Margaret C. Brown

Margaret C. Brown focuses her practice on white collar defense and internal investigations, providing a range of services to clients in high-stakes litigation and government investigations involving federal agencies and state attorneys general. She has experience handling matters related to corporate compliance and internal investigations, government investigations, money laundering violations, wire fraud, insider trading, theft of public funds, and health care fraud.

Margaret represents clients across various industries, including financial services, health care, and pharmaceuticals, and handles all stages of complex matters, from internal investigations and case strategy to discovery, motion practice, witness development, trial preparation, arbitration, mediation, and appeals. She provides proactive counseling regarding risk management, regulatory compliance, and transactions.

Concentrations

• White collar crime

• Internal investigations and compliance

• Government investigations

• Money laundering

• Health care fraud and abuse

• Insider trading

• False Claims Act and Qui Tam defense

• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and anti-bribery enforcement defense

• Public corruption

• Mail and wire fraud

• Complex litigation

Experience

Internships

• Intern, United States Department of Justice – Civil Rights Division, Office of the Attorney General, 2019

• Intern, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia – Family Services Division, 2020

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

• Recipient, Legal Aid Society Pro Bono Publico Award, 2021

Professional & Community Involvement

• Member, Boston Bar Association

• Member, Women’s White Collar Defense Association