Andrew T. Brown is a litigation associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  His practice focuses on complex commercial and constitutional litigation in trial and appellate courts.  Mr. Brown also has significant experience conducting internal investigations and representing clients facing civil and criminal investigations.  In his active pro bono practice, Mr. Brown often represents military veterans seeking service-connected benefits in federal appellate courts.

On top of his civilian practice, Mr. Brown is a Captain in the U.S. Army Reserve, where he serves as a Judge Advocate and holds an active security clearance.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Brown clerked for Judge Carlos T. Bea on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and before that for Judge R. Gary Klausner on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Mr. Brown received his law degree from the UCLA School of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif.  At UCLA, Mr. Brown was named a Michael T. Masin Scholar and served as a Senior Editor on the UCLA Law Review.  He also served as a cybersecurity research assistant for Professor Kristen Eichensehr, and as a judicial extern for Judge Arthur L. Alarcón on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  Mr. Brown 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.

Mr. Brown 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 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.