Technology and the protection of intellectual property has been a focus of Mr. Brown's commercial litigation practice throughout his career. He has appeared in federal and state courts across the United States as lead counsel and he has represented parties in numerous arbitrations. Some of his cases were landmark disputes which set new legal standards in technology-related litigation. On behalf of foreign companies, he has provided counsel on risk analysis, litigation strategy, settlement alternatives and, where necessary, defended against claims by U.S. business customers.
Mr. Brown's litigated disputes have covered a broad spectrum of matters including information technology, intellectual property, data breaches, claims arising under the Stored Communications Act, copyright infringement, computer software development disputes, breach of computer services agreements, claims arising under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, open source software issues, failed computer system implementations, and breach of general commercial contracts.