Brett A. Rendeiro

• rendeiro@butzel.com
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Brett Rendeiro is a Shareholder practicing in Butzel Long’s Bloomfield Hills office. Mr. Rendeiro concentrates his practice in labor and employment law and has evolved into a trial advocate with substantial experience in employment and complex commercial disputes.

Experience

• Represented manufacturing, service, retail and banking clients against discrimination and harassment claims, all resulting in summary dismissal, settlement or favorable jury and arbitration verdicts.
• Obtained numerous temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions against former employees for theft of trade secrets and other confidential, proprietary information.
• Secured numerous settlements favorable to clients involving the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Defend Trade Secrets Act, the Michigan Uniform Trade Secrets Act and non-compete/non-solicitation agreements.
• Obtained judgment against former manufacturing engineer for theft of trade secrets.
• Obtained permanent injunction and judgment against former employees of financial institution for theft of trade secrets.
• Defeated employees’ motion for conditional certification for claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Obtained summary dismissal of employees’ claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Defeated numerous motions for temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions involving automotive supply chain disputes.
• Successfully represented several large financial institutions in complex real estate and lending litigation matters, including appointment of receivers, injunctions and other equitable actions.
• Successfully represented Fortune 500 company in litigation involving an earn-out agreement.
• Represented majority shareholder of professional services firm in shareholder oppression litigation resulting in favorable settlement to client.

Mr. Rendeiro is a graduate of Wayne State University Law School (J.D., 2001, cum laude, Order of the Coif, Wayne Law Review, Survey Editor) and Eastern Michigan University (B.B.A., Finance, 1998).