Associate
Chris Brown is a litigation and trial associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins.
Chris represents clients in antitrust litigation and during merger clearance. Chris has worked on antitrust litigation from the filing of the complaint through discovery, dispositive motions, and trial. He has assisted clients in advocating before the Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission regarding antitrust enforcement and merger clearance. His litigation experience includes monopolization, monopsonization, and merger challenges brought by both the government and private litigants. His experience spans across industries, including agricultural products, government contracting, information technology, pharmaceuticals, and manufactured goods. Chris helps clients navigate complex antitrust issues, including:
Chris also represents clients during white collar investigations. As part of this role, he has assisted in investigations from the initial identification of a potential problem through counseling clients on addressing the results of the investigation. His work on these matters has included advocacy before the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice regarding financial accounting and alleged fraud.
Chris maintains an active pro bono practice. His work includes successfully reuniting a mother with her separated child in an immigration proceeding and representing tenants. Prior to law school, Chris worked as a certified public accountant for an international accounting firm.
Chris' litigation experience includes representing:
Latham’s antitrust and appellate lawyers together successfully overturned a preliminary injunction in the Fourth Circuit for NASCAR.
Latham’s antitrust litigators were honored for defeating a motion for a preliminary injunction for client NASCAR.
A Latham team led by Brendan McShane, Sadik Huseny, and Anna Rathbun were honored as winners of The American Lawyer’s Litigators of the Week for achieving a precedent-setting dismissal for Cendyn in an antitrust proposed class action.