Victoria Brieant has more than 20 years of experience in litigation, with a broad range of complex commercial litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution, involving the financial services industry, hospitality industry, healthcare industry and computer service industry. Ms. Brieant has litigated fraud, breach of contract and fiduciary duties, antitrust, copyright, trademark, trade dress, patent infringement (offensive and defensive cases in the nutritional supplement and ink jet printer cartridge markets, and other mechanical patents), Lanham Act and various State law unfair competition, trade secret and employment claims. She has handled the patent enforcement for a number of clients, including licensing, formation of strategic partnerships and litigation. She also has extensive experience with foreign discovery, including Europe and Japan, and e-discovery.

Prior to joining Stroock, Ms. Brieant was a partner with Coudert Brothers LLP, where she served as administrative and hiring partner for the firm's San Francisco office and was a member of the firm’s antitrust/intellectual property practice group.

Memberships

American Bar Association; Academy of Court Appointed Masters; Editorial Board, The Practical Litigator, California Bar Association; New York State Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Certified Circuit Civil Mediator, State of Florida

Activities

Co-Chair, Academy of Court Appointed Masters Task Force on E-Discovery, 2009-2010; Faculty member, ALI ABA The Art and Science of Serving as a Special Master in Federal and State Courts, Washington, D.C., November 2007 and San Francisco, November 2006 (speaking on special masters in discovery and recent developments in the caselaw); ALI ABA Civil Practice and Litigation Techniques in Federal and State Courts," Santa Fe, July 2007 (speaking on deposition techniques, injunctive relief and ethics); ALI ABA Civil Practice and Litigation Techniques in Federal and State Courts," Charleston, S.C., May 2006 (speaking on deposition techniques and recent developments in arbitration and mediation) and San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 2005 (speaking on Depositions and injunctions); ALI ABA Latest Developments in Complex Civil Litigation: An Analysis of the Federal Judicial Center's New Manual for Complex Litigation, Washington, D.C. November 2003 and San Diego, December, 2003 (speaking on copyright, trademark and RICO topics); ALI ABA seminars, including Trial Evidence/Civil Practice, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2001 and 2002, Antitrust & High Technology Markets, 1991-1999; Panelist for Health Tech 2000 Program (on antitrust issues); Co-Chair and Speaker, Annual ALI-ABA conference on Antitrust and Intellectual Property Legal Developments 1991-1999; Speaker, Software Support Conference, 1992; American Conference Institute Programs on Internet Law and Intellectual Property Licensing Issues, 1999-2000;

Author/Lecturer: Techniques And Potential Conflicts In The Handling Of Depositions, The Practical Litigator, January 2009 and November 2008 (Two Installments); The Qualcomm Decision: Ethics In Electronic Discovery, Privacy & Data Security Law Journal, April 2008; "Federal Courts Dismiss Class Actions and Hold That a Discrepancy between the Room Rate Quoted in a Hotel Chain's Reservations Website and the Room Rate Charged at the Hotel Does Not Constitute Consumer Fraud," co-authored with Cecelia L. Fanelli and Jonathan D. Twombly (Stroock Hospitality Industry Practice Group Newsletter, Fall 2007); "Copyright and Trademark Issues in Complex Litigation", ALI ABA Latest Developments in Complex Civil Litigation: An Analysis of the Federal Judicial Center's New Manual for Complex Litigation, November 13-15, 2003, "Antitrust Injury: A Plaintiff's Perspective," ABA Antitrust Conference, April 2002; "Deposition Techniques and Problem Areas," ALI ABA Program, February and August 2002; Soft Science and the Courts After Daubert: Non-Scientific Expert Testimony," ALI ABA Program, April 2001; Antitrust and Regulatory Issues in the Communications Marketplace, ALI ABA Program October 2000 (co-chair and speaker); "Structuring International Licensing Agreements and Technology Transfers," (ACI Conferences in February and September 2000); "Exposing Yourself on the Worldwide Web: The Legal Implications of Internet Advertising," co-authored with Jeffrey G. Benz (ACI Internet Conference, February 1999); "Developing Legal Issues and Effective Practice Techniques in Mediation and Arbitration," co-authored with William N. Hebert (ALI ABA August 1999); "Recent Developments In Submarket Definition: Brown Shoe Is Still Good Law?," co-authored with Paul S. Schmidtberger (ALI ABA 1996-98); "Information Costs, Lifecycle Costs, Switching Costs, and Lock-In" (ALI ABA 1996-98); and "Expert Testimony and Facts," lecturer at January 1996 ALI-ABA Conference; Faculty member (1999 & 2000)

Admitted to Practice

New York; California; Florida; United States District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, Northern, Central and Eastern Districts of California; Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal, Sixth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits

Education

J.D., State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, 1983

B.A., magna cum laude; phi beta kappa, St. Lawrence University, 1980