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Tom Brown began his career at the firm as an associate in 1995 and is now a member of the firm.

Mr. Brown received his B.A. cum laude from Colgate University in 1988 and his J.D. magna cum laude from Cornell University in 1995, where he was a member of the law review and the Order of the Coif. In addition, he was active in moot court both as a judge and as a participant, winning the Jessup Memorial Competition at Cornell and representing the school at a national moot court competition held in New York. Following law school, he served as a clerk for the Honorable Max Rosenn of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Brown has practiced actively in complex civil litigation in state and federal courts and arbitrations and in various matters in Surrogate’s Courts. He recently led the trial team that secured a $12+ million jury verdict for fraud against a national investment bank after a four week trial. Prior to that victory, he successfully confirmed a multi-million dollar Swiss arbitration award in the District of Delaware and acted as the lead attorney in another successful jury trial and several arbitrations. He has also acted as second chair in a complex 27 day bench trial in the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York for New York County in which the Court rendered a multi-million verdict in favor of his clients. He has appeared before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and has argued numerous motions before both state and federal Courts. He has also worked on numerous cases that his clients have successfully settled prior to trial.

Mr. Brown is a member of the New York State bar as well as the bars of the Second and Third Circuits and those of the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, where he is presently serving on the Federal Courts Committee, and is the author of the article: "Forced Abortions and Involuntary Sterilization in China: Are the Victims of Coercive Population Control Measures Eligible for Asylum in the United States," published in San Diego L.R., 32-3.

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