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Former J&J Deputy Counsel Joseph G. Braunreuther joins FedArb
December 7, 2023 – FedArb is pleased to announce that Joseph G. Braunreuther has joined its panel. Based in New York and Florida, he previously served as the Deputy General Counsel at Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Braunreuther will serve as a mediator and special master, focused on resolving Business/ Commercial, Class Actions, Intellectual Property, Pharmaceutical, Product Liability, Securities and Antitrust disputes.
Prior to joining FedArb, Mr. Braunreuther spent 20 years at J&J where he held various senior positions, including serving as General Counsel of the Pharmaceutical Sector and head of the Litigation Group where he oversaw the resolution of the most significant legal challenges facing the company, including defending J&J from high-risk product liability cases, critical patent litigation and commercial litigation arising out of life sciences agreements.
“FedArb is thrilled to have Joe join our panel,” said Kennen D. Hagen, FedArb’s president and CEO. “His experience resolving mass torts and international patent and licensing disputes with domestic and international litigants gives him credibility with the courts and the parties to craft productive solutions in complicated litigation.”
Before joining J&J, Mr. Braunreuther served as Executive Assistant U.S. attorney and in other senior leadership positions in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey. His numerous civil and criminal cases involved financial fraud, organized crime and political corruption. As the head of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Civil Division, Braunreuther represented numerous government agencies, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration.
Mr. Braunreuther earned his B.S. from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law.
About FedArb
For almost two decades, leading law firms have used FedArb’s panel of more than 60 former Article III federal judges and 60 distinguished neutrals to successfully mediate and arbitrate hundreds of high profile complex civil cases, typically achieving results more efficiently and cost effectively than through litigation. FedArb’s panelists also work with law firms on internal investigations, mock trials and on corporate monitoring assignments. FedArb provides around-the-clock administrative services and requires its neutrals to honor the parties’ deadlines, saving clients time and money.