Brianna Howard

Brianna Howard is a dynamic litigator who partners with companies to protect their brands, products, and services against high-stakes consumer claims. A member of the firm's Manufacturing and Consumer Products Team, Privacy and Data Security Practice Group, and Retail & E-Commerce Team, Brianna brings a cross-disciplinary perspective to complex disputes spanning multiple jurisdictions and industries. She counsels and defends clients in the consumer goods, technology, retail, e-commerce, and banking sectors in U.S. federal and state courts, guiding them through each phase of litigation from pre-trial strategy assessments to trial and appeals.

Brianna is a results-driven advocate who helps companies manage crisis incidents and navigate the evolving landscape of consumer-facing litigation, including class actions, mass torts, multi-district litigation, and complex commercial disputes. She has deep experience representing Fortune 500 companies and financial entities in matters involving consumer protection, data privacy, product liability, and business torts. Brianna has extensive experience managing large-scale, multi-party disputes across a range of procedural frameworks. She has defended companies in mass arbitration proceedings arising from data privacy claims, coordinated the defense of product liability matters in multi-district litigation involving pharmaceutical products, and navigated Judicial Council Coordination Proceedings in California state courts for mass tort claims involving retail consumer products. She has also guided retail, pharmaceutical, and product distribution clients through government investigations, helping them develop comprehensive response strategies that mitigate regulatory and litigation risk.