Brian is Chair of the firm’s Litigation practice group. An experienced trial attorney, Brian practices before administrative agencies, arbitration panels, and state and federal trial and appellate courts. His litigation practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including environmental claims, insurance coverage, unfair trade practices, fraud, contracts, and trade secrets.
Brian regularly represents both plaintiffs seeking damages or injunctive relief and defendants establishing defenses and asserting counterclaims, allowing him to understand any particular case from all perspectives. He has successfully represented plaintiffs and defendants in arbitration, state court, and federal court. He believes that an aggressive approach to a dispute requires the parties to quickly and honestly assess their positions and to identify reasonable resolutions. As a result of this practice style, Brian often is able to achieve a settlement to the full satisfaction of his clients.
Brian is a member of the Connecticut Bar and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Tax Court, and the United States Supreme Court. Brian joined the firm in 1992 and became a principal in 1999. Brian received his B.S. (Economics, 1988), cum laude, from the California Institute of Technology and his J.D. (1992), cum laude, from Harvard Law School.
