Brendan T. Franzoni
Locations
Bar Admissions
Florida Missouri
Education
University of Florida, Levin College of Law, J.D. University of Rhode Island, B.A., summa cum laude
Brendan T. Franzoni is a partner in the Firm’s Litigation practice, and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Regulatory & Compliance practice group. Brendan's practice focuses primarily on regulatory and complex litigation matters. In the regulatory context, Brendan provides experience and expertise advising national and international products manufacturers and commercial retailers on foreign, federal, state, and NGO regulatory schemes and compliance governing a variety of consumer products, including alcohol and beverages, e-vapor products, cigars, cannabis and CBD. Brendan’s litigation practice concentrates on complex matters stemming from commercial disputes, product liability and toxic torts litigation. Brendan has represented major U.S. and foreign products manufacturers in multi-defendant and multi-plaintiff litigation in state and federal court. Brendan has experience in all aspects of litigation, including fact and expert development, expert witness preparation, discovery, motion practice and trial. Brendan maintains a committed pro bono practice and has represented individuals in Veterans Affairs, child custody and family law matters.
Selected Matters
- Advised special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Isos Acquisition Corp. on alcohol regulatory and compliance matters in its $2.6B merger with Bowlero Corp. to take the world’s largest owner and operator of bowling centers public.
- Counseled leading US medical cannabis manufacturer on state regulatory and compliance matters and internal standard operating procedures regarding manufacturing quality control and product integrity.
- Counseled client in complex FDA and state-specific regulatory issues governing e-vapor and other tobacco products.
- Represented client in high profile Congressional inquiry, and in related matters with various federal agencies.
- Counseled client in the development and drafting of extensive FDA premarket product applications and FTC reports.
- Counseled client in global health and regulatory schemes in coordination with World Health Organization's missions across various consumer products.
- Multiple summary judgments in favor of two major ERISA plan insurers in individual cases brought by employees and former employees of the insureds.
- Representation of major U.S. product manufacturers against claims of negligence, failure to warn, fraud, and conspiracy in federal and state courts.
- Counsel and assist international products manufacturers in complying with federal and state product standards, marketing and sales regulations, and product safety and stewardship.
Professional Activities
- Florida Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- The U.S. Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
- Missouri Bar Association
Previous Experience
- Prior to attending law school and joining Hughes Hubbard, Brendan served in the United States Marine Corps with the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service in the Middle East and Europe. In that capacity, Brendan was assigned to personal protective details for executive branch personnel, including former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, and former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell, as well as U.S. ambassadors to Bahrain, Belgium, NATO and the European Union. Continuing his service after the Marines, Brendan accepted a Truman Fellowship with United States Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island in Washington, DC, where he worked to develop legislative initiatives in areas of national security, nuclear non-proliferation, U.S. military benefits, and to protect foreign democratic initiatives and elections.
Additional Education Information
- International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court
- President, Military Law Students Association
- Attorney general staff, University of Florida
- Truman fellow, United States Senate, Washington, DC, 2005
- Truman scholar, 2004
- Boren scholar, National Security Council, Russia
- Steven Wood Political Theory Award
- Treasurer, National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Court Admissions
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado
- Florida State Courts
- Missouri State Courts
News & Insights For Brendan T. Franzoni
View All News & InsightsLitigation Wrap: Second Quarter 2023
Read about the firm’s most exciting recent litigation and arbitration victories in our Litigation Wrap for the second quarter of 2023.
Hughes Hubbard Elevates Four to Partnership
Hughes Hubbard & Reed is pleased to announce that it has elected four new partners effective June 1. The new partners are Jan Dunin-Wasowicz, Brendan Franzoni, Malik Havalic, and Javad Husain.
Veteran’s 20-Year Legal Battle Ends in Victory
Brendan Franzoni successfully represented a Marine Corps veteran in concluding her 20-year fight to upgrade her discharge from the military, for which he has been named the 2023 recipient of the University of Missouri (UM) Law School’s Robert G. Bailey Award.
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