Previously, Brian was a key member of the team that won summary judgment for Samsung after eight years of litigation in multi-district and class action proceedings, defeating antitrust conspiracy claims seeking more than $1 billion in actual damages and $3 billion in trebled damages. American Lawyer selected that victory as a finalist for its “Global Litigation/Dispute Resolution of the Year” award in 2018. More recently, Brian served as the principal drafter of a successful motion to dismiss class-action antitrust conspiracy claims alleging that Samsung and other manufacturers of Dynamic Random-Access Memory conspired to restrict output.
Brian maintains an active pro bono practice. He has litigated habeas corpus cases on behalf of pro bono clients in federal district courts, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Eleventh Circuits, and in the United States Supreme Court. Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit appointed Brian to brief and argue an appeal on behalf of a pro bono client. Brian convinced the court to vacate his client’s sentence and order a remand to cure a sentencing defect attributable to the ineffective assistance of counsel. See United States v. Feldman, ––– Fed. App’x ––––, 2019 WL 6492488, at *2 (4th Cir. Dec. 3, 2019).
Prior to joining O’Melveny, Brian served in the White House from 2010 through 2012 and at the Office of the US Trade Representative from 2012 through 2013.
