Brian H. Pandya represents technology, manufacturing, and healthcare companies and executives in high-stakes litigation, arbitrations, investigations and appeals. He has served as lead trial counsel in a range of intellectual property, antitrust, complex commercial and white-collar matters.  Brian has recently helped clients navigate patent infringement and licensing disputes, matters related to data privacy and breaches, antitrust investigations, healthcare fraud claims, and regulatory disputes. His clients include some of the largest companies in the world to start-up/growth-stage companies facing legal issues for the first time. 

Brian is also an experienced appellate advocate and strategic counselor. He has argued appeals before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Federal, First, Eighth and Ninth Circuits and authored numerous certiorari petitions and amicus briefs at the U.S. Supreme Court.  He regularly counsels clients on cybersecurity and national security issues, particularly matters concerning emerging technologies and artificial intelligence.  His public policy experience includes advising on Congressional testimony, legislative advocacy, and agency rulemakings.

Before joining Duane Morris, Brian served at the U.S. Department of Justice as Deputy Associate Attorney General, where he oversaw investigations and litigation undertaken by the Antitrust Division and Civil Division, reviewed Torts Branch settlements, and served on several high-profile task forces and trial teams.    

Brian clerked for Judge Leonard Davis on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.  He is a two-time recipient of the Federal Circuit Bar Association’s Pro Bono Advocacy Award for work on behalf of military veterans, served as volunteer federal public defender in the Eastern District of Virginia, and has been quoted by the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, National Law Journal and industry publications.

Areas of Practice

• Antitrust and Competition
• IP Litigation
• Complex Commercial Litigation
• White-Collar Criminal Defense, Corporate Investigations, and Regulatory Compliance
• National Security/CFIUS
• Cybersecurity & Data Privacy