Overview
Cameron A. Brown is an associate in the Litigation Department of Paul Hastings and is based in the Washington, D.C. office. He is a trained generalist litigator. He focuses his practice on white-collar defense, executive representation, whistleblower representation, internal corporate investigations, and complex civil litigation, in both state and federal courts, including arbitration and mediation. He has represented a diverse array of clientele including attorneys, executives, trustees, law firms, nonprofits, foundations and corporations in the technology, entertainment, industrial, pharmaceutical, and nonprofit sectors against claims ranging from legal malpractice, product liability, fraud, employment discrimination to employment disputes, and intentional or environmental torts.
Before joining Paul Hastings in fall 2024, Mr. Brown was a Trial Attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Branch. There, he engaged in criminal and civil actions under or involving the Food and Drug Administration, the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Communications Commission, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. He frequently partnered with U.S. Attorney's Offices, other DOJ components, federal law enforcement agents, and foreign law enforcement agencies. His prior roles include positions at top-tier D.C. law firms and a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Linda V. Parker of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Mr. Brown earned a J.D. from Stanford Law School, and was awarded the Judge Thelton E. Henderson Prize for his exceptional performance in Stanford’s Criminal Defense Clinic. He also earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Davis, graduating cum laude with a Departmental Citation for Outstanding Academics and an induction into Phi Beta Kappa.
Mr. Brown is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia and New York.
Mr. Brown is involved and committed to mentoring younger, underprivileged, or diverse students and attorneys through educational or non-profit organizations like UC Davis’s Educational Opportunity Program, the TRIALS program, the Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Law Program, and Just the Beginning’s Share the Wealth Clerkship Program.
Education
- Stanford Law School, J.D., 2017
- University of California, Davis, B.A. (cum laude), 2012
Representations
- Represented lawyer and national law firm in a high-stakes, complex legal malpractice litigation and multi-week trial.
- Represented tech company in a multi-plaintiff, coordinated litigation relating to strict liability and negligence claims arising from allegedly tortious or criminal conduct of gig workers.
- Represented regional union in a multi-plaintiff litigation relating to claims of employment discrimination and retaliation.
- Represented tech company in a multi-state litigation relating to allegations of environmental torts, including public nuisance, trespass, strict liability and negligence claims.
- Represented pharmaceutical company in a multi-plaintiff coordinated litigation relating to antitrust claims.
- Represented media company in a merger review process before the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice.
Matters may have been completed before joining Paul Hastings.