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Greg Brower

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Greg’s formidable white-collar defense judgment rests on more than 30 years as a first-chair trial and appellate lawyer and service as Nevada’s U.S. Attorney.

Greg’s formidable white-collar defense judgment rests on more than 30 years as a first-chair trial and appellate lawyer and service as Nevada’s U.S. Attorney.

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Greg Brower
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Overview

Greg Brower focuses on government and internal investigations, white collar defense, regulatory and enforcement matters, and criminal and civil litigation. He draws on more than 30 years as a first-chair trial and appellate lawyer, as well as experience in senior federal government and corporate compliance roles. Greg co-chairs the firm’s Government Investigations White Collar Defense practice group. His work includes matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, False Claims Act, Foreign Agents Registration Act and Bank Secrecy Act, along with U.S. Department of Justice and federal Inspector General investigations.

Greg previously served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, where he supervised federal criminal and civil litigation in the district, including appeals. He has also held senior executive roles with the FBI and served as Inspector General for the U.S. Government Publishing Office. At the FBI, he worked closely with senior Justice Department officials, members of the U.S. intelligence community and leaders on Capitol Hill. These roles inform his work with clients navigating federal and state investigations, regulatory matters, high-stakes litigation and crisis management.

In the private sector, Greg was Chief Global Compliance Officer for a publicly traded international gaming and hospitality company. He was responsible for developing and managing its code of business conduct and ethics and anticorruption policy, conducting internal investigations, and leading anti-money laundering compliance. His practice also encompasses cybersecurity and gaming matters, as well as federal and state government relations.

Greg’s public service includes five regular sessions as an elected member of the Nevada Legislature, where he chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee. He also comments on legal and national security issues in broadcast and print media.

Representative Experience

DOJ INVESTIGATIONS

  • Represented a municipality in a Civil Rights Division investigation concerning the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
  • Represented a health care services company in responding to a Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 17 subpoena.
  • Represented a real estate developer in a federal criminal investigation and parallel civil litigation related to alleged honest services fraud.
  • Represented a former member of Congress as a witness in an investigation related to suspected public corruption.
  • Represented a former member of Congress as a witness in an investigation related to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
  • Represented a law firm in an investigation related to FARA registration issues.

CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS

  • Represented a voting equipment company in a high-profile state legislative inquiry.
  • Represented a student loan servicing company in a congressional oversight investigation.
  • Represented a pharmaceutical company in a congressional oversight investigation.
  • Represented a former White House official in a congressional oversight investigation.
  • Represented a financial services company in a congressional oversight investigation.
  • Represented a hospital in a congressional oversight investigation.

REGULATORY INVESTIGATIONS

  • Represented a casino company in a federal investigation related to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).
  • Represented an online gaming company in a state regulatory investigation related to sports betting.
  • Represented a for-profit education company in a U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General audit.
  • Represented gaming company in a state gaming regulatory investigation.
  • Represented a registered money services business (MSB) in a Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) examination.
  • Represented a nonprofit entity in the context of a state attorney general civil investigative demand.

Education

  • Professional Program, Strategic Management of Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
  • J.D., George Washington University Law School
  • A.B., University of California, Berkeley

Admissions

  • Nevada (state and federal courts)
  • California (state and federal courts)
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • Supreme Court of the United States

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