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PRACTICE AREA
Contract & Partnership Disputes
5 Area of Focus
17 Notable Representations
5 Insights
Overview
Contract and partnership disputes encompass a wide range of commercial conflicts arising from the formation, performance, breach, or dissolution of business agreements. These matters arise across industries and client types — from disputes between multinational enterprises and industrial contractors, to partnership breakdowns among co-owners of closely held businesses, to franchise and licensing conflicts involving national brands.
The practice spans litigation, arbitration, and negotiated resolution of contractual conflicts at every scale — from single-issue breach of contract actions to multi-party disputes involving complex business structures, cross-border obligations, and overlapping commercial relationships.
Why Experience Matters
Contract and partnership disputes can implicate every dimension of a business — its cash flow, ownership structure, key relationships, and long-term viability. Disputes arising from breach of major commercial agreements, failed joint ventures, or contested partnership rights often require counsel capable of moving quickly and efficiently across litigation, arbitration, and negotiation while keeping commercial priorities in view. The breadth of the practice — spanning Fortune 100 companies, professional sports franchise owners, major franchise brands, and multinational enterprises — reflects experience with the full range of complexity these matters can present.
The experience spans a range of contract and partnership matters, including:
Sports, Entertainment & Talent Contract Disputes
Partnership & Joint Venture Disputes
International & Cross-Jurisdictional Contract Matters
Franchise & Licensing Disputes
Commercial Contract Disputes
Why Mark F. Raymond
Matters in this area have involved Fortune 100 companies in major breach of contract actions against industrial contractors, national franchise brands in complex operational and licensing disputes, sports franchise owners and professional athletes in partnership and advisory conflicts, multinational luxury brands and travel companies in cross-border commercial litigation, and major beverage distributors defending against industry claims across multiple parallel proceedings. Recognition from independent legal directories reflects sustained engagement with high-exposure contract and commercial matters across a wide range of industries and client profiles.
Lawyer of the Year, Litigation — Mergers & Acquisitions
Named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers for Litigation — Mergers and Acquisitions, Miami (2026, 2024, 2022, 2019, 2017).
Best Lawyers, Bet-the-Company Litigation
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Bet-the-Company Litigation, continuously since 2007.
Chambers USA, Litigation
Ranked for excellence in complex commercial litigation, including high-value contract and partnership disputes.
Florida Super Lawyer
Longstanding recognition for excellence in complex commercial litigation, including contract and partnership disputes.
Media Coverage
- Reuters — Judge Dismisses Covid-19 Cruise Lawsuits, Warns of Trivial Cases
- Law360 — Beverage Distributors Defense Coverage
- Travel Weekly — Abercrombie & Kent Complex Business Matters Coverage
- The Real Deal — South Florida Hospitality Owners Coverage
- University of Miami — Litigation leader: Mark F. Raymond champions mentorship and excellence
Related Insights
Insights addressing legal developments and issues related to contract and partnership disputes.
Related Representations
Raytheon Arbitration
Billionaire businesswoman client
Reversed $18M claim into $8.8M recovery for client through strategic arbitration.
Featured
Fortune 100 Contract Dispute
Fortune 100 company
Obtained $40M settlement as lead attorney in breach of contract action against industrial contractor.
Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival Cruise Lines
Successfully defended Federal Court class action lawsuit involving novel Covid-19 issues.
Media Coverage: Paul, Weiss · Los Angeles Times · Reuters
University of Miami
University of Miami
Successfully defended against breach of contract actions from students during Covid-19 pandemic.
Media Coverage: University of Miami
Media Conglomerates
Telemundo & NBC Universal
Successfully defended clients in contract disputes.
Abercrombie & Kent
Abercrombie & Kent
Represented luxury travel company in complex business matters.
Media Coverage: Travel Weekly
Beverage Distributors
Imperial Brands, Empire Merchants, Genesis Global Sourcing, & CC1 Companies
Successfully defended numerous bottlers and distributors of alcohol, wine and spirits.
Media Coverage: Law360
Franchise Clients
McDonald’s, Ace Hardware, & Orange Theory
Represented major franchise brands in complex business and operational matters.