Brandon T. Willenberg

Partner | Litigation

About

Brandon has represented various organizations, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, in counseling and litigation matters in the areas of employment law, commercial contracts and business disputes, workplace investigations, trade secrets, and insurance.

  • Before Pierson Ferdinand, Brandon was the Principal and Founder of BTW Law Group. Before that, he served as General Counsel and Director of Human Resources at a large non-profit corporation, with over 270 employees, multiple locations, and an 8-figure operating budget, overseeing all legal, employment/human resources, intellectual property, risk, and insurance matters. Prior to his work as General Counsel, Brandon worked at Am Law 100 law firms representing clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, where he focused on counseling and litigation matters in the areas of employment law, trade secrets, employee mobility, commercial contracts and disputes, and insurance.

    Brandon graduated from law school with honors and went on to serve as law clerk to the Honorable James F. Stiven (Ret.) at the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. He has practiced law for over 20 years in California and is licensed in Nevada, as well.

    Having served clients as both outside and in-house counsel, Brandon fully understands and appreciates the operational, legal, risk and personnel challenges that for-profit and non-profit organizations face.


Practices

  • Commercial Litigation

  • Employment and Labor

  • Insurance

  • Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants

Admissions

  • California

  • Nevada


Education

  • California Western School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude, 2001

  • Kenyon College, B.A

Law Firm Experience

  • BTW Law Group

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC

  • Cozen O'Connor


Corporate Experience

  • San Diego Rock Church - Director Enterprise Risk Management, General Counsel, Director Human Resources