Josh Brandau is a commercial litigator who handles complex disputes for large corporate clients, closely held businesses, and high-net-worth individuals in courts and arbitration forums nationwide. He is frequently engaged in matters where the financial, operational, or reputational consequences are significant, and where strategic judgment and effective advocacy are critical.
Josh’s practice focuses on sophisticated business litigation across a wide range of industries, including entertainment, sports, healthcare, real estate, insurance, cannabis, and financial services. He regularly represents clients in complex commercial disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, fiduciary duty, trade secrets, tortious interference, restrictive covenants, and related business torts, often involving significant financial, operational, or reputational exposure.
Clients rely on Josh as trusted litigation counsel at pivotal stages of disputes, including matters requiring emergency or injunctive relief. He is known for his ability to distill complex legal and business issues into clear, practical strategies and for his disciplined approach to litigation that aligns advocacy with clients’ broader business objectives. Josh is often brought in to take a leading role at critical inflection points, where timing, strategy, and judgment are decisive.
Josh’s experience spans all phases of complex litigation and arbitration, including pleadings, fact and expert discovery, dispositive motion practice, settlement negotiations, arbitration proceedings, and trial. He has first-chaired multiple arbitrations and regularly represents clients in proceedings involving meaningful monetary exposure and business-critical issues. Clients value his attention to detail, proactive risk management, and clear, precise communication of complex issues.
Credentials
Education
- University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., 2017, cum laude, articles editor, Wisconsin International Law Journal
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., history, 2014
Bar Admissions
- New York
- Texas
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

