Daniel L. Brown

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Daniel Brown is a partner in the Antitrust and Business Trial Practice Groups in the firm's New York office.  He is also the Co-Chairperson of the firm's Electronic Discovery Group.  In addition, Mr. Brown is the Chair of the firm's Pro Bono Committee.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Brown regularly represents clients in high stakes, complex, antitrust, securities and commercial litigations and arbitrations, including class actions.  He has particular experience litigating significant business disputes involving contracts, securities, joint ventures, partnerships, fraud and fiduciary duties.

Mr. Brown also frequently counsels parties in the hospitality industry, and represents owners, franchisees, and managers in proceedings arising from management and franchise agreements.

Mr. Brown is the U.S. National Contributor on the latest U.S. developments in antitrust private enforcement for the Global Competition Litigation Review, a leading private enforcement journal on the European market.

Mr. Brown also is the author of a comprehensive chapter on U.S. antitrust and federal civil procedure in International and Comparative Competition Litigation, a treatise comparing the competition laws in over 20 jurisdictions world-wide.

Education

  • J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1998
  • B.A. The University of Michigan, 1993

Clerkships

  • Interned for the Honorable Michael B. Mukasey in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Admissions

  • New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First and Second Circuits
  • U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
    • Member of litigation and trial team for Samsung Electronics in the largest ever civil antitrust case.
    • In re SRAM Antitrust Litig., MDL No. 1819 (2006-present): National counsel defending civil price-fixing class actions regarding static random access memory chips.
    • In Blue Tree Hotels Investment (Canada) Ltd. v. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., 369 F.3d 212 (2d Cir. 2004): Successfully argued the appeal before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which resulted in the dismissal of alleged antitrust violations against the defendants arising from purported violations of the Robinson-Patman Act.
    • Lead litigator for the indenture trustee for $1.7 billion in notes in the Adelphia bankruptcy proceedings.
    • Represented hotel managers and owners in litigations and arbitrations concerning the termination of hotel management agreements.
    • Successfully defeated an action seeking injunctive relief and the attachment of the assets of an apparel company.
    • Represented an inventor of computer software and business owner in an arbitration arising from the purchase of his business and software.
    • Represented a multinational conglomerate corporation in an international arbitration concerning a distribution and licensing agreement.
    • Represented an appliance manufacturer in an international arbitration concerning the termination of an exclusive distributorship.
    • Represented a cell phone manufacturer concerning its rights under a joint-venture agreement.
    • In Hall v. New York Roadrunners Club, 99-Civ.-4122 (E.D.N.Y.): Lead counsel for Plaintiffs, a lawsuit brought under the Americans With Disabilities Act in connection with the running of the New York City Marathon. The historic settlement of that lawsuit included equal treatment for wheelchair athletes in the largest spectator event in the world.
    • Mr. Brown has made significant contributions to cases that have been reported in the New York Law Journal, New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Mr. Brown has also appeared on CNN, NBC and Court TV.
    • Mr. Brown has been a featured speaker at hospitality, antitrust, electronic discovery and other Continuing Legal Education programs.

Honors

  • Mr. Brown was a member of the pro bono team at Sheppard Mullin receiving the 2011 Frankel Award from Human Rights First for their successful representation of Abdalmageed Haroun, a prominent human rights activist and former Sudanese prisoner. In the Sudan, Mr. Haroun's work focused on women's rights, the plight of internally displaced refugees, and the victims of the conflict in Darfur. As a result of his selfless and heroic efforts, Mr. Haroun was detained for months, persecuted, tortured, and threatened with death by the Sudanese government, forcing him to flee the country. The firm represented Mr. Haroun in connection with his application for asylum in the United States.
  • Rising Star, New York Super Lawyers, 2011

Memberships

  • Member, President's Committee on Access to Justice, New York State Bar Association
  • Hotel Business Review, Editorial Board Member 2009 and 2010
  • Member, Antitrust Law Section, New York State Bar Association
  • Member, Class Action Committee of the Antitrust Law Section, New York State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust
  • New York State Bar Association

Articles

Press Mentions

Antitrust Law Blog Articles

Class Action Defense Strategy Law Blog Articles

New York Commercial Division Round Up Blog Articles

Speeches

Events