Brown, Monica M.

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Monica Brown practices in the area of complex commercial and multijurisdictional litigation. She has participated in numerous matters in federal and state court, including disputes concerning copyright ownership, trademark and trade dress infringement, antitrust and contract claims, product liability, insurance coverage, and other commercial litigation matters.

Monica specializes in handling complex legal issues and drafting various trial submissions, including motions for summary judgment, motions to dismiss, briefs in opposition to class certification, Daubert motions, proposed jury instructions, and other pretrial and post-trial briefs. She also devotes a significant portion of her practice to appellate and intellectual property matters. In recent years, Monica has assisted in the successful defense of a copyright ownership dispute, resulting in summary judgment and an award of attorney's fees; coordinated the defense of multiple arbitration proceedings throughout the U.S. in post-bankruptcy litigation; and assisted in the successful defense and settlement of a shareholder action.

Monica is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, and the J.L. Turner Legal Association.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation

Representative Cases

• AEP Texas subsidiary litigates sale of power plant
• Loewen Group International and 870 affiliated entities file for chapter 11 , (2009)
• Medhost defends corporate governance action filed by stockholder
• Pritchett secures summary judgment establishing ownership of company publications and book copyrights
• RaceTrac Petroleum settles trademark and trade dress infringement action on favorable terms prior to trial
• Zimbabwean professor granted U.S. political asylum , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• Texas

Education

• Howard University
• U of Texas - Austin

Address

2727 North Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75201-1515

Phones

1.214.969.3767 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.214.969.5100 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com