OUR EXPERTISE

Chelney Law Group provides high-stakes commercial litigation and regulatory representation in complex, high-exposure matters. Built on extensive partner-level experience from major international law firms, our practice offers corporate entities, investment funds, and executives the rigor of BigLaw litigation within a focused, trial-tested boutique structure. We do not run high-volume litigation. Every matter is directed personally by veteran trial lawyers who take cases from early strategy through judgment and appeal.

COMPLEX COMMERCIAL & CORPORATE DISPUTES

We litigate complex business conflicts in state and federal courts nationwide, as well as before major
arbitral tribunals (including the American Arbitration Association). Our trial and arbitration practice
encompasses:

  • Corporate Governance & Fiduciary Litigation: Direct and derivative actions involving breaches of fiduciary duty, board disputes, and control contests in the Delaware Court of Chancery, the New York Commercial Division, and major commercial arbitrations.
  • Data Center & Technology Disputes: Data center developers, infrastructure operators, software providers, and technology platforms in high-stakes governance, fiduciary, licensing, and service-level disputes—including AAA arbitrations concerning software-as-a-service (SaaS) frameworks and digital infrastructure development.
  • International Judgment Enforcement & Asset Recovery: Representation of international corporations and judgment creditors in targeted actions to locate, freeze, and execute upon assets across state and federal jurisdictions to satisfy multi million-dollar judgments.
  • Contract & Financial Enforcement: High-value breach of contract claims, summary proceedings for financial instruments (including summary judgment in lieu of complaint under CPLR 3213), fraudulent inducement, lender liability, and commercial torts.
  • Cross-Border & Jurisdictional Defense: Strategic motion practice to defeat non-meritorious claims at the threshold, including forum non conveniens dismissals and jurisdictional challenges in complex international and multi-forum disputes.

STRUCTURED FINANCE & RMBS LITIGATION

Our firm maintains deep institutional knowledge in structured finance, residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), and complex fixed-income instruments. We represent servicers, originators, and institutional holders in legacy and ongoing financial product disputes.

  • Repurchase & Breach of Representation Actions: Acted as lead defense counsel in major RMBS repurchase actions pending in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court (Part 60).
  • Loan Originator & Servicer Defense: Defense of originators and servicers in complex RICO, fraud, and contractual enforcement litigation brought in federal district courts.
  • Mortgage Servicer Advisory & Contract Disputes: Strategic counsel and direct representation for mortgage servicers in complex contractual disputes, servicing agreement interpretations, and vendor conflicts.

REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT & INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS

We defend corporations, directors, and financial professionals facing scrutiny from federal regulators, enforcement agencies, and white-collar prosecutors.

  • SEC & Financial Regulatory Defense: Defense of corporate directors, private equity funds, and financial firms in formal SEC inquiries, investigations, and enforcement proceedings.
  • White-Collar & Agency Investigations: Representation of corporate officers and entities in civil fraud, False Claims Act (qui tam), and parallel inquiries before federal regulatory authorities and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices.
  • Internal Corporate Investigations: Advising boards and special committees conducting sensitive internal reviews regarding executive conduct, compliance, and reorganization transactions.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Selective list of representative matters:

  • $40M Commercial Fraud Dismissal: Secured the total dismissal of a $40 million fraud action brought against a financial servicesfirm in the New York State Supreme Court, Commercial Division, on grounds of forum non conveniens.
  • Cross-Border Judgment Enforcement & Asset Tracing: Actively representing multiple international corporate clients in judgment enforcement proceedings across state and federal courts to locate, restrain, and recover assets in satisfaction of major commercial judgments.
  • Data Center Governance Arbitration: Representing a data center developer in AAA commercial arbitration concerning complex corporate governance issues and alleged breaches of fiduciary duty.
  • Expedited Lender Judgment: Secured summary judgment in lieu of complaint in the New York Commercial Division on behalf of a commercial lender, obtaining immediate judgment on an accelerated timeline.
  • SaaS & Software Licensing Arbitration: Represented a software company in a AAA commercial arbitration arising from a high stakes Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) licensing dispute.
  • RMBS Lead Defense: Served as lead defense counsel in multi action RMBS repurchase litigation in New York Supreme Court (Part 60), successfully defending securitization servicer against claims alleging failure to notify of breaches of representations and warranties and servicing error.
  • Private Equity Director Defense: Obtained complete dismissal on behalf of a corporate director of a private equity fund in an SEC investigation arising from a contentious corporate reorganization challenged by limited partners.
  • Delaware Chancery / Governance Litigation: Successfully resolved multi-party securities and corporate governance litigation on behalf of a private equity fund Chairman of the Board.
  • False Claims Act Litigation: Represented a qui tam relator in federal False Claims Act litigation involving complex healthcare and government reimbursement fraud claims.