Jamie A. Brown

A former regulator, law firm partner, and in-house counsel, Jamie has more than 25 years of experience leading and litigating complex matters involving information and technology in federal and state courts and responding to investigatory demands brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. and foreign regulatory bodies. She specializes in information law, pre-trial... strategies, cross-border investigations, e-discovery, and emerging technologies. A Chambers-ranked and recognized thought leader, Jamie is known for her pragmatism, advocacy, and ability to explain technically complex concepts to business stakeholders and courts alike. At Nelson, Jamie’s practice focuses on pre-litigation strategies to address risk involving information and technology, as well as post-litigation response that ranges from active management of technical workstreams to consulting and testifying as an expert on complex technical topics. 

In prior roles, Jamie worked at UBS (New York, NY), where, as Executive Director and Global eDiscovery Counsel, she designed, implemented, and managed a centralized e-discovery program to support the firm’s litigation and investigation matters worldwide. In this role, she advised internal and external counsel on strategies for the preservation, collection, search, review, and production of data, and personally managed several high-profile internal and regulatory investigations involving complex data issues. Jamie also worked for Barclays (New York, NY), leading and implementing a global program to reduce legal, regulatory, and privacy risk associated with legacy systems and data. Prior to corporate, Jamie spent several years in government service, first as a trial attorney in the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Washington, DC) and later, as Assistant General Counsel and Head of e-Discovery for the Agency. In this capacity, she advised more than 250 Enforcement attorneys on investigation techniques, strategies, and protocols on cases with global prominence. She also managed several key congressional investigations, Inspector General investigations, and internal investigations. 

 In her corporate and government roles, she served as a 30(b)(6) designee for formal and informal testimony and regularly interfaced with regulators and Congress on e-discovery strategy and internal practices. Independently, Jamie has advised corporate legal departments on ediscovery best practices and operating model development and enhancement, particularly in the face of regulatory scrutiny.

Jamie began her career as an associate at King and Spalding (Washington, DC) and later, a partner at Fennemore Craig, PC (Phoenix, AZ) and Shook, Hardy and Bacon LLP (New York, NY). She is a graduate of Duke Law School and Arizona State University and a former law clerk to the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. She is a frequent speaker and lecturer at educational events and legal conferences internationally.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Education

• Duke University School of Law, JD (2000)
• Arizona State University, BA, Political Science (1997)

Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Arizona
• U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
• Arizona Supreme Court
• Arizona Court of Appeals
• District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Clerkships

• Law Clerk, the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (2005 - 2006)

Practice Areas

• Litigation
• Products Liability
• Products Liability - Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices
• White Collar Defense & Government Investigations
• E-Discovery & Information Governance

Industries

• Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices
• Technology and Commercial Transactions
• Banking & Financial Services