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About
Provided by Brad Brian
Career
One of the nation's premier civil and criminal trial attorneys, Mr. Brian successfully defended Transocean at trial arising from the largest oil spill in history. He has also won high-profile trials for Fortress, DoubleLine, Northrop Grumman, Rhonda Byrne (author of "The Secret") and Tom Spiegel (CEO of Columbia Savings & Loan). A "lawyers' lawyer," Mr. Brian represents some of the largest law firms in the country and has won multiple major trials for national law firms. Mr. Brian has conducted more than 100 internal corporate investigations.
Mr. Brian was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2025 edition for Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; and Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and in 2013 he was named its “Lawyer of the Year” for Bet-the-Company Litigation.
Lawdragon named Mr. Brian on its “500 Leading Litigators in America” list in 2024 and 2023 and inducted him into the Lawdragon Hall of Fame in 2022. In 2023, Mr. Brian was recognized by the National Law Journal as a “General Litigation Trailblazer” and was previously named one of 18 Lawyers of the Decade in California by the Daily Journal (2021).
In 2019, 2023, and 2024, he was named one of the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Top 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles.”
"Litigator of the Year" (The American Lawyer 2016); "Winning Litigator" (The National Law Journal 2015); named among California 100 Most Influential Attorneys (Daily Journal) for 20 consecutive years; former chair, ABA Litigation Section; former board chair, RAND Civil Justice Institute; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers; former president, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles; co-editor, "Internal Corporate Investigations" (ABA 4th ed. 2017).
Chambers Review
USA
Brad Brian is a respected litigator who is regularly called to handle the most high-stakes commercial disputes, with clients benefiting from his outstanding pedigree in bet-the-company litigation and his impressive trial skills.
Chair of Munger, Tolles & Olson, Brad Brian is a heavyweight litigator for the full range of commercial and criminal trials. He has experience trying torts, professional malpractice, insurance and criminal antitrust cases, among many others. He is based in San Francisco.
Brad Brian is sought out by major clients to assist with significant white-collar trials and investigations ranging from criminal negligence to corruption.
Brad Brian of Munger, Tolles & Olson is a nationally recognized trial lawyer who offers notable expertise in acting for law firms in high stakes litigation matters, as part of his wide-ranging civil and criminal disputes practice.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He's not only intelligent, he's smart - in this world there is a difference. Brad is fundamentally a good guy too, he's become a friend of ours. Brad's greatest strength is as a trial lawyer, he's just exquisite in the courtroom."
"Brad is a terrific strategist. He's a consigliere. He's a trusted adviser on sensitive matters that pose risk to the firm."
"Brad Brian is a world-class litigator."
"He's a brilliant tactician and a spectacular trial lawyer."
"He's at the top of his game."
"He is exceptional, he's just exquisite in the courtroom."
"Brad is strategic, dynamic and smart."
"Brad is one of the top trial lawyers for high profile, bet-the-company litigation. He is the first call for everything that is sensitive for us."
"He's not only intelligent, he's smart - in this world there is a difference. Brad is fundamentally a good guy too, he's become a friend of ours. Brad's greatest strength is as a trial lawyer, he's just exquisite in the courtroom."
"Brad is a terrific strategist. He's a consigliere. He's a trusted adviser on sensitive matters that pose risk to the firm."
"Brad Brian is a world-class litigator."
"He's a brilliant tactician and a spectacular trial lawyer."
"He's at the top of his game."
"He is exceptional, he's just exquisite in the courtroom."
"Brad is strategic, dynamic and smart."
"Brad is one of the top trial lawyers for high profile, bet-the-company litigation. He is the first call for everything that is sensitive for us."
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