Brown Rudnick LLP, an international Am Law 200 law firm with offices in the US and Europe, announced today that former federal prosecutor Alex Lipman and Ashley L. Baynham have joined the firm as partners in the White Collar Defense & Government Investigations group in the New York office. Both were formerly partners at Nixon Peabody.
With the arrival of Mr. Lipman and Ms. Baynham, Brown Rudnick has added 5 partners to the New York office in the last six months. Previously, Alfred R. Fabricant, Lawrence C. Drucker, and Peter Lambrianakos joined the Firm’s IP Litigation group as partners in the New York office.
For more than 20 years, Mr. Lipman has focused his practice on white collar, SEC enforcement, securities litigation, regulatory, and corporate governance matters. He represents individuals and organizations in SEC enforcement and criminal matters relating to insider trading, corporate financial irregularities, and securities sales practices.
Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Lipman served as a Branch Chief in the SEC’s Enforcement Division where he conducted and supervised numerous high-profile investigations, including cases stemming from the collapse of Enron. He also previously served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney on the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted and tried cases involving accounting fraud, mail and wire fraud, and insider trading. Mr. Lipman received his B.A., with honors, from Wesleyan University and his J.D. from New York University School of Law.
Ms. Baynham focuses her practice on white collar criminal defense, securities enforcement matters, and complex commercial litigation. She advises corporations and individuals in SEC enforcement actions, federal criminal prosecutions, and corporate governance matters with a focus in the financial and health care industries. Her experience includes representing clients in cross-border, multi-agency criminal and civil investigations.
Ms. Baynham has previously served as a Special Assistant Attorney General at the Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia, where she successfully tried numerous bench trials to verdict. She is a graduate of Northwestern University School of Law and the University of Richmond, where she received her B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa.
“The addition of Alex and Ashley furthers two of our very important strategic goals for growth,” said Brown Rudnick Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph F. Ryan. “With clients facing an increasingly complex enforcement environment, we are focused on the continued growth of our global white collar practice to meet the needs of our clients in the US and in Europe. In addition, our New York office plays a critical role for clients around the world and we are committed to growing that office with the addition of highly skilled and experienced lawyers, such as Alex and Ashley.”
Stephen Best, co-chair of Brown Rudnick’s White Collar Defense and Government Investigations Group, added, “We are delighted to welcome Alex and Ashley to the Firm. They bring a depth of experience that will be of tremendous value to our clients. They are seasoned lawyers who have handled numerous complex, high profile investigations and trials, and are significant additions to our growing white collar presence in New York.”
“We are very pleased to be joining Brown Rudnick, a firm we have admired for its legal excellence and record of success on behalf of clients,” said Mr. Lipman and Ms. Baynham. “We look forward to contributing to the continued growth and accomplishments of the white collar practice.”
Brown Rudnick’s white collar team helps companies, officers, directors, employees and advisors prevent and respond to allegations of wrongdoing. Operating from international government and financial centers, the Firm’s highly experienced lawyers work with clients globally to coordinate complex multijurisdictional compliance programs and regulatory responses.
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