Brandon Brown

About Brandon Brown

Brandon Brown is a trial lawyer, specializing in high-tech patent, trade secret, and copyright intellectual property litigation in U.S. Federal Courts and at the International Trade Commission. Brandon has successfully managed trial teams to jury and bench trial victories and is routinely recognized for his work in high-profile intellectual property matters. American Lawyer has twice named Brandon and his team “Litigators of the Week” for securing multi-hundred-million trial verdicts, highlighting Brandon’s ability to “adeptly present[] complex technical information” to a jury. The Legal 500 praised Brandon as a “rising star in IP litigation,” highlighting his “very smooth demeanor” and “excellent ability to question witnesses in the courtroom.” Super Lawyers also lists Brandon as a “Rising Star” and Benchmark Litigation lists Brandon as a “Future Star.”Brandon’s litigation skills are bolstered by his technical background, which includes both academic and professional experience as a computer scientist. This background enables Brandon to understand a large array of technical issues quickly, and has led to motion and trial victories in a wide array of technologies. Brandon’s technical background also enables him to counsel clients on complicated legal issues involving emerging technologies, including recent work on drone technology, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications, and machine vision technologies.Apart from his law practice, Brandon serves on the Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity for the greater San Francisco area. He also previously served his maximum term as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Youth Leadership Institute, a five-million dollar a year non-profit organization with seven offices throughout California. The Youth Leadership Institute, or YLI, fosters youth engagement in civic action and trains non-traditional young leaders through hands-on advocacy in their communities and schools. Brandon also volunteers with the Bay Area and Silicon Valley Urban Debate Leagues, which work with local public schools to create debate programs for youth to find their voice, argue issues important to their community, all while receiving mentorship from professionals in their communities.

Experience

1. Partner

   Kirkland & Ellis

   May 2008 — Present

   Trial lawyer and advisor, with particular experience in high-tech patent, trade secret, and copyright intellectual property litigation in U.S. Federal Courts and at the International Trade Commission. Manage large teams of amazing lawyers and staff to successful outcomes for my clients.

Education

• University of California, Berkeley - School of Law

  Doctor of Law (J.D.)

• Boston University

  BA, Computer Science, Criminal Justice

Skills

• Legal Research
• Appeals
• Westlaw
• Music
• Courts
• Patent Litigation
• Trade Secrets
• Corporate Law
• Intellectual Property
• Civil Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Legal Writing
• Litigation