Andrew T. Brown

Andrew T. Brown is a senior associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. His practice focuses on complex litigation and appellate advocacy. Andrew also leverages his experience as a former prosecutor and military lawyer to advise and represent clients facing government investigations or dealing with national security issues. He maintains an active pro bono practice, which includes representing veterans seeking service-connected benefits. 

Andrew’s representative experience includes:

• Securing a published decision from the California Court of Appeal vindicating the First Amendment associational rights of an investor-owned utility against a state regulator, which was recognized as a Top Verdict of 2023 by the Daily Journal;
• Convincing the California Court of Appeal to reverse a $34.5 million judgment in a case where a law firm stood accused of furthering a real estate investment fraud, which was recognized as a Top Appellate Reversal by the Daily Journal;
• Defending a major technology company against antitrust claims brought by a competitor and securing a favorable settlement;
• Defending a major technology company in connection with an investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office related to alleged misuse of the company’s products by third parties, which was successfully closed without further action;
• Representing a real estate developer in a dispute before an arbitration panel over billboard signage rights and securing a favorable resolution;
• Defending a major software company in multi-jurisdictional litigation in state and federal court in connection with human trafficking claims;
• Representing a major pharmaceutical company in connection with a False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute investigation by the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, successfully obtaining a declination and dismissal of the qui tam complaint.

During his time on active duty with the United States Army’s Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps, Andrew served as a national security prosecutor and assistant trial counsel in a joint interagency effort with the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute terrorism and law of war violations by members of Al-Qaeda and its affiliated organizations. Andrew continues to serve as an officer in the Army Reserve, where he advises military commanders on national security law issues and holds an active security clearance.  

Andrew also previously served as a law clerk for Judge Carlos T. Bea on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and for Judge R. Gary Klausner on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.  

Andrew received his law degree from the UCLA School of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif.  At UCLA, he was a Michael T. Masin Scholar and served as a Senior Editor on the UCLA Law Review. He received his bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from The George Washington University’s Elliot School of International Affairs with a functional focus on security policy and a regional focus on the Middle East.

Andrew is a member of the California Bar, and he is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third, Ninth, and Federal Circuits, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Armed Forces and Veterans Claims, and the U.S. District Courts for the Central and Northern Districts of California.

Capabilities

• Litigation
• Appellate and Constitutional Law
• Crisis Management
• National Security
• White Collar Defense and Investigations

Credentials

Education:

• University of California - Los Angeles - 2016 Juris Doctor
• George Washington University - 2012 Bachelor of Arts

Admissions:

• California Bar

Clerkships:

• US Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, Hon. Carlos T. Bea, 2018 - 2019
• USDC, Central District of California, Hon. Gary Klausner, 2016 - 2017