Mike Brown focuses on commercial litigation, inclusive of environmental litigation and securities litigation. In the environmental space, Mr. Brown has represented public and private companies in actions in both state and federal court. Matters include cases under the FCA and CERCLA, as well as individual, class, and mass tort litigation. In the securities law space, Mr. Brown has represented companies and individuals in dealing with government investigations as well as in shareholder and derivative litigation. Mr. Brown’s remaining commercial litigation practice spans from land use disputes to contract litigation. In addition to litigating, Mr. Brown advises real estate companies in permitting work and advises on development-related legislation in the Commonwealth. 

Mr. Brown’s pro bono practice has included the successful representation of individuals facing eviction proceedings, assisting a veteran successfully upgrade her discharge status after honorable service, bringing and settling a class action on behalf of civil immigration detainees to secure their safe release or transfer due to insufficient conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the successful reversal before the Sixth Circuit of the dismissal of a blind inmate’s constitutional and disability claims. 

In 2021, Mr. Brown was the recipient of WilmerHale’s John H. Pickering Award for his pro bono efforts on behalf of civil immigration detainees.

Mr. Brown joined WilmerHale as a summer associate in 2015. From 2017 to 2019, he served as a law clerk for US Magistrate Judge the Hon. Judith Gail Dein in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Mr. Brown served Judge Dein in her capacity as the Magistrate Judge assigned to Puerto Rico’s financial restructuring matters under PROMESA.