Blair G. BrownPartner

A fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Blair G.Brown has tried numerous cases to final verdict in courtsthroughout the United States. He was recently described as a“keen strategic thinker” and “an outstanding trial lawyer” byChambers USA.

From successfully defending the former president of the SaltLake City Olympic Committee against criminal charges toobtaining damage awards for clients in commercial litigation,Blair has represented individuals, partnerships, andcorporations in a wide array of civil and criminal litigationmatters.

In his white collar criminal defense practice, Blair hasrepresented clients in trials, grand jury proceedings, andgovernment investigations involving the Foreign CorruptPractices Act (FCPA), the Racketeer Influenced and CorruptOrganizations Act (RICO), false statements to governmentagencies, bribery, criminal antitrust laws, securities laws, andnumerous types of financial fraud, including those involvingtax, financial services, and government contracts.

His civil practice includes arbitrations and litigation alleginglegal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, business torts, civilRICO, fraud, misappropriation of intellectual property, breachof contract, defamation, and other claims.

Blair also represents individuals and entities in partnershipdisputes and other complex commercial disputes, as well asin professional disciplinary proceedings against attorneys,physicians, and scientists.

In his pro bono legal work, Blair has represented inmates ondeath row, written appellate amicus briefs on significantissues of criminal law and procedure, and provided legalethics advice to public defender organizations.

Blair has served as a faculty member of the Harvard LawSchool Trial Advocacy Program and of the National Instituteof Trial Advocacy. He lectures regularly on criminal practicetopics in continuing legal education programs.

Before joining Zuckerman Spaeder in 1988, Blair tried seriousfelony cases as an attorney at the Public Defender Service forthe District of Columbia. He also served as pro se law clerk tothe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and as lawclerk to the Hon. Leonard P. Moore.

Washington, DC +1 202.778.1829 202.822.8106 - Fax bgbrown@zuckerman.com

Practice focus

Business LitigationCongressionalinvestigationsFalse Claims Act (FCA)Foreign Corrupt PracticesAct (FCPA)Health CareInvestigationsLegal Profession and EthicsProcurement fraudTax ControversyWhite Collar Defense

Education

New York University Schoolof Law, J.D., 1981

Root-Tilden Scholar

Tulane University, B.A.,magna cum laude, 1978

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Government service

Public Defender ServiceDistrict of Columbia

Professional leadership

Fellow, American College of Trial LawyersNational Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers(NACDL), Former Board Member and Former-Co-Chair ofWhite Collar Crime CommitteeDistrict of Columbia Bar Criminal Law and IndividualRights Section, Former ChairAdjunct Faculty, American University Washington Collegeof Law, White Collar Crime, Spring 2014

Community involvement

Board of Trustees, Public Defender Service for the Districtof ColumbiaBoard Member, Gideon’s PromiseCo-Founder and Former Chairman of Board of Directors,Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project

Recognitions

Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business,White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Districtof Columbia)2020 Global Recommended Lawyer: Business CrimeDefense - Corporates & Individuals, Who’s Who LegalAV® Peer Review Rated, Martindale-HubbellThe Best Lawyers in America, Criminal Defense: White-CollarSuper Lawyers (Washington, DC)

Bar admissions

District of Columbia Maryland New York Virginia

Court admissions

U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit U.S. District Court, District of Columbia U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut

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U.S. District Court, District of Maryland U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia

Clerkships

Hon. Leonard P. Moore, U.S. Court of Appeals, SecondCircuit

Representative matters

Obtained an acquittal of all felony charges on behalf ofthe former chief executive officer of an energy companyrelated to alleged securities fraud and other criminalviolations.Defended the former president of the Salt Lake CityOlympic Committee against federal fraud and briberycharges arising out of the competition for the 2002Winter Games. After a six-week trial, the client wasacquitted of all charges.Defended a client charged with numerous federalcriminal tax offenses as a result of his participation in apartnership whose members received substantial taxbenefits for developing business opportunities in aneconomically deprived area. After a two-month trial, theclient was acquitted of all charges.Secured retractions of false statements made by a majorcelebrity television program and internet news site onbehalf of an internationally prominent entertainer.Secured the dismissal of a massive civil RICO complaintagainst an international exercise and meditationbusiness.Represented a major national law firm in a federal grandjury investigation and the subsequent indictment. Thecharges were resolved by a deferred prosecutionagreement that allowed the firm to continue in businesswithout substantial harm to its innocent partners andemployees.Represented a law firm in a dispute with another law firmover a $16 million contingency fee. The dispute wassettled on terms very favorable to the client.Represented two former prisoners who were exoneratedafter being wrongly convicted of serious crimes based onevidence fabricated by a West Virginia state crime labchemist. The firm filed suit and succeeded in recoveringsignificant damages on their behalf.Successfully represented a broadband wirelesscommunications developer in a “bet-the-company” civilaction alleging theft of trade secrets.Obtained a home-detention sentence for a high-ranking

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retail executive who pleaded guilty to embezzlement.Represented a woman on death row since 1994. The firmconducted hundreds of hours of investigation, includinginterviews that revealed the trial judge's frequent ex partecontacts with jurors during the trial and the client's longhistory of mental illness and abusive relationships. Thefirm has litigated in the state trial and supreme courtsclaims of ineffective assistance of counsel and the denialof a fair trial and sentencing proceeding. The caseremains pending.

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