Litigator Leaves Manatt Phelps & Phillips to Join Brown Rudnick
05/03/18
Litigator Leaves Manatt Phelps & Phillips to Join Brown Rudnick
Summary: Litigator Benjamin Chew has joined Brown Rudnick as a partner in their Washington, D.C. and Irvine, CA offices.
Brown Rudnick LLP announced the addition of veteran litigator Benjamin Chew to their firm. Chew will be a partner in the international law firm’s litigation practice, working from the Washington, D.C. and Irvine, CA office. He is joining the firm from Manatt Phelps & Phillips where he was a partner.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Joseph F. Ryan said, “Our strategy is to seek opportunities that lend themselves to innovation and collaboration across our platform, and to add strong people to practice areas where we are a recognized leader. Ben fits the bill. He is a prominent DC litigator with a growing roster of high-profile matters in Southern California, and adds depth and breadth to our litigation team in these key markets. Further, his extensive experience in Latin America and the Middle East maps directly with our multidisciplinary teams focused on those regions. And he is an exceptionally strong fit for us culturally – clever, original and inventive. We are delighted to welcome him to Brown Rudnick.”
Chew, who is also fluent in Spanish, has over 25 years of experience in the courtroom. He has handled cases involving the governments of Dubai, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, as well as work for international celebrities, large software companies, multinational corporations, and major defense contractors.
Chew was named a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is recognized in Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation.
Photo: Brown Rudnick
Litigator Leaves Manatt Phelps & Phillips to Join Brown Rudnick
Summary: Litigator Benjamin Chew has joined Brown Rudnick as a partner in their Washington, D.C. and Irvine, CA offices.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Joseph F. Ryan said, “Our strategy is to seek opportunities that lend themselves to innovation and collaboration across our platform, and to add strong people to practice areas where we are a recognized leader. Ben fits the bill. He is a prominent DC litigator with a growing roster of high-profile matters in Southern California, and adds depth and breadth to our litigation team in these key markets. Further, his extensive experience in Latin America and the Middle East maps directly with our multidisciplinary teams focused on those regions. And he is an exceptionally strong fit for us culturally – clever, original and inventive. We are delighted to welcome him to Brown Rudnick.”
Chew, who is also fluent in Spanish, has over 25 years of experience in the courtroom. He has handled cases involving the governments of Dubai, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, as well as work for international celebrities, large software companies, multinational corporations, and major defense contractors.
Chew was named a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is recognized in Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation.
Photo: Brown Rudnick
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