Curriculum Vitae
BRANDT SILVER-KORN is Managing Partner (California) at Edelson PC. He represents individuals in a broad array of mass torts and class actions, with a focus in utility-caused wildfire litigation, toxic torts, and lawsuits against technology companies over illegal gambling operations.
Brandt’s clients include thousands of wildfire victims across the United States, including thousands of victims of the 2020 Labor Day Fires in Oregon, more than 1,000 victims of the 2018 Camp Fire in Northern California, and more than 500 victims of the 2021 Marshall Fire in Colorado. In litigation arising from the Oregon fires, the firm secured a historic jury verdict finding that the utility caused the fires, paving the way to billions in damages—and more than $200 million in individual verdicts so far.
Brandt also represents more than 1,000 cancer victims with claims against ethylene oxide sterilizers across the country, and has served as Class Counsel for thousands of consumers who lost money to online social casinos. Brandt has helped his clients recover more than $1 billion.
- Litigating on behalf of thousands of wildfire victims in the 2020 Labor Day Fires in Oregon, where the firm secured a first-of-its-kind jury verdict holding PacifiCorp liable to an entire class of plaintiffs for causing the fires, and subsequent jury verdicts exceeding $220 million to date. James v. PacifiCorp, No. 20-cv-33885 (Mult. Cty., Or.).
- Represented more than 1,000 victims of the California Camp Fire after firm was appointed to the Tort Claimants’ Committee during the PG&E bankruptcy proceedings in Northern California, helping secure a $13.5 billion settlement on behalf of fire victims. In re PG&E Corp., No. 19-30088-DM (Bankr. N.D. Cal.).
- Representing more than 500 survivors of 2021 Marshall Fire in Colorado seeking damages from defendant utility company. In re Marshall Fire Litig., No. 2022-cv-30195 (Boulder Cty., Co.).
- Secured more than $651 million to consumers—so far—who have suffered losses to internet social casinos. Kater et al. v. Churchill Downs Downs Inc. et al., No. 15-cv-00612 (W.D. Wash.); Thimmegowda v. Big Fish Games, Inc. et al., No. 19-cv-00199 (W.D. Wash.); Reed v. Light & Wonder, Inc., No. 18-cv-00565 (W.D. Wash.); Benson et al. v. Double Down Interactive, LLC et al., No. 18-cv-00525 (W.D. Wash.); Wilson v. Huuuge, Inc., No. 18-cv-05276 (W.D. Wash.); Wilson v. Playtika Ltd. et al., No. 18-cv-05277 (W.D. Wash.); Ferrando v. Zynga Inc., No. 22-cv-214 (W.D. Wash.).
- Representing more than 1,000 cancer victims seeking recovery against ethylene oxide (EtO) sterilizer companies with facilities across the country. E.g., Rex v. Medline Industries, Inc., et al., No. 2019-L-009505 (Cir. Ct. Cook County); Koch v. Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Inc. et al., No. 2023-L-000686 (Cir. Ct. Cook County); Knobbe v. Isomedix Operations, Inc. et al., No. 2022 L 008574 (Cir. Ct. Cook County); Isaacks v. Terumo BCT Sterilization Services, No. 2022-cv-031124 (Jefferson Cty., Co.)
- Recognized as a Rising Star 2024, Super Lawyers.
- Recognized as a Northern California Rising Star by Super Lawyers, 2023-2025.
- Recognized as a Rising Star of the Plaintiffs Bar by The National Law Journal, 2022-2023.
Brandt received his J.D. from Stanford Law School, where he was awarded the Gerald Gunther Prize in Criminal Law and the John Hart Ely Prize in Mental Health Law.
- California
- Illinois