Michael F. Brown

Partner and Assistant General Counsel

  • Michael F. Brown
  • Phone: +1 215 979 1324

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  • Duane Morris LLP
    30 South 17th Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
    USA

Michael F. Brown is Assistant General Counsel to Duane Morris LLP. In that role, he supervises the Conflicts and Business Intake Compliance Counsel in the firm’s Office of General Counsel. Mr. Brown also advises the firm’s management and lawyers on a broad range of matters, including professional ethics, risk management, engagement and conflict waiver letters, vetting clients, the attorney-client privilege, sensitive court filings, and bar admission requirements.

Prior to joining Duane Morris, Mr. Brown was a partner in the Commercial Litigation Department of an AmLaw100 firm. He has a wide range of experience in securities and corporate governance litigation, products liability litigation, mass tort bankruptcies, insurance coverage disputes, eminent domain, and general commercial litigation.

Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Education

  • Villanova University, J.D., 1989
    - Articles Editor, Law Review
  • Universität Tübingen, Non-degree Program, 1986
  • Frei Universität Berlin, Non-degree Program, 1985
  • Duke University, B.S., cum laude, 1984

Experience

  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Assistant General Counsel, 2017-present
  • Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
    - Partner, 1998-2016
    - Associate, 1989-1998