Brett J. Rodda

Brett represents buyers and sellers in both public and private company transactions, including tender offers, mergers, stock purchases, asset deals and joint ventures. He has also negotiated hundreds of debt and equity investments for private equity funds, family offices and other investors.

In 2023, Brett was recognized as a Dealmaker of the Year by ‘The American Lawyer’ for representing Berkshire Hathaway in its USD 11.6 billion acquisition of Alleghany Corporation. He also led the reported USD 500 million sale of Health-Ade Kombucha to Butterfly Equity, which was named a Middle Market Deal of the Year in 2026 by ‘Mergers & Acquisitions’. This follows the magazine’s recognition of Brett’s work on Powdr Corp.’s sale of the Killington and Pico Mountain ski resorts in Vermont, which was awarded an honorable mention for Middle Market Deal of the Year in 2025.  Earlier in his career, Brett was named a Daily Journal Top Lawyer Under 40 for his work on Berkshire Hathaway’s USD 44 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe and the merger of the William Morris and Endeavor talent agencies in 2008.

Brett received his law degree from Stanford Law School, where he graduated Order of the Coif. He obtained a BA, summa cum laude, from George Washington University, where he majored in political communication. Prior to attending law school, he was a radio reporter based at the NASDAQ Stock Market.

• Beats Music and Beats Electronics in the companies’ USD 3 billion acquisition by Apple.
• BDT&MSD Partners in numerous transactions, including its investments in Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Keurig Dr. Pepper, Colfax Corporation, Pret Panera and GoodLeap.
• Berkshire Hathaway in more than a dozen public company acquisitions, including its USD 44 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, its USD 37 billion acquisition of Precision Castparts and its USD 11 billion purchase of Alleghany Corporation.
• C & B Enterprises, a leading John Deere dealership group, in its sale to Point Field Partners.
• Aircraft parts manufacturer California Amforge in its sale to Wynnchurch Capital.
• Infrastructure support company Cotton Holdings in its sale to Sun Capital.
• Econic Partners in the creation of a new economic consulting firm backed by Goldman Sachs.
• Health-Ade Kombucha in its sale to Butterfly Equity.
• KB Home in the acquisition of several family-owned homebuilding companies.
• LifeMD in the sale of its WorkSimpli Software subsidiary.
• Nexus Capital Management in its acquisitions of the FTD florist network, Lamps Plus, MAV Beauty Brands, HDT Global and Sky Organics, as well as its investments in Resident and MediaLab, and in the merger of Natural Balance Pet Foods with Canidae Pet Foods.
• California-based retailer 99 Cents Only Stores in its USD 1.6 billion sale to Ares Management and CPPIB.
• Powdr Corp. in the sale of its Killington and Pico Mountain ski resorts to a New England-based investor group, and in the sale of the SilverStar resort to Pacific Group.
• Sperber Landscape Companies in the roll-up of 17 privately held landscaping companies across the US.

• Mergers & Acquisitions Middle Market Deal of the Year 2026
• Mergers & Acquisitions Middle Market Deal of the Year Honorable Mention 2025
• American Lawyer Dealmaker of the Year 2023
• Top Lawyer Under 40, Daily Journal 2008