Mr. Brown is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office.  His experience in financial litigation includes matters involving auditor and accountant liability, securities fraud defense as well as the representation of issuers and auditors in numerous U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement investigations. 

Career highlights include:

• Defense of auditors in class actions and SEC investigations relating to insurance accounting, tax provision accounting and acquisition accounting
• Defense of auditors including defense verdict at trial, of fraud-on-the-market class action relating to tax provision accounting and minority interest accounting

Mr. Brown is a member of the American Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association and the Columbus Bar Association.

Mr. Brown received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.  He received his B.A. from George Washington University where he received Special Honors in History and was Phi Beta Kappa.

Professional and Community Activities

• Ohio Supreme Court, Legal Needs Assessment Implementation Committee, 1991-1994
• Legal Aid Society of Columbus, Board of Trustees, President, 1989-1990

Honors and Awards

• Legal Aid Society of Columbus Appreciation Award, 1993
• Ohio Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2004-2006