Bio

Brian Masternak is a seasoned civil litigator who focuses dually in both securities and products/competition cases. In his burgeoning securities practice, he represents broker-dealers, investment advisors and associated persons in customer arbitration and litigation proceedings, actions alleging regulatory violations and various other enforcement actions brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or financial self-regulatory organizations (SROs). Brian has also represented both plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving all aspects of the antitrust and competition laws, including the Sherman, Clayton and Robinson-Patman Acts. He regularly counsels businesses on distribution and franchise issues as well as dispute avoidance and resolution, and expertly handles litigation in these areas. Somewhat unusually for a litigator, Brian’s services often don’t stop at the courtroom steps. After a client’s problem has been addressed and resolved, he enjoys working with them to glean and apply lessons learned, by developing new policies and procedures to avoid similar problems in the future. “This is especially the case with larger clients, who have a wide footprint creating broader potential vulnerability and exposure. While I am always happy to litigate on a client’s behalf, I view part of my role is to help them not need me as much in the future.” Brian resolves client matters practically and efficiently. Whether speaking to a judge, jury or arbitrator, he can take the most convoluted, impenetrable facts and legal concepts and understand them, then communicate them plainly and persuasively to his audience.