Brittany has extensive litigation and regulatory experience across the United States and Canada, counseling clients on the development of products and vigorously defending clients at trial in federal courts.
Her practice focuses on product and premises liability, product safety, toxic tort matters and commercial litigation. Prior to becoming an attorney and throughout her career thus far, Brittany has gained trial experience in several cases in federal court, including as a paralegal before law school assisting in the defense of pharmaceutical companies, and as a young associate in commercial litigation and distributorship matters. She takes pride in her oratory and presentation skills and in developing knowledge of all aspects of trial at a young age.
As national and regional coordinating counsel, Brittany manages the defense of thousands of toxic tort matters in the most challenging jurisdictions in the country. Specifically, she handles all aspects of trial preparation, including motion practice, deposition attendance, discovery, drafting motions, expert retention and development, as well as alternative dispute resolution and settlement negotiations.
In her regulatory work, Brittany guides clients in all aspects of product safety, including compliance issues, product recalls and potential exposure to lawsuits. She drafts product warnings, warranties and instructions, and guides clients in product testing and product warning analysis. She also advises clients on reporting requirements to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Health Canada and several EU countries and is knowledgeable about state, federal and international regulations, as well as industry and consensus standards.
Since moving to the District of Columbia, Brittany has gained experience with matters related to white-collar crime, internal investigations and defending clients in politically-appointed positions before certain committees of the United States House of Representatives. She also advises clients on new and emerging issues in the space industry, including issues relating to litigation, intellectual property, global international trade and data privacy.
Brittany serves as the Chair of the Firm’s NextGen Committee, where she creates and develops policies that affect associates and directly communicates with firm leadership, including the CEO and Chair, on matters of importance to associates. Brittany also serves as the Co-Chair of the firm’s Black/African-American Employee Resource Group, where she develops strategy on matters of diversity, equity and inclusion and ensures that diverse team members have a supportive work environment.