Brent Powell Email & Phone Number

Winston-Salem, Nc, Us

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

➤ Oversee litigation and claims against the system, including contract, liability, and employment disputes.➤ Represent organization in federal and state court as “first chair” litigation counsel. ➤ Drive process improvement in the areas of e-discovery, outside counsel oversight, and in-house management of litigation matters.➤ Achieve significant savings and ROI by leveraging in-house litigation capability to reduce need for outside counsel. ➤ Utilize private-practice experience to ensure efficient use of outside counsel and maximize value of outside legal spend.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Hired as first full-time in-house litigation counsel for non-profit integrated medical system.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Managed all aspects of complex commercial litigation, from pre-suit investigation through trial and appeal, for Fortune 500 and other major businesses. Examples of my success include:➤ Defeating both a TRO and permanent injunction sought by a former employer to save a business on behalf of 3 clients.➤ Prevailing on summary judgment in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case following merits discovery, and saving my client significant legal fees by convincing the court to bifurcate discovery.➤ Successfully defending a Lanham Act false advertising claim seeking $80M+ in damages against a leading manufacturer and obtaining a $250K+ attorneys’ fee award.➤ Achieving dismissal of 1 lawsuit and favorably resolving 2 others on behalf of a business unit seller in 3 multi-party related actions.➤ Obtaining reversal of a damages award on appeal of a breach of contract case against a paving company, resulting in an 80% reduction of damages (published case).➤ Winning summary judgment for a client less than two months after filing suit in a commercial real estate dispute and prevailing on appeal.➤ As a key member on defense team, winning summary judgment in a complex antitrust case for a major packaging company.

Washington, D.C.

Performed all facets of litigation on behalf of primarily Fortune 500 clients, including antitrust, policyholder-side insurance coverage, and intellectual property. Highlights include:➤ Lead associate in precedent-setting FICA tax litigation challenging IRS classification of medical residents as employees versus students.➤ Conducted direct examination of an expert and cross-examination of a fact witness as lead associate in a week-long International Chamber of Commerce arbitration in Paris, France.➤ Served pro bono as outside litigation counsel to the Washington Humane Society.

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Board of Student Advisers, Harvard Journal on Legislation

A.B., Political Science

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa; Student Judiciary

Master Of Arts - Ma, Political Science