Commercial Litigation
Brian T. Glennon
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024 
Firm
Glennon Law APC
1 Best Lawyers award
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Prior to founding Glennon and Associates APC, Brian Glennon was a senior partner at Latham & Watkins, one of the world's most prestigious law firms, where he worked for nearly 25 years. He has achieved complete defense verdicts at trial on claims exceeding $2.5 billion. Leading publications, including Chambers USA, The Legal 500, Law 360, The Daily Journal, Los Angeles Magazine, Super Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America and the American Registry consistently have recognized his significant litigation victories and legal acumen.
Read full biography here.
Firm
Glennon Law APC
1 Best Lawyers award
Overview
- University of California Berkeley, J.D., graduated 2000
- California, The State Bar of California, 2000
- California, The State Bar of California, 2000
- University of California Berkeley, J.D., graduated 2000
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Shareholder
Successfully represented the owner of a closely-held company in a matter arising out of the dissolution; prevailed on more than a dozen motions before the shareholder plaintiffs agreed to settle on nominal terms.
- Shareholders litigation
Represented minority shareholders in a landmark case which ultimately culminated in a hearing before an en banc panel of the Nevada Supreme Court in which Nevada adopted Delaware pleading standards for shareholder litigation.
- Securities fraud
Successfully represented the former CEO of Wilshire State Bank in a securities fraud class action and related derivative cases, obtaining dismissals of all cases at the pleadings stage.
- Professional malpractice
Successfully represented multiple accounting and other professional services firms in claims of professional malpractice in confidential arbitrations in which the claimants alleged well in excess of US$2 billion.
- Securities class action
Successfully represented the founder, former Chairman, and CEO of Banc of California in a securities class action and three shareholder derivative lawsuits. After 12 defeats on the pleadings and in fact discovery, the plaintiff dismissed the client with prejudice.
- Shareholder lawsuit
Successfully represented Hudson Pacific Properties and its Board in a shareholder lawsuit arising out of a US$3.5 billion acquisition. After soundly defeating plaintiff’s emergency motion to enjoin, the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit against all defendants.
- Acquisition
Successfully represented Avago in its high-profile US$37 billion acquisition of Broadcom (at the time, the largest such acquisition in US history).
- Securities fraud
Obtained dismissals with prejudice of all lawsuits against Insight Enterprises, Inc. and its officers and directors in a securities fraud class action and multiple derivative cases.
- Commercial jury trial
Successfully represented a real estate company and the individual defendants in a complex commercial jury trial involving alleged damages in excess of US$100 million. Following four weeks of trial, the jury returned a complete defense verdict after deliberating for less than 24 hours.
- Securities class action
Obtained complete dismissals with prejudice of all lawsuits against LogMeIn and its senior executives in a string of securities class actions filed in federal and state court, as well as a shareholder derivative lawsuit, following LogMeIn’s US$1.8 billion acquisition.
- Securities fraud
Obtained a dismissal with prejudice of claims against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Wal-Mart’s Mexican subsidiary, and its executives in a high-profile securities fraud class action in the Southern District of New York.
- Securities fraud
Secured summary judgment on behalf of Oracle Corporation and its officers in a US$3 billion securities fraud class action.
Your browser is not fully compatible with our automatic printer friendly formatting.
Please use the print button to print this profile page.