Brandon H. Johnson
Partner
Co-chair, Attorneys of Color Affinity Group
As a trusted advisor to startups, midsize enterprises, and Fortune 500 companies, Brandon H. Johnson helps clients develop, license, sell, and purchase leading-edge technology products and solutions. Known for his practical, impact-centric approach, Brandon draws on his years of working closely with and within client organizations to advance key business and legal objectives.
Brandon is an accomplished commercial lawyer, recognized by Best Lawyers and Legal 500 for his dealmaking prowess in technology transactions. He has successfully negotiated complex agreements for a wide range of industry-leading companies, including those in the AI, cloud, retail and e-commerce, fintech, immersive entertainment, and electric and autonomous vehicles sectors. Clients value Brandon's ability to close deals efficiently without compromising their core priorities.
In addition, Brandon is a leading expert in the field of accessibility law and a frequent speaker and writer on the subject as well. He counsels clients on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA), the European Accessibility Act (EAA), the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), and other global accessibility laws, regulations, and standards. He also designs and implements in-house accessibility compliance programs; advises clients facing litigation, regulatory, and enforcement threats; supports clients in accessibility audits; and drafts accessibility policies and accessibility-related terms in commercial agreements.
Brandon also provides strategic guidance on communications regulatory requirements for IoT products, including those pertaining to equipment authorization, testing, and labeling.
Practice Highlights
Technology transactions
Accessibility
IoT
Admitted to Practice
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District of Columbia, 2016
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New York, 2013
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U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
Education
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J.D., Harvard Law School, 2012
- Executive Editor, Harvard Law Review
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B.A., History, Yale University, 2009
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Co-chair, Emerging Issues in Technology, Federal Communications Bar Association, 2024-2025
- Vice Chair, Internet of Things Committee, Science & Technology Law Section, American Bar Association, 2023-present
- Vice Chair, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Committee, Science & Technology Law Section, American Bar Association, 2023-present
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2022-present
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Pathfinder Program, 2019
Professional Recognition
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- Named "One to Watch" by Best Lawyers in Communications Law, 2025; in Technology Law, 2025
- Law360 Telecommunications Editorial Advisory Board, 2024
- Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Technology Law, 2023
- Selected by Legal 500 U.S. as a top lawyer in Media, Technology & Telecoms, both for Transactional and Regulatory work, 2023
Background
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- Counsel, 2022-2024; Associate, 2018-2021 – Perkins Coie LLP, Washington, D.C.
- Associate, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C., 2015-2018
- Law Clerk, Hon. Raymond J. Lohier, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, New York, 2014-2015
- Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, 2013-2014
- Law Clerk, Hon. William G. Young, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Boston, 2012-2013