Brent Kugler is a seasoned trial lawyer and prominent direct selling attorney with more than 23 years of experience representing direct sales, multilevel (MLM) and network marketing companies in lawsuits, arbitrations and regulatory matters throughout the United States. Brent has successfully represented companies in litigation involving distributor terminations, solicitation and raiding disputes, trade secret misappropriation and allegations of independent contractor misclassification. Formerly the General Counsel for a large MLM company, Brent provides comprehensive legal representation to direct sales companies on regulatory issues, distributor policies, and procedures, compensation plans, independent contractor classification and risk management. Brent has served as an expert witness on MLM issues and he is a frequent speaker and author on developments and trends in the direct sales industry and preparing companies for litigation.