Biography
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 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, 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
- Family law
In addition, he represents condemnees in all aspects of eminent domain proceedings and 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
Before Fox Rothschild
A former legislative and government Fellow of the prestigious Eagleton Institute of Politics, Brett began his career at Fox as a summer associate in 2005 and clerked for the firm in 2006. In addition, Brett has held such positions as:
- A law clerk in the Subrogation and Recovery department of a large international law firm
- A fellow for a United States Senator and an intern for a United States Congressman
- A fellow in the New Jersey General Assembly Majority Office
- A judicial intern for the Honorable Alan M. Vogelson, Presiding Chancery Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court, Camden County
Honors & Awards
- Selected to the "40 Under 40" list by the Philadelphia Business Journal (2019)*
- Named to the "Under 40 Hot List" by Benchmark Litigation (2017-2020)*
- Named to the "Future Stars" list by Benchmark Litigation (2018)*
- Selected to the "Lawyers on the Fast Track" list by The Legal Intelligencer (2018)*
- Named to the "Rising Stars" list by Benchmark Litigation (2016)*
- Named to the "Pennsylvania Rising Stars" list for Business Litigation by Super Lawyers (2012-2020)*
- Recipient of the "Pro Bono Roll of Honor" award from the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
- Eagleton Institute of Politics Henry J. Raimondo Legislative Fellow (2005-2006)
- Eagleton Institute of Politics Harold & Reba Martin Government Fellow (2004-2005)