Trusts and Estates / Fiduciary Duty Litigation
Bondurant advises and represents high-net-worth trust entities and individuals, including trustees, beneficiaries, and grantors with an interest in the trust corpus. We handle a variety of disputes over complex trust and business transactions, including litigation involving the trust corpus, as well as access to assets and information.
We’re frequently called on to resolve business disputes, including fiduciary breaches in partnerships and corporate governance. Our track record of litigating complex disputes and achieving success at trial sets us apart from firms focused solely on traditional trusts and estates. We also assist and co-counsel with family lawyers in handling divorce matters involving fiduciary disputes, especially when contentious.
Representative Work
Represented an individual client who inherited ownership in a Georgia corporation with her four siblings due to failed trust and estate planning in Georgia and Bermuda, involving direct and derivative claims regarding corporate assets.
Provided litigation advice for a Georgia client overseeing the administration of a Bermuda estate.
Delivered a global settlement for a trust beneficiary in a suit alleging the trustee breached fiduciary duties and violated trust terms by transferring assets to an illiquid partnership. The settlement resulted in the trustee resigning authority over multiple trusts, including those not subject to the litigation that generated the settlement.
Won a $454 million jury verdict for plaintiffs Six Flags Over Georgia in a breach of fiduciary duty action against Time Warner Entertainment.
Successfully represented a grantor of a high-net-worth trust in a dispute over the trust corpus brought ancillary to a divorce dispute.
Represented a third-party trustee where trusts had become a central focus of discovery and recovery in a divorce proceeding.
Brought claims on behalf of trustees for accounting and other relief over the terms of trusts holding significant family assets.
Represented the owner of a broker-dealer in securities fraud and negligent supervision litigation, compelling arbitration, and securing a dismissal from NASD arbitration before the final hearing.
Obtained dismissal on behalf of a former corporation officer in an action alleging misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of fiduciary duty.
