Brian Kearney > Ballard Spahr LLP > Philadelphia, United States > Lawyer Profile
Ballard Spahr LLP Offices
1735 MARKET STREET, 51ST FLOOR
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-7599
PENNSYLVANIA
United States
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Brian Kearney
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Associate
Career
Brian Kearney is an associate in the Litigation Department, focusing his practice on commercial litigation and white collar criminal and civil matters. His white collar practice includes providing advice on AML and BSA litigation and compliance, including matters involving suspicious activity reports.
During law school, in addition to research and teaching assistantships, Brian worked as an intern in the office of Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He also was a 2017 Ballard Spahr summer associate. He plays keyboards in the firm’s cover band, Ballard Spahr Galactica.
Prior to law school, Brian spent a decade as an educator at Saint Joseph’s Preparatory School in Philadelphia, where he earned tenure and served as Faculty Chairperson.
Admissions
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Education
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (J.D., 2018)
Penn Journal of Constitutional Law, Executive Board (Articles Editor)
Certificate in Business Management, The Wharton School
Nonprofit Board Fellow in McNulty Leadership Program, The Wharton School
Graduation Award for Distinguished Pro Bono Service
Rutgers University (M.A. Classics, 2012)
College of the Holy Cross (B.A. Classics, 2003, magna cum laude)
Bean Classics Scholar
Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Sigma Nu honor societies
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Finance > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense