Derek Y. Brandt

Derek Brandt heads the firm’s commercial litigation practice.  He concentrates on the representation of businesses and individuals in matters of competition, contract actions, fraud actions, and other business torts.     

Derek has litigated in state and federal courts throughout Illinois and around the country.  He focuses on high stakes commercial disputes and complex litigation of all types.  He has experience in a broad range of litigations and issues, from negligence actions to complex product liability matters, from ERISA and fiduciary duty obligations to securities and financial matters, as well as competition and antitrust.  Similarly, Derek has experience representing a diverse spectrum of clients, including individuals, privately held businesses, and publicly traded companies.  Among publicly traded companies alone, Derek’s representations have ranged from a small innovative medical device manufacturer to a multinational Fortune 100 company with market capitalization in excess of $50 billion.  Derek has represented both U.S.-based clients as well as clients based in Asia and other parts of the world.     

In addition to other general commercial litigation matters, examples of current and past engagements include:  

• Representation of a medical device manufacturer in a civil antitrust action asserted against its competitor in the markets for certain products used in ophthalmological surgeries;
• Representation of an investor in trial and appellate actions before the Delaware Chancery and Delaware Supreme Court relating to a joint venture to finance, build, and launch Russian communications satellites;
• Various litigations, including complex product liability/fraud actions and Warsaw Convention actions, relating to the crash of commercial aircraft;
• Various litigations involving financial matters, including investments and commercial banking;
• Representation of home buyers in actions relating to diminished property values stemming from sub-prime lending; and
• Representation of a whistleblower in a Medicaid fraud qui tam action.

Derek has served as a panelist on legal and fiduciary duties at several conferences organized by municipal and Taft-Hartley labor union organizations, and has served as an invited instructor at the International Law Institute’s Washington, D.C. summer program for visiting law students.

    

^{* Please note that recovery results vary per client. The recovery amounts in each case reflect the specific facts of that case. Further, recovery amounts in past cases are not a guarantee of future results.}  

Professional & Community Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Section on Litigation, 2001 - Present
• American Association for Justice, 2004 - Present
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2004 - Present
• Tax Payers Against Fraud, 2005 - Present