled numerous class…
tthorp
August 20, 2025
Frederic X. (Fritz) Shadley Business LitigationConstructionShares Client Philosophy

Frederic X. (Fritz) Shadley

Fritz brings more than 35 years of litigation experience and the knowledge of a degreed engineer to his much-honored practice representing parties in construction, environmental, product liability, and toxic tort litigation. Recognized by Chambers USA as one of Ohio’s leading commercial litigators and given Martindale-Hubbell’s® highest ranking (AV Preeminent), Fritz…
tthorp
August 20, 2025