Brianna Pierce
Administrative & Regulatory, Business / Contracts, Civil Rights, Class Action, Criminal, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain, Employment & Labor - Plaintiff, Entertainment, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Mass Tort, Real Estate, Tax, Wills, Trusts, & Probate (Litigation)
San Diego, California
Personal Introduction
Brianna has known she would be a lawyer since childhood. Accordingly, as part of her education, Brianna studied the complexity and interrelationship of legal, social, and ethical issues, which she puts to use throughout her practice. Brianna endeavors to forge a close relationship with each client because, as we all know, litigation is often driven by an individual's more personal (as opposed to purely financial) motives. By homing in on her client's (or adversary's) basest motivations, Brianna is able to obtain the best outcome in the most efficient way. In short, Brianna brings a practical but personable approach to business and legal issues.
Practice Composition
Litigation
Education
Practice Summary
Brianna is an experienced litigator with expertise in high value, complex disputes involving antitrust, fraud, cryptoassets, unfair business practices, trade secrets, commercial contracts, real estate, partnerships, trusts and estates, fiduciary removal suits, and defamation. Brianna has also spent a significant amount of time counseling private clients in more personal matters, including civil harassment restraining orders, tortious conduct, border disputes, tax planning, business formation, and other complex business areas. Some examples of Brianna's engagements include: - Representing the founder of a cryptocurrency business in a multimillion-dollar fraud-based dispute involving international litigants and successfully securing a $70.9 million judgment for her client - Representing multiple companies and individuals in connection with over $100 million in damages arising out of federal and state antitrust violations - Representing a major real-estate developer in a multimillion-dollar partnership dispute in state court against a former professional baseball player - Representing multiple artists in a multi-million-dollar defamation and civil harassment suit against a stalker - Representing a successful entrepreneur and his business against fraud and trade secret misappropriation claims brought by a former business partner - Representing various Lead Plaintiffs in a securities class actions alleging fraud claims against publicly listed companies - Representing a corporation operating daycare centers in New York in an administrative proceeding challenging the improper deferral of claims by a state agency - Representing more than 100 consumers in a multi-million-dollar dispute against Coinbase regarding unauthorized access of and withdrawals from consumers’ accounts by hackers - Defending clients from white collar investigations initiated by the United States Department of Justice - Challenging the validity of a Last Will & Testament in a multimillion-dollar estate and reaching a settlement on behalf of the heirs-at-law. - Defending the fiduciary of a multimillion-dollar estate from challenges to a Last Will & Testament and Revocable Trust, and successfully obtaining dismissal of substantially all causes of action. - Advising clients on legal issues involving their privately owned businesses, including governance matters, succession planning, and shareholder agreements.
Response Time
20 hours
Personal Interests & Charitable Work
Brianna provides pro bono services to the ACLU to help individuals with various civil rights issues. When she is not working, Brianna can be found watching her six-year-old daughter competitively dance or her four-year old son on the baseball field. Brianna is an avid gym goer and enjoys playing tennis on the weekends.
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