Brittany N. Lockyer

Associate

Cleveland
T +1.216.861.6033
F +1.216.696.0740

Overview

Brittany Lockyer is a litigator concentrating on commercial disputes and class action defense. She frequently represents corporations in large disputes, including multidistrict litigation, class actions and complex commercial matters.

Select Experience

  • Member of team defending Fortune 500 hospitality company against dozens of lawsuits in multidistrict litigation stemming from alleged data breach.
  • Defending commercial real estate broker in litigation alleging breach of fiduciary duties.
  • Member of team representing custodian of self-directed IRAs in putative class action pending in state court alleging breach of contract and fiduciary duty theories.
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Experience

  • Member of team defending Fortune 500 hospitality company against dozens of lawsuits in multidistrict litigation stemming from alleged data breach.
  • Defending commercial real estate broker in litigation alleging breach of fiduciary duties.
  • Member of team representing custodian of self-directed IRAs in putative class action pending in state court alleging breach of contract and fiduciary duty theories.
  • Represented a government consulting firm in an international arbitration proceeding. Successfully obtained dismissal of the proceeding on jurisdictional grounds.
  • Secured dismissal of a putative class action brought against a financial institution client following a data breach.
  • Member of trial team that prosecuted an energy industry client’s property rights, resulting in $5.5 million jury verdict in client’s favor.

Recognitions and Memberships

Prior Positions

  • Cleveland Metroparks: Law Clerk (2016 to 2018)
  • The Honorable Dan A. Polster, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio: Judicial Extern (2016)

Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  • Ohio

Education

  • J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 2018, magna cum laude; Case Western Reserve University Law Review, Senior Editor; Order of the Coif
  • B.A., Miami University, 2013