Brett L. Antonides is Of Counsel to ASM. His comprehensive business law practice involves all aspects of commercial and construction transactional work and litigation on both a regional and national basis. The transactional work encompasses all major elements, including the structure and conduct of business relationships (e.g., corporations, LLCs, joint ventures, franchises, consulting and teaming agreements, shareholder agreements, employee relations, and executive compensation), the drafting and negotiation of all types of commercial and construction contracts and related documents, intellectual property and technology licensing, finance and securities (e.g., debt financing – all types; swap transactions; security interests in real/personal property; asset securitization; enforcement/collection; equity investment, private placements; private equity infusion, and venture capital; filings/compliance; investor relations), business/tax planning – mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, divestitures, dissolutions, and tax controversy work, business plans – budgets, financial statement analysis, employment (hiring, firing, discrimination, harassment and wage claims); real estate/equipment leasing, insurance, and debtor-creditor relations.
Mr. Antonides has represented a diverse group of clients operating both domestically and internationally, ranging from construction companies and specialized trades to high-tech firms in the information technology (including big data and specialized analytics) and telecommunications fields to government contractors (including minority and woman-owned businesses) to professional services, manufacturing companies, retailers, automotive and food services, and individuals. Mr. Antonides advises all levels of management and acts as outside General Counsel to several companies.
Mr. Antonides’ business litigation practice includes all aspects of civil trial and appellate practice in federal and state courts nationwide, as well as AAA/NASD arbitration, mediation, and other ADR. He has handled cases involving commercial and construction disputes, shareholder/partner suits, fraud, fiduciary duties, business valuations, 10b-5 and other securities laws violations, debtor-creditor actions, employment claims, government contracts – protests, claims, and terminations, insurance coverage, warranty claims, False Claims Act cases, and international shipping disputes.
Mr. Antonides has worked in large national and mid-sized regional law firms over the course of his career. He is a member of the Bars of the District of Columbia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. He also is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, several United States Courts of Appeal (District of Columbia Circuit, Federal Circuit, 4th Circuit), several United States District Courts (District of Columbia, Eastern District of Virginia, Maryland, Eastern District of Pennsylvania), as well as the United States Bankruptcy Court (District of Columbia, Eastern District of Virginia, and Maryland), United States Court of Federal Claims, and the United States Tax Court.
Mr. Antonides graduated, cum laude, from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree. He earned his JD degree from Villanova University School of Law, and a Master of Laws in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Antonides served in the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps on active duty for 4 years and in the reserves. Mr. Antonides is a member of the Business Law Section of several Bar Associations and has served on the Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, the Small Business Committee, and the Cyberspace Law Committee at the ABA and State Bar levels.
