Tony Buchignani serves as the Chair of the Real Estate Litigation Practice Group.  He is a litigator focusing on the resolution of complex single plaintiff, multiparty, and class action lawsuits in state and federal courts, as well as before various alternative dispute resolution forums. Tony has advised a broad array of clients, from Fortune 50 corporations to small enterprises and individuals. Tony has tried multiple cases to judgment, and has obtained substantial awards and complete defense verdicts after trial and arbitration.

Tony’s Specialties include:

REAL ESTATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

• Breach of lease, lease interpretation, and lease amendment
• Unlawful detainer
• Buy/sell
• Financing
• Easements
• Mechanics liens
• Foreclosure
• Eminent domain
• CAM / operating expense calculation and audit disputes
• Boundary and property lines
• Nuisance, trespass, and damage to property
• Representation of owners and developers in a variety of complex disputes with general and sub-contractors including delay and disruption claims, guaranteed maximum contract breaches, and other payment disputes
• Defense of complex ADA claims on behalf of owners, lessees and lessors
• Adverse possession prosecution and defense
• CC&R interpretation and dispute resolution

BUSINESS DISPUTE RESOLUTION

• Written and oral contracts
• Collection and fraudulent transfers
• Fraud
• Trade secrets
• Product liability
• Securities
• Franchise termination, encroachment, and regulation
• Trademark infringement
• Non-compete
• Collection and fraudulent transfers 

CLASS ACTION LITIGATION DEFENSE

• Wide variety of federal and state statutory violations
• Unfair, fraudulent, and unlawful business practices
• Wage and hour
• TCPA defense

Prior to joining Theodora Oringher, Tony was a partner in the Litigation Departments of DLA Piper LLP and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.