Brian L. Duffy is the Chair of the firm's Global Litigation Practice. Brian focuses his practice on trial and appellate work in the class action, employment, energy, commercial contract and product liability areas.
Areas of Concentration
· Trial
· Appellate
Significant Representations
· Acted as national coordinating counsel for Fortune 50 company in defense of approximately 70 wage and hour class actions.
· Acted as lead defense counsel in multi-district litigation proceeding involving 35 putative wage and hour class actions.
· Acted as lead defense counsel in MDL proceeding involving approximately 50 putative consumer class actions arising out of the sale of motor fuel.
· Represented company in proceedings related to alleged violations of immigration laws, including governmental and internal investigations, related civil litigation and compliance programs.
· Represented major energy company in three-week breach of contract trial involving a defective piece of mining equipment which resulted in judgment of $30 million in favor of our client.
· Represented major pipeline company in seven week jury trial arising out of a pipeline rupture and explosion which resulted in the deaths of twelve people. The jury returned a defense verdict on all claims.
Professional & Community Involvement
· Member, American Bar Association
- Chairman, Energy Litigation Committee (1999-2001)
- Held numerous leadership positions since 1993
· Member, Colorado Bar Association
· Member, Denver Bar Association
· Member, Faculty of Federal Advocates
Awards & Recognition
· Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2010-2012
· Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Colorado Super Lawyers, 2006-2012
· Team Member, Law360 "Product Liability Practice Group of the Year," 2011
· Team Member, Law360 "Employment Practice Group of the Year," 2011
· Selected, The BTI Client Service All-Star Team for Law Firms, 2010-2011
· Team Member, Law360 "Appellate Practice Group of the Year," 2010
· Rated, AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5
Clerkship
· Judicial Clerk, Judge Jim R. Carrigan, United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
· Author of several articles published in the Energy Litigation Newsletter, including "The Crime Fraud Exception to the Attorney-Client Privilege: A Narrow Exception, Not the Rule," Summer 1997; "Litigation Budgets and Alternative Billing," Spring 1996