Brandon D. Cox

Brandon is experienced in virtually all aspects of litigation, including conducting and defending depositions, preparing corporate and expert witnesses, drafting dispositive and evidentiary motions, managing local counsel, mediating and negotiating favorable settlements, and defending clients in arbitrations throughout the United States. He prepares every case for the possibility of trial and strategically engages in discovery to align with trial themes and defenses. Having served as both national and local counsel, Brandon is particularly familiar with the rules and procedures regarding multidistrict litigation, and he has assisted in the negotiation of various pretrial and case management orders that govern coordinated discovery. Brandon also regularly counsels consumer product manufacturers on complying with the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) and advises clients on regulatory compliance, risk management, and recall handling strategies based on frameworks set forth by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and other agencies. He is also actively involved with the Baby Safety Alliance and is intimately familiar with critical issues that affect the juvenile products industry.

Brandon’s passion for law extends to mentoring younger lawyers and aspiring lawyers. As a former adjunct professor, he has coached students who competed in the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court competition. Under his leadership, these students won multiple best brief and best advocate awards, several regional championships, and the 2017 national championship. Brandon also coached high school students in mock trial and moot court, leading five teams to the state championship final round in the first six years that the program existed. Over the years, the students have won numerous best brief and best advocate awards, and three teams have won the state championship.

In his spare time, Brandon enjoys traveling, hosting social events, and collecting vintage bowties.

Concentrations

•Products liability
•Personal injury defense
•Pharmaceutical, medical device, and health care litigation

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Team Member, Daily Report, Southeastern Legal Awards, 'Products Liability Group of the Year,' 2025
•Team Member, BTI’s Most Recommended Law Firms, Big Pharma, 2025
•Team Member, 'Georgia Firm of the Year,' Benchmark Litigation, 2025
•Selected, National LGBTQ+ Bar, “Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40,” 2024
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch' - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, 2021-2023
•Listed, Who’s Who Legal, “Product Liability Defence,” 2023-2024
•Team Member, a Law360 “Product Liability Practice Group of the Year,” 2021-2022
•Team Member, The American Lawyer’s “Regional Litigation Department of the Year - Georgia,” 2021
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2021-2022 and 2024
•Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action-Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, 'Other Key Lawyer,' 2022 and 2024
•Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action-Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco), 2021
•Listed, The National Black Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40, 2020
•Listed, Super Lawyers Magazine, Ohio Super Lawyers, “Rising Star,” 2019-2020
•Recipient, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, “Leader on the Rise,” 2019
•Recipient, Ohio State Bar Foundation, “Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 & Under,” 2018
•Recipient, Ohio State Bar Foundation, “Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 & Under,” 2018
•Recipient, National Bar Association, “40 Under 40 - Nation's Best Advocates,” 2017
•Recipient, Black Law Students Association, “Outstanding Alumni Spotlight Award,” 2017
•Recipient, The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, “Access to Justice Award,” 2015
•Listed, Kaleidoscope magazine, “Forty-Forty Club,” 2014
•Listed, Who’s Who in Black Cleveland, 2013