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Benjamin C. Brown

Counsel

Brown, Benjamin C.

Ben Brown is a counsel in the firm's Securities Department, and a member of the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice Group. He joined the firm in 2005.

Practice

Mr. Brown has represented corporate and individual clients in a variety of regulatory, civil, and criminal investigations by the Securities & Exchange Commission, Department of Justice, SROs, and state attorneys general, including allegations of accounting fraud, insider trading, violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, improper options-granting and other compensation practices, and disclosure violations, among others. He has also handled a range of civil litigation matters, with an emphasis on complex securities litigation.

Publications & News

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January 8, 2013

Lawyers Share Perspectives on Recent Court Opinions, Anti-Corruption Developments

In the January 2013 edition of the Financial Fraud Law Report, Partners Andrew Weissman and Douglas Davison and Counsel Benjamin Brown published an article entitled “String of Recent Circuit Court Opinions Impact SEC Enforcement Program.”

January 3, 2013

String of Recent Circuit Court Opinions Impact SEC

An article by Andrew B. Weissman, Douglas J. Davison and Benjamin C. Brown, published in the January 2013 edition of Financial Fraud Law Report.

September 13, 2012

String of Recent Circuit Court Opinions Impact SEC Enforcement Program

March 29, 2012

Public Interests And 'Neither Admit Nor Deny' Settlements

An article by William McLucas, Doug Davison and Ben Brown, appearing in the March 29, 2012 edition of Law360 Expert Analysis. To view the article, click here.

December 6, 2010

SEC Wields The SOX 304 'Clawback' Provision

An article by Benjamin C. Brown, Douglas J. Davison, William R. McLucas and Thomas W. White, appearing in the December 6, 2010 edition of Law 360.

December 9, 2009

WilmerHale Announces 2010 Promotions

October 14, 2009

Cisco Systems Acquires Starent Networks

August 14, 2009

SEC Director of Enforcement Outlines Significant Changes Signaling Tougher, More Efficient Enforcement Environment

September 15, 2006

OutlookSoft Prevails in Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Hyperion Patents Found to be Invalid

January 1, 2003

The Role of Postmortem Events in Valuing Deductions for Claims Against Estates

60 Wash. & Lee L. Rev. 579 (2003)

Recent Highlights

  • Represented Fortune 10 conglomerate in SEC investigation of alleged revenue recognition accounting violations.
  • Conducted internal investigation on behalf of board of directors of national film and entertainment company in connection with parallel SEC and Justice Department investigations of options granting practices.
  • Defended former CFO of prominent local high-tech company in class action involving allegations of options backdating.
  • Represented national accounting firm in connection with US Attorney's Office prosecution of criminal acts allegedly perpetrated by accounting firm client.
  • Counseled hedge fund on issues related to data retention practices and obligations.
  • Represented multinational pharmaceuticals company in responding to trading inquiry from FINRA.
  • Defended former board member of financial services company in derivative litigation related to compensation practices. 
  • Represented hedge fund in New York Attorney General investigation of trading activity.
  • Conducted internal investigation of global technology services company in connection with inquiries by SEC and Justice Department into executive pay practices.

Practices

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Education

JD, cum laude, Washington and Lee University School of Law, 2003, Executive Editor, Washington and Lee Law Review

BA, Washington and Lee University, 1994

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia

Virginia

Languages

French