Brett Grindrod

Brett Grindrod is Counsel in Dentons' Commercial Litigation group, resident in the firm's Washington, DC office. His practice focuses on Insurance Law, specifically insurance coverage litigation and counselling.

Brett has represented insurers in matters regarding abuse, allocation, bad faith, business interruption, claims-made policies, commercial disputes, COVID-19, cyber, environmental and toxic torts, event cancellation, extra-contractual liability, first-party property, historical policies, and mass tort bankruptcies. These representations have spanned federal and state court and arbitration.

He has experience in all stages of litigation, including second chairing a multi-week arbitration; deposing fact and expert witnesses; preparing witnesses for testimony and depositions; drafting dispositive motions; discovery disputes; oral argument; and developing and executing case strategies.

His experience includes defending an insurer in litigation regarding property, cyber and business interruption coverage arising out of the NotPetya cyber-attack; serving as part of National Coordinating Counsel team for insurance coverage issues arising out of sexual abuse cases, including mass tort bankruptcies; obtaining summary judgment for an insurer in a coverage action regarding claimed lost or stolen items in excess of USD 4 million; and obtaining summary judgment and affirmance at the Fifth Circuit for an insurer with respect to a USD 25+ million claim under a claims-made pollution liability policy.

As an active participant in pro bono initiatives, Brett helps victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse procure civil protection orders. Immediately prior to joining Dentons, he served as senior counsel at one of the largest international law firms in the US.

He holds a JD, with honors, from The George Washington University and a BA, cum laude, from Bucknell University. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, 2026, and is a member of the American Bar Association – Insurance Coverage Litigation.