Alessandra Brainard
Associate
Mail : alessandra.brainard@bbs-law.com
Phone|Fax|Text: 215.665.3406
Office: Philadelphia, PA
Education
Elon University, B.A.
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, J.D.
Admissions
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
The Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Hobbies/Interests
Skiing
Horseback riding
Competitive board games
Long walks on the Jersey Shore
Alessandra Brainard is an Associate at the firm’s Philadelphia office where she works with the Special Investigations & Fraud team. Within SIU, Alessandra develops litigation strategy; drafts pleadings; writes substantive trial and appellate court motions; oversees extensive discovery; takes and defends depositions; interviews witnesses; handles hearings and arbitrations; negotiates settlements; and conducts all phases of trial preparation through resolution before jury selection. In furtherance of her work, Alessandra has presented on varying fraud schemes, including rideshare fraud and staged accidents. Outside of her work with SIU, Alessandra is an active Member of the Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement Committee; a Volunteer with Philadelphia VIP; and an Arbitrator for the Philadelphia Compulsory Arbitration Program. She began her career at Bennett, Bricklin & Saltzburg LLC as a Summer Associate in 2022.
In 2025, Alessandra left the firm to clerk in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Upon completing her clerkship, Alessandra returned to the firm.
In 2023, Alessandra graduated with a Juris Doctor and Concentration in Litigation & Dispute Resolution from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. Upon graduation, Alessandra received the Faculty Recognition Award and Maura Buri Memorial Excellence in Student Research Prize for her piece, Not For Your Eyes: The Case for Imposing Civil Liability Against Sextortion. While at Villanova Law, Alessandra served as the Chairperson for the Moot Court Board. As Chairperson, Alessandra managed thirty members, acted as the point-person between the Board and the Villanova Law Administration, and oversaw all coordination and expenditures for the Board. In addition to serving as Chairperson, Alessandra served as a Dean’s Ambassador, Executive Board Member of the Emerging Technology Legal Society, and Student Ambassador to the Office of Admissions. Formerly, Alessandra worked as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable Judge Elizabeth T. Hey in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and as an Extern for the Villanova Law Institute to Address Sexual Exploitation.
Prior to attending law school, Alessandra worked for the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General, combatting fraud, waste, and abuse in the Bureau of Program Integrity and the Policy & Government Division.
In 2018, Alessandra graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Elon University, where she majored in Strategic Communications and minored in Political Science. At Elon, the Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications published her article, A Content Analysis of Crimes Posted on Social Media Platforms, which explored the rationale for posting crimes online under Sigmund Freud’s guilt theories.
In her spare time, Alessandra enjoys skiing, horseback riding, competitive board games, and long walks on the Jersey Shore.
