Brandon Reid

Brandon Reid is an associate in Quinn Emanuel’s Washington, D.C. office. He joined the firm as a Summer Associate in 2023 (New York) and 2024 (Washington) and returned as an Associate in 2025.

Brandon graduated from Columbia Law School, where he participated in the Harlan Fiske Stone Moot Court, Criminal Defense Clinic, and Parole Advocacy Project, through which he honed his oral and written advocacy skills. While there, he also worked as an intern at the White House Domestic Policy Council, where he contributed to the review of draft rule-making, executive agency reports to Congress, and legal briefs for federal district court proceedings.

Prior to law school, Brandon started a non-profit in Annapolis, MD that supports at-risk youth. He also performed heart research and wrote a related manuscript that he presented at two international cardiology conferences and had published in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. Further, while a senior at Davidson College, Brandon successfully advocated for a significant sentencing reconsideration in a Maryland court, which led to an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.