Brandon K. Wharton Associate

Brandon is an associate in the Baltimore office, where he focuses his practice on representing employers in a broad range of labor and employment matters in federal and state courts. In addition to his litigation experience, Brandon helps clients navigate federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing employment relationships. He regularly assists clients with drafting employment agreements, handbooks and policies, and separation agreements.

Brandon also counsels educational institutions and represents them in connection with litigation and regulatory enforcement actions. His recent experience includes defending clients in response to borrower defense to repayment claims; advising on Title VII, Title IX, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and Clery Act compliance; and representing clients before the Maryland Higher Education Commission. Additionally, Brandon has assisted clients in conducting sensitive investigations into alleged discrimination, harassment, and other forms of misconduct.

Before joining McGuireWoods, Brandon clerked for the Honorable Diana Gribbon Motz of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Honorable Paula Xinis of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. He also practiced at a regional firm in Baltimore, Maryland.

Brandon earned his undergraduate degree from Towson University and graduated magna cum laude and Order of the Coif from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Maryland Law Review. Upon graduating from law school, Brandon received the Roger Howell Achievement Award, which is presented annually to an outstanding member of the graduating class who has contributed significantly to the student activities program and whose leadership, scholarship, and moral character are representative of the high ideals of the legal profession.