David N. Brown

David Brown practices in the securities and investment management areas.  His practice includes advice to securities and asset management compliance advice, as well as transactional matters.  As part of the asset management practice, Mr. Brown has advised both registered and unregistered investment advisors.  Mr. Brown's practice has also included corporate and regulatory aspects of private placement variable life insurance and private investment funds that are investment options for such policies.  Mr. Brown has served on the firm’s Management Committee and has held a number of other positions in the firm, including heading its corporate practice group.

Honors and Rankings

• Best Lawyers in America, (1995 to present)
• Who’s Who in the World, (2004 to present)
• Who’s Who in American Law, (1990 to present)

Pro Bono

• The Choral Arts Society of Washington, General Counsel, (1972 to present)
• Rebuilding Together, General Counsel, (1992 to present)

Memberships and Affiliations

• ABA ad hoc Committee on Auditors Letters (2002 to present)
• ABA Section on Business Law (1975 to present)
• The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Member Board of Directors, (various terms to present)

Publications and Speeches

• "Private Placement Variable Life Insurance," Kirsch, Variable Annuities and Variable Life Insurance Regulation (2003), Author