Brett M. Halsey
Brett has substantial experience in construction disputes, having represented owners, condominium associations and developer/contractors in both state and federal court. Brett has also served as litigation counsel for a federal receiver.
In his career, he has prosecuted and defended complex commercial disputes including legal and accounting malpractice cases, general breach of contract disputes, business torts claims, securities fraud claims and complex construction disputes, including representing the Miami-Dade County School Board and Fisher Island Holdings, defending a $200 million claim by a bankrupt corporation involved in Ponzi scheme, and recovering $47.7 million from the Republic of Cuba on behalf of the family of a terrorist victim through the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.
He is a member of the Dade County Bar Association and served as an adjunct professor at University of Miami School of Law teaching a course in Business Litigation Skills.
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Experience
Representative Clients
- Burger King Corp.
- Gap, Inc.
- Planet Fitness
- Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
- Restaurant Brands International
- Subway
Insights
Credentials
Education
- J.D. cum laude University of Miami School of Law 1999
- B.S. Business Administration and Marketing cum laude Cornell University 1993
Bar Admissions
- Florida
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Member, Dade County Bar Association
- Former adjunct professor, Business Litigation Skills, University of Miami School of Law
Languages
- English
Recognition
- Daily Business Review, Most Effective Lawyer in International Law, 2007
- Franchise Times, Legal Eagle, 2022
- Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2013 – 2015