Brown has been co-chair of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Media Law Resource Center in New York and is currently an adjunct faculty member in Georgetown University’s master’s program in Professional Studies in Journalism. His libel work in recent years has included defense of two lawsuits brought by sitting judges, and his policy focus has been on reform of copyright law and hot news protections to help journalism companies make a profitable and sustainable transition to online publishing.
Prior to joining Baker Hostetler, Brown was a federal court reporter for Legal Times and a newsroom assistant to David Broder at The Washington Post. Brown has been named one of Washington’s top media and First Amendment lawyers by Washingtonian.
Brown’s published work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The American Lawyer, The Economist, USA Today, Legal Times, Communications Lawyer and The National Law Journal.
Lecturer
J.D., Yale Law School, 1995
M.A., Harvard University, 1992
A.B., Stanford University, 1988
A former reporter, Bruce D. Brown focuses his practice in the areas of libel and invasion of privacy defense, copyright and the law of newsgathering. A significant part of his practice is devoted to pre-publication review, author-publisher agreements and website liability for publishers. He regularly assists the Society of Professional Journalists on freedom of information matters.



