Brandt is a Shareholder and member of several practice groups in the Litigation Section at Maynard.
As a member of the Firm’s Education practice group, Brandt defends educational institutions in student and employment litigation and arbitration. Brandt also routinely advises schools on regulatory issues involving the U.S. Department of Education and the Higher Education Act.
Brandt is also a member of the Firm’s Appellate practice group, representing clients in civil appeals on topics ranging from dietary supplements to life insurance to governmental immunity.
Brandt’s broad experience extends to other industries as well. He has represented a state in a high-profile water-rights dispute with a federal agency, a prominent website in a defamation case implicating Section 230 immunity, and a trade association of beer wholesalers in an appeal involving the Twenty-first Amendment.
Prior to joining Maynard in 2017, Brandt spent the early years of his career at a large law firm in New York City litigating sports and antitrust cases. Also while in New York, he successfully petitioned for clemency on behalf of two individuals who had their sentences commuted by President Obama.
Brandt received his J.D. from Tulane University Law School. He holds a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was a member of the school’s Division 1 baseball team.