Brandon S. Reif

Practice areas

Securities Litigation, Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Professional Liability: Plaintiff, Business Litigation

Focus areas

Employment Discrimination, Non-Compete Agreements, Professional Malpractice – Other, Retaliation, Trade Secret, Wrongful Termination

Brandon S. Reif is a highly accomplished trial attorney renowned for his consistent success in securing favorable trial verdicts and arbitration awards. He is at the helm of Reif Law Group, P.C., a distinguished boutique law firm specializing in trial and litigation for securities and business disputes in California.

With a legal career spanning since January 2001, Mr. Reif has earned prestigious accolades and recognitions. He holds the esteemed Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent™ peer rating, Judicial Edition rating, and Client Champion Platinum™ client rating. His legal prowess has consistently placed him among Los Angeles Magazine’s “Top Attorneys in Southern California” from 2011 to 2020 and made him Southern California’s Super Lawyer® for the same period, a remarkable ascent from his earlier Rising Stars® designation in 2015. His exceptional accomplishments led to his inclusion in the “America’s Most Honored Professionals – Top 1%” category from 2016 to 2020.

Mr. Reif’s remarkable legal victories include securing Top Verdict Magazine’s Top 10 Court Verdicts in California for a commercial loan trial against a real estate broker and earning the Los Angeles Daily Journal’s Top Verdict Award for a municipal bond fund jury trial. He is also a respected authority in his field, frequently contributing as an author, speaker, and commentator on topics related to securities, professional liability, and real estate.

As a seasoned securities trial attorney, Mr. Reif adeptly handles cases involving customer disputes related to securities, investments, and insurance products. His expertise shines in high-stakes litigation, particularly those concerning financial elder abuse, intricate transactions, and substantial losses. Examples of such cases include securitized real estate disputes, Ponzi schemes, securities-insurance-tax plans, and premium financed insurance matters. Mr. Reif has a commendable track record of securing significant victories, both for plaintiffs-claimants and defendants-respondents. Moreover, he has successfully taken over cases from other attorneys as replacement counsel for trial and delivered favorable outcomes for clients.

Leveraging his profound understanding of the securities industry, Mr. Reif adeptly handles enforcement actions and investigations involving governmental and regulatory bodies. Additionally, he manages disputes related to insurance coverage, vendor and sponsor conflicts, shareholder derivative actions, and issues concerning raiding, recruitment, and employment within the securities industry.

Mr. Reif’s extensive experience extends to professional liability cases, where he litigates legal malpractice claims against attorneys and law firms, financial misconduct allegations against accountants and auditors, and legal disputes involving real estate professionals, including agents, brokers, financiers, lenders, and escrow entities, across various legal forums.

In the realm of employment law, Mr. Reif specializes in prosecuting and defending cases concerning workplace misconduct, including harassment, discrimination, retaliation, recruitment issues, Form U5 matters, and actions related to business disruption and restraining orders, encompassing non-compete, non-solicit, and confidentiality clauses.