Co-Chair of the firm's national Litigation Department, 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 United States.

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 legal adviser, leveraging his MBA and operational business knowledge to serve many clients as outside general counsel. He also provides borrowers, funders and attorneys with key insights into the rapidly evolving world of litigation finance, serving as a leader of the firm’s efforts in this cutting-edge area.

Brett 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
• 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.

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• 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
• Regional media outlets in defamation and invasion of privacy lawsuits
• Shareholders and senior management in litigation involving large corporations and closely held businesses