Mr Jeffrey Brown > Dechert LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Mr Jeffrey Brown

+1 212 698 3511 [email protected]

Work Department

White Collar, Compliance and Investigations

Position

Partner

Career

Jeffrey A. Brown focuses his practice on white collar defense, securities litigation, SEC and CFTC enforcement actions, and related commercial litigation. His experience includes conducting internal investigations across multiple industries and across international boundaries, representing companies and individuals in connection with investigations by the Department of Justice, the Securities Exchange Commission, and state and local prosecutors. Mr. Brown’s practice includes a number of matters representing individuals investigated for “spoofing” and other market manipulation in markets for various commodities.

Mr. Brown previously worked for approximately 9 years at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where he served as Co-Chief of the General Crimes Unit and before that as Acting Deputy Chief of the Narcotics Unit. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Mr. Brown investigated and prosecuted crimes in the Terrorism, International Narcotics Trafficking, Narcotics, Violent Crimes and General Crimes Units. Many of Mr. Brown’s representations at Dechert involve investigations brought by his former Office.

Education

• The University of Vermont, B.A., 1994, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Outstanding Senior Student in French Studies
• Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1999, magna cum laude, Executive Articles Editor of the Georgetown Law Review