General Counsel - Business Attorney, Intellectual Property Attorney, Real Estate Attorney

A complex civil litigation expert and general counsel for businesses. Expert in trademark litigation, real estate, estate planning, and maritime/admiralty. We are adept in quiet title, seller's failure to disclose, lis pendens, real estate valuation, martime liens, ROI, acquisitions, entitlements, permitting, land use, highest and best use, frontage, assemblage, general contracting, construction, subdividing, NNN leasing, 1031 exchange, yacht brokerage, bareboat charter, and both commercial and residential purchases and sales.

Christopher Brainard has a broad range of general counsel experience in both transactions and complex litigation. A licensed attorney, real estate broker, and yacht broker he has worked on and negotiated countless litigation matters and transactions in almost every commmercial context.

Christopher Brainard has successfully assisted clients in expansion and market acquisition via competitive strategic offensive and anti-competitive defensive lawsuits, as well as through building relationships via transactions and intelligent licensing, distribution, and supply relationship contracting. Though adept with contracting and all manners of transactions, our office is comfortable with all conflict resolution venues, mediations, arbitrations, and going to court and acquiring a judgment. Christopher Brainard is also comfortable and experienced in supervising outside insurance counsel on litigation matters as well as direct defense/offense if necessary. Our office has worked on and negotiated countless employment agreements, real estate transactions, commercial leases, residential leases, hotel purchases, ship and yacht sales as well as dock leases, liens, foreclosures, secured promissory notes, company transfers, membership transfers, and bulk asset transfers.