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Brett Feldman

Brett Feldman

Associate
About

Brett Feldman is a litigator and legal strategist with almost ten years of experience representing consumer-facing businesses of all sizes and development stages. He regularly represents hospitality, consumer-packaged goods, healthcare, insurance, and other businesses that offer goods or services to the public. He has extensive experience handling matters involving significant financial and reputational risk in trial and appellate courts across the country, before state and federal regulators including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ), and throughout alternative dispute resolution proceedings. 

Brett's practice also includes representing clients in antitrust regulatory and compliance matters. He has experience providing antitrust counselling on pricing and other issues, embedding with deal teams to identify and mitigate competitive risk, preparing merger control filings required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, and defending clients in FTC investigations and enforcement litigation.  

 
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EXPERIENCE

FTC Investigations & Litigation Defense
  • Represent large casino resort operator in defense of FTC investigation into cyber security practices, resulting in full withdrawal of civil investigative demand and termination of investigation
  • Defend major consumer entertainment company in connection with FTC investigation into accuracy of "made in the USA" marketing claims
  • Successfully resolved FTC investigation into pricing practices of publicly traded consumer packaged goods company without a settlement or enforcement action
  • Defended high profile former healthcare executive in FTC enforcement action concerning client's conduct in connection with the pricing of certain orphan drugs
Antitrust Regulatory & Compliance Matters
  • Successfully represented direct-to-consumer window treatment seller in connection with a Hart-Scott-Rodino filing, resulting in FTC clearance of the acquisition without a second request
  • Successfully represented manufacturer of paving and other road surfacing materials in connection with a Hart-Scott-Rodino filing, resulting in FTC clearance of the acquisition without a second request
  • Successfully represented franchisor of sushi and other Japanese cuisine restaurants in connection with a Hart-Scott-Rodino filing, resulting in FTC clearance of the acquisition without a second request
  • Successfully represented life sciences company in connection with a Hart-Scott-Rodino filing, resulting in FTC clearance of the joint venture partnership agreement without a second request
  • Conducted an extensive antitrust compliance and risk analysis under US antitrust law for an international manufacturer of biomedical equipment considering a major overhaul of its sales and technology practices
Consumer Protection & Class/Mass Action Matters
  • Serve as national coordinating counsel to major hotel franchisor for large portfolio of human trafficking case brought in various jurisdictions across the country
  • Defend class action claims administrator in high-profile and reputation threatening litigation alleging kickbacks and fraud in the administration of class settlements
  • Successfully represented publicly traded investment advisor in class action litigation alleging breaches of fiduciary duty brought by public employee pension beneficiaries
  • Successfully defended student-travel operator in connection with consumer protection investigation by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office into company refund policies and practices
  • Defended national moving company in connection with consumer protection investigation by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office into auto dialing and other customer solicitation practices
  • Successfully defended human resources staffing and consulting firm in connection with allegations of unfair trade practices and theft of trade secrets, resulting in no further allegation by putative plaintiff
  • Successfully defended dental management organization and private equity parent in litigation alleging unfair trade practices and misappropriation of trade secrets
  • Successfully defended national insurance carrier in COVID-related business interruption claim coverage litigation brought as a putative class action, culminating in complete victory before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and resolution of all claims in client's favor
White Collar Criminal Defense Matters
  • Defended international cattle consignor in connection with criminal investigation into animal testing practices and export regulation compliance
  • Successfully defended business executive in connection with criminal case concerning fraud in the H-1B visa program, resulting in favorable plea and sentencing agreement and no time in custody
  • Successfully represented major research university in connection with state grand jury investigation into a high-profile hazing death, resulting in no criminal charges or enforcement action
  • Successfully defended leading provider of satellite data analytics and imagery in connection with federal investigation into client business practices, resulting in no enforcement actions or criminal charges
  • Successfully represented healthcare provider in criminal case concerning medically unnecessary prescriptions, resulting in favorable plea and sentencing agreement
  • Defended New Jersey-based anesthesia practice in connection with federal investigation into the former managing director and practice manager, resulting in no enforcement actions or criminal charges
Education
  • J.D., Temple University Beasley School of Law, 2016
    magna cum laude
    Order of the Coif
    Managing Editor, Temple Law Review

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PRIOR CLERKSHIP & EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Before joining DLA Piper, Brett clerked for Chief Judge Juan R. Sánchez of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and spent four years as a litigation associate at another international law firm, where his practice focused on white collar criminal and regulatory defense matters and complex commercial disputes. 

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Member, Board of Trustees, Temple University Hillel

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