Brett A. Berman, Partner

Co-Chair of the firm's national Litigation Department and a member of the firm's Executive Committee, Brett is a proven trial attorney who represents businesses in a full range of complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts and arbitral venues throughout the U.S.

Hard-nosed and pragmatic in his approach, Brett recognizes that the best, most efficient resolution to any dispute is often found outside the courtroom. A skillful negotiator, he is adept at reaching deals that advance his clients’ business objectives. At trial, Brett is strategic and relentless in his pursuit of victory.

More than a litigator, Brett is a trusted advisor, leveraging his MBA and operational business knowledge to serve many clients as outside general counsel.

He represents a broad array of businesses including banks, large international restaurant chains, finance companies and alternative lenders, construction and professional design firms, real estate developers and large commercial landlords, broker-dealers, taxi and transportation companies and manufacturers.

Clients trust Brett with high-stakes business litigation involving:

• Shareholder disputes
• Construction defects
• Breach of fiduciary duties
• Trade secrets and non-competes
• Intellectual property, including trademarks and copyrights
• Commercial loan defaults
• Contract disputes
• Securities
• Real estate

In addition, Brett represents individuals in highly sensitive family law disputes, including custody-related matters, in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Brett also advises condemnees in all aspects of eminent domain proceedings and defends media entities in defamation/invasion of privacy lawsuits.

Select Representations

• Engineers and architects in litigation matters across multiple states
• Transportation providers in state and federal court and administrative proceedings
• Large real estate developers in a variety of construction/condominium matters
• A large costume jewelry company as outside general counsel
• The largest taxi operators in New York, Philadelphia and Chicago in various court and administrative proceedings
• A large accounting firm in litigation and other disputes
• A consulting firm in all legal matters
• A corporate housing company in litigation and corporate matters
• Multiple groups of condominium owners in several multimillion-dollar suits against developers and design professionals involving construction defects
• Condemnees in obtaining multimillion-dollar verdicts
• Banks in litigation involving multimillion-dollar loan defaults and commercial foreclosure actions
• Broker dealers in numerous securities litigations
• Regional media outlets in defamation and invasion of privacy law suits
• Shareholders and senior management in litigation involving large corporations and closely held businesses