bout Us
Duncan Galloway Greenwald, PLLC is a commercial law firm founded by experienced, accomplished attorneys from highly regarded local and national law firms with a shared mission of providing the highest quality representation and the greatest value for our clients.
With a broad range of practices, we offer the comprehensive abilities and expansive resources of a large firm with the flexibility to customize services to achieve the unique goals of each client in the most efficient and effective manner.
We are collaborative, strategic and committed to ensuring the success of our clients and serving our community.
At DGG, we have a shared commitment to serving those in need and creating opportunities throughout our community. We are proud to serve and support the organizations and initiatives making a difference every day.
Legal Aid Society of Louisville
Jefferson County Air Pollution Control Board
Dream Factory Foundation, Inc.
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of the River Region
March of Dimes’ Commercial Reach Awards
Anchorage Independent School District Board
Anchorage Ambulance Board
Project H.E.L.P. – Louisville (trains, funds and mobilizes local attorneys to assist the homeless)
University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law Entrepreneurship Law Clinic
Jewish Hospital Healthcare Services
Kentucky Derby Festival
Leadership Louisville
Legal Aid Society of Louisville
Louisville Collegiate School
Louisville Theatrical Association
Eli Lilly’s Southern Indiana Leadership Class
Rotary Club of Louisville
Portland Promise Center
The Morton Center
Beacon House
University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law Moot Court Team
St. Paul United Methodist Church
Credit Abuse Resistance Education Program
Shively Area Ministries
Kentucky Association of Food Banks
Corporate Litigation Law Firm
Business
Commercial
Insurance Defense
Personal Injury
Intellectual Property
Real Estate
Creditor’s Rights
Preventative Law Counseling and Advice
We welcome the opportunity for collaboration and referral arrangements with other law firms locally and nationally. We bring diversity of experience and depth of resources to complex cases. To explore opportunities for generating business beyond your traditional areas of practice, contact us.
Intellectual and Patent Law
We counsel clients in every aspect of patent law, including:
Our registered patent attorneys and patent agent are engineers with nearly 100 years of combined patent prosecution experience, as well as technical experience in a broad range of areas, including:
Electronics
Software/firmware
Controls
Communications
DSPs
Semiconductors
E-commerce
Compressor technology
Hydrostatic transmissions
Power tools
Medical devices
Vapor recovery systems
Our registered patent attorneys and patent agent examine products, both existing and in the design phase, to identify potential IP-related concerns. Our opinions are prepared to assist clients with decisions related to product design, release and marketing. We are committed to preparing our clients to design and market their products while avoiding future IP disputes.
We assist with the selection and registration of trademarks, service marks and trade names. Our IP attorneys are experienced in the following areas related to trademark rights:
Analyzing results of mark and name searches
Filing and prosecuting federal, state and foreign applications for trademark and service mark registration
Monitoring and policing adverse use or registration
We represent clients in:
While the Internet and electronic communication has facilitated trademark searches, the potential for trademark infringement remains an issue faced by small and medium-sized businesses. We conduct domestic and international trademark searches to prevent infringement and problems related to similarity of design.
In situations where a company already has a registered trademark, conducting a search may protect a logo or design from the unintentional appropriation by others of elements similar in nature. When infringement is evident, we have the resources to take immediate and appropriate action to protect our clients’ rights.
We advise clients on a wide range of copyright questions, including:
Copyright ownership
Notice
Registration
Transfer and licensing
Fair use of copyrighted material
Copyright matters pertain to traditional artistic works, compilations, package designs, the look and feel of computer software, computer-generated video displays and include advice to both authors and users of software on the scope of protection under federal copyright law, as well as trade secret law. Our IP team has extensive experience in researching, acquiring and negotiating the purchase of domain names and removing entities squatting or otherwise improperly interfering with the proper use of domain names.
Many companies rely on trade secret or trade dress (TD/TS) as critical components to maintain a competitive advantage. We help our clients navigate the numerous challenges presented by TD/TS, unfair competition and deceptive trade practices and provide counsel on:
Our team handles a broad range of IP litigation and enforcement matters involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, domain names, misappropriation of trade secrets, trade dress and antitrust actions in federal and state courts. Our attorneys are accomplished at obtaining favorable settlements and seeing matters through to trial verdicts and have extensive experience pursuing injunctive relief, summary judgment, Markman Hearings, and bench and jury trials.
An important component in mergers and acquisitions is the due diligence review of a company’s intellectual property portfolio. We conduct thorough reviews of a potential acquisition’s patents, trademarks, copyrights, litigation, licensing agreements, employee agreements and other business conduct which can affect asset value and purchase price. Our experienced IP attorneys conduct audits of IP assets for a wide range of business purposes, including strategic planning, and handle transactional matters, including:
Asset transfers
Due diligence
Licensing
Creditors’ Rights and Business Bankruptcy
Collections
Foreclosures
Workouts
Representation of lenders and creditors in bankruptcy proceedings initiated by borrowers
363 sales
Cash collateral disputes
Chapter 11 disclosure statements
Filing proofs of claim
Litigating objections to claims
Motions to dismiss Chapter 13 cases for bad faith filing
Nondischargeability claims
Plan and confirmation issues
Representation of creditors’ committees and trustees
Stay relief
Commercial Real Estate
Negotiation of construction, construction management, architectural and engineering contracts
Property re-zoning and entitlement matters
Negotiation of purchase and sale agreements and leases and lease enforcement
Representation of developers in acquisition, development, financing and selling or conveying commercial developments, including warehouse, industrial, assisted living, shopping centers and multi-family projects
Representation of commercial and residential developers, lenders, investors and owners in sophisticated business and commercial real estate transactions
Representation of lenders in real estate acquisition and developments, as well as SBA 504 closings
Land use law
Estate Planning
Elder Law
Business Succession Planning
Special Needs Planning
Probate
Parents who are concerned about guardianship or special needs planning
Blended families who wish to preserve family harmony and clarify financial expectations
New grandparents who would like to help meet future educational expenses
People who want to understand their existing estate plan or update it to reflect recent changes in their family and in the law
Family business or professional practice owners
Long-term care benefits planning
Families that have lost a spouse or parent
Executors who need help with probate
Documentation for the formation and operation of businesses and non-profits:
Corporate restructuring
Business wind-up and dissolution
Internal investigations
Regulatory compliance with state and federal laws
Banking litigation
Breach of contract
Commercial and residential real estate disputes
Construction disputes
Defamation
Employment termination, non-competition and non-solicitation issues
Franchise and distributorship litigation
Purchase and sale of businesses and business interests
Mergers and acquisitions
Closing contractual documents
Due diligence
Bills of sale
Distributing agreements
Indemnity agreements
Nondisclosure agreements
Power of attorney
Promissory notes
Purchase agreements/purchase orders
Sales agreements
Security agreements
Transportation and logistics agreements
Warranty agreements
Employment and labor relations
Consulting agreements
Employee separation agreements
Employment agreements
Independent contractor agreements
Non-compete agreements
Sales representative agreements
Property issues
Commercial property ownership and leases
Equipment ownership and leases
Zoning
Complex contracts, leases and surface use agreements
Products liability
Insurance defense
