Eric Ferrante

What do you focus on?

My practice focuses on achieving results in all types of commercial litigation, including contract disputes, business torts, and other commercial and financial matters. I have extensive experience representing nationally recognized clients in the oil and gas, banking and gaming, food and beverage, and entertainment industries in disputes arising from purchase and sale agreements, co-pack manufacturing agreements, and lender liability and fiduciary duty claims.

In addition to a broad commercial litigation practice, I am also a member of Nixon Peabody’s team of attorneys advising clients regarding their ability to secure funding or other relief in response to COVID-19-related financial distress, including through the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) made available through the CARES Act.

I also provide strategic advice to clients in the beverage alcohol industry on federal permitting and licensing requirements in connection with the manufacture, bottling, labeling, and formulation of beer, distilled spirits, and wine.

What do you see on the horizon?

As cloud-based storage and other methods of electronically keeping sensitive information become increasingly popular, businesses must be aware of the risks these methods present. I believe attorneys must be able to help clients develop plans to safely retain documents that will protect them should litigation arise without reducing their business efficiency.