Daniel J. Brown
Founder and Managing Partner
Daniel J. Brown is the Founder and Managing Partner of Brown Law Group, PLLC (BLG). Dan is a seasoned business litigator with more than 25 years experience across a broad spectrum of industries and was recently named a 2025 Top Lawyer by Hudson Valley Magazine.
Dan focuses his diverse litigation practice on complex disputes arising out of commercial contracts as well as transactions involving financial services, real estate, construction and technology services matters. Clients include large investment banks, hedge funds, private equity firms, international E-commerce firms, contractors, Manhattan cooperatives, and high net-worth individuals. BLG is lead U.S. litigation counsel for the world’s largest e-commerce aggregator.
Dan is a tough and persuasive advocate for his clients, formulating innovative and successful strategies to address his clients’ issues. He vigorously represents his clients’ interests wherever the battlefield – the courtroom, arbitration hearing, appellate panel, or at the negotiation table. As a former Chief Litigation Counsel for a multi-billion-dollar company, Dan knows that clients both large and small require practical, cost-effective and efficient resolutions to their most challenging legal problems. As his clients attest, Dan delivers on all counts.
Dan earned his Bachelor’s Degree in U.S. History from the University of Pennsylvania and Juris Doctorate from Brooklyn Law School, where he graduated cum laude and was a member of the Journal of International Law.
Following law school, Dan received valuable Big Firm training and hands-on courtroom experience as an associate at each of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Blank Rome LLP. In addition to his experience at these two global law firms, Dan served for four years as Chief Litigation Counsel at one of the then largest retail grocery chains, where he managed and oversaw myriad high-stakes business litigation disputes throughout the nation. Prior to founding BLG, Dan returned to private law practice as counsel at a premier criminal defense firm and then as a partner at a Manhattan based litigation boutique.
Dan resides in Southern Westchester County with his wife and two children. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family and playing competitive basketball.
Education
University of Pennsylvania (B.A. 1993)
Brooklyn Law School (J.D. 1999 cum laude, Journal of International Law)
Admissions
New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
