Overview
Brett Wessley is an associate in the Litigation Department of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. His practice focuses on complex commercial cases and white-collar investigations, and he is experienced in drafting briefs, dispositive motions and managing fact discovery in complex commercial, antirust, consumer class action, constitutional, mass tort, bankruptcy and securities litigation.
Brett served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge John W. Holcomb of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Prior to law school, Brett served as a Naval Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Navy with multiple deployments overseas. Brett holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School, and B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy.
Education
- Stanford Law School, J.D., 2022
- U.S. Naval Academy, B.S., 2009
Representations
- Leading technology and social media company in state attorney general investigations relating to artificial intelligence and censorship. Secured favorable resolution without litigation.
- Multinational chemical company in federal multidistrict litigation alleging personal injury from PFAS exposure.
- Class I railroad in antitrust litigation before the Surface Transportation Board opposing the merger of two leading competitors.
- Fortune 500 healthcare and nutrition company in a consumer class action alleging false advertising of sugar-based harms.
- Major retail company in Chapter 11 restructuring and related adversary proceedings.
- Leading mass media and entertainment company in an antitrust dispute with competitor regarding distribution and carriage agreements.