Brandon Rainey is a litigator who handles high-stakes disputes for large domestic and international corporate clients in the technology, financial services, infrastructure and manufacturing industries. Brandon’s practice currently focuses on defending employers in cases involving all types of employment-related claims, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, defamation, breach of contract, and misappropriation of trade secrets. He also has deep experience representing corporations in complex commercial disputes involving contract, tort, product liability, intellectual property and regulatory disputes.
Brandon has been repeatedly selected as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers, has “Lead Counsel Verification” from Thomson Reuters, and has served on the Board of Directors of the California Young Lawyers Association (now the New Lawyers Section of the California Lawyers Association), where he chaired the committee overseeing a critical part of its recent re-integration with the California State Bar. Brandon is a graduate of Notre Dame Law School, where he was an executive editor of the Journal of Legislation, and a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles.
Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
- Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 2010
- Executive Editor, Journal of Legislation - University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 2007
Professional Activities
- California Young Lawyers Association
- Former Member, Board of Directors
Honors and Awards
Listed in Super Lawyers Rising Stars
Selected Publications
- Author, "Employers Not at Fault When Employees Transmit Covid-19 to Nonemployees," California Employment Law Letter, July 28, 2023
- Co-author, "What Calif. 'Take-Home' COVID Ruling Means For Employers," Law360, August 2, 2023
- Co-author, "California Supreme Court Holds That Employers Are Not Liable for 'Take Home' COVID-19 Claims," Duane Morris Alert, July 18, 2023
- Author, "8th Circuit Affirms Value of an Employer’s Properly Documented Termination," SHRM, March 20, 2023
- Co-author, "Challenges and Opportunities in California's New Pay Transparency Rules," Duane Morris Alert, January 3, 2023
- Author, "Falling for You: Roof Fall Case Clarifies Liability for Contractor Injuries," California Employment Law Letter, December 19, 2022