Brenden D. Soucy is a partner who focuses his practice on construction law, real estate law, and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Soucy graduated summa cum laude from the FSU College of Law, where he served as Executive Editor of the Law Review, a Board of Directors Member of the Moot Court Team, Managing Editor of the FSU Journal of Transnational Law & Policy, and Chief Executive Officer of the Business Law Society. In addition to obtaining his Juris Doctor degree, Mr. Soucy was awarded the Business Law Certificate, with highest honors.
Areas of Experience
- Construction Law
- Real Estate Law
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Corporate
Awards and Recognitions
- National Order of the Coif
- National Champion, 2012 Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Competition
- Final Four, 2011 FSU Law Intramural Moot Court Competition
- Argued before ceremonial session of the Florida Supreme Court
- 2012 Recipient of the Nat Stern Award for Outstanding Service and Dedication to the FSU Law Moot Court Team
- Business Law Certificate with highest honors, FSU College of Law
- Dean’s List, FSU College of Law (all semesters)
- Book Award (highest grade in class) for Professional Responsibility, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance Seminar, Legislation & Regulation, and Legal Writing & Research II
- 2009 Recipient of the Harper and Whitfield Accounting Merit Scholarship
- Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society
- Delta Mu Delta Honors Society
Education
- Florida State University College of Law (J.D., Law, summa cum laude, 2013)
- Central Connecticut State University (B.S., Accounting, cum laude, 2010)
Professional and Community Involvement
- Executive Editor, Florida State University Law Review (Volume 40)
- Board of Directors Member, FSU College of Law Moot Court Team (2011-2013)
- Managing Editor, FSU Journal of Transnational Law & Policy (Volumes 20 & 21)
- Chief Executive Officer, FSU Business Law Society (2012-2013)
- Law Clerk at Executive Office of Governor Rick Scott, Office of General Counsel (2011-2012)
- Legal Specialist at Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel (2012)
- Research Assistant to Professor Shawn J. Bayern (2011-2012)
- First District Appellate American Inn of Court (2012-2013)
- Federalist Society
Published Works
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: The Solution or the Problem?, 40 FLA. ST. U. L. REV. 691 (2013) (republished in Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Purpose, Critique, Implementation Status and Policy Issues: Volume 2, Chapter 16 (World Scientific-Now Publishers Series in Business 2014)
Bar and Court Admissions
- Florida
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
