Brown, Stephen

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Stephen Brown advises major corporations in relation to disputes across a range of industries including chemical and other manufacturing, telecoms, IT, and investments. He advises on all areas of corporate contractual matters including warranty claims, joint venture disputes, shareholder disputes, and disputes concerning the meaning of agreements.

Stephen has a proven track record of substantial wins at trial, most recently in the High Court for GE and Ineos and in the Court of Appeal for BASF and Core Communications. He also is an experienced negotiator, having taken part in numerous negotiations and mediations for clients including Abbey National plc, Cable & Wireless, and The Dow Chemical Company.

Stephen's experience includes acting for a telecoms provider in a £100 million dispute with an IT provider, advising Ineos in relation to some of its long-term supply agreements, advising GE in warranty claims arising out of the acquisition of a pipeline inspection business, advising BASF on price-fixing claims, and advising sanofi-aventis in claims concerning the alleged abuse of a dominant position.

Stephen is ranked as a leading individual by Chambers 2009, which notes that he is "excellent at his job — tenacious yet measured and calm under pressure." He also is recognised for his pension dispute resolution practice and described in Chambers UK 2010 as "extremely high quality."

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• International Litigation & Arbitration
• Antitrust & Competition Law
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Antitrust Litigation
• ERISA & Other Employee Benefits Litigation
• Governmental Employers & Public Pension Plans
• Chemicals
• Telecommunications

West Practice Categories

Affirmative Action -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Commercial Law, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Deceptive Trade Practices, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Employer,'s Liability Act (FELA) -- Employee, Federal Trial Practice, International Antitrust, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Municipal Employment -- Employee, Municipal Employment -- Employer, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Patent Litigation, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, RICO Act, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Trade Regulation, Unfair Competition, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Whistleblower -- Employee, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee

Bar Admissions

• Law Society of England and Wales

Education

• College of Law Alliance
• University College London

Published Works

• The Future of Private Law Claims against Cartelists - the English Experience, 2010
• Antitrust Alert: UK clarifies timing rules for follow-on private antitrust actions for damages against cartel participants, 2009
• Clarifying Time Limits For Follow-On Damages Claims, Law360, (http://www.law360.com), 2009
• Antitrust Alert: UK decision in BASF vitamins cartel litigation clarifies time limits for follow-on damages claims, 2009
• Damages in Private Cartel Actions: The Position in England, 2008
• Tolley's Pension Dispute Procedures and Remedies, coauthor, 2002

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