Brent is a partner and the practice coordinator of the commercial litigation group in the New Orleans office. He represents clients in a wide variety of commercial disputes, including bankruptcy and creditors' rights, securities litigation, breach of contract, business valuation disputes, and class actions. Brent has been named one of Louisiana's top ten litigators by the National Law Journal, rated as a top litigator by Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers (2004-2005), and one of the Best Lawyers in America.

• Tulane University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1981; Order of the Coif; Board of Editors and Articles Editor, Tulane Law Review
• Hamilton College, B.A., with honors, 1977

• Member: Louisiana State Bar Association (Bankruptcy Section, Committee on Business Bankruptcy and Subcommittee on Chapter 11 Reorganization Section and the House of Delegates); Louisiana State Bar Association House of Delegates (1990 - present) and Budget Committee (2002 - present); Texas State Bar Association; American Bar Association; United States Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit; Tulane Inn of Court

• Frequent lecturer on litigation techniques.

• Representation of Creditor Trust in litigation against officers, directors and affiliates arising from failure of regional supermarket chain.
• Representation of principal defendants in largest fraudulent conveyance case ever filed in Louisiana.
• Representation of officer and director defendants in class actions, derivative actions and former
  shareholder suits arising from bank takeover.
• Representation of secured lender relating to the breach of a takeout commitment.
• Representation in dispute over ownership of a professional sports franchise.
• Representation of claimants with respect to losses resulting from the destruction of the New Orleans Fairgrounds.
• Representation of principal defendants in largest hazardous release class action filed in Louisiana.
• Representation of various film companies and producers in dispute over ownership of motion picture rights.
• Representation of franchiser in franchisee and trade mark disputes.