Ms. Brutout’s practice is concentrated in the areas of complex commercial litigation, e-discovery and construction litigation.
Ms. Brutout focuses her commercial litigation practice on complex, multi-party commercial disputes. Her experience includes multi-million dollar construction litigation, representing clients before regulatory commissions, insurance coverage, Lanham Act and antitrust disputes, and ERISA actions. Ms. Brutout has experience with successfully obtaining injunctions for breach of contract and fraud and with appeals to both state and federal appellate courts. She also has experience with mediation and international arbitration.
Ms. Brutout also has extensive experience with all aspects of e-discovery. She regularly counsels clients regarding document collection, production, and privilege issues. Ms. Brutout has extensive experience negotiating e-discovery agreements, including search term and custodian protocol and protective orders. Ms. Brutout also has extensive experience with all phases of litigation including witness preparation, depositions, summary judgment and trial preparation in cases where millions of electronic records have been produced. She has also been involved with resolving complex domestic and international discovery issues, including obtaining document discovery and deposition testimony internationally.