Brett is a Partner in the Firm’s Business Litigation Department and Chair of the Valuation Disputes Practice Group. He is a first-chair trial lawyer who has handled a broad range of business litigation and arbitration matters. His practice focuses on commercial disputes involving financial transactions and real estate, especially property-valuation disputes and rent-reset determinations, project finance, commercial lease disputes and commercial mortgage foreclosures.
Brett handles valuation matters involving all types of property, including condo and co-op apartment buildings, hotels, development sites, office buildings and retail space. Brett also represents investors, lenders and borrowers in financing disputes, including claims arising from debt and equity transactions. In his financial services work, Brett structures and implements creative work-out solutions for troubled loans. He has substantial experience handling general commercial disputes involving contracts, fraud and negligence claims, and antitrust matters.
Brett joined Morrison Cohen in 2010. He was previously an associate at Kaye Scholer LLP. Before his legal career, Brett held non-legal positions at the World Bank and Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C.