Brian Ramkissoon

Education

• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, LLM, 2014
• Florida Coastal School of Law, JD, 2013
• University of Central Florida, BS, 2010

Brian is an associate in the New York office. He focuses his practice on construction litigation, including construction defect claims, construction injury, New York Labor Law litigation, admiralty and maritime litigation and commercial litigation.

He regularly handles cases involving New York Labor Law claims along with contractual indemnity claims. He handles various construction cases, involving construction defect claims, construction accidents, code violations and building and designed related deficiencies. His clients include owners, developers, general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, commercial landlord and tenants, among other clients.

He handles various admiralty and maritime cases, including claims involving exoneration from or limitation of liability, breach of Bareboat Charter Agreement, marine product liability cases, cargo cases and maritime personal injury cases, including Jones Act claims and Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.

Prior to joining Kennedys, Brian gained valuable practice experience at a large defense firm where he excelled in case management from inception to conclusion, handling numerous depositions, conferences, motions in limine and mediations. He also supervised junior attorneys with court appearances and overall case workflow.

Brian earned his LLM degree in Intellectual Property from Benjamin Cardozo School of Law in 2014 with a focus on data law. He has collaborated with high-level officers of large corporations, ensuring seamless alignment between security and privacy compliance programs. His responsibilities encompassed developing, delivering, and overseeing privacy and retention programs for large companies. Additionally, he has experience in developing policies and procedures around data ethics and incident response. Further, he has conducted internal investigations in preparation of responding to electronically stored data discovery requests.