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helped develop and prosecute impact litigation <strong>in</strong> the areas <strong>of</strong> arbitration, bank<strong>in</strong>g, credit and<br />
<strong>in</strong>surance.<br />
Ms. Nugent received her undergraduate degree <strong>in</strong> History from Wesleyan University <strong>in</strong> 1991 and<br />
graduated from Georgetown University Law Center <strong>in</strong> 1998.<br />
Ms. Nugent is admitted to practice <strong>in</strong> the District <strong>of</strong> Columbia and Maryland.<br />
Benjam<strong>in</strong> D. Brown<br />
Benjam<strong>in</strong> Brown, a Partner at Cohen Milste<strong>in</strong>, jo<strong>in</strong>ed the firm <strong>in</strong> 2005 and is a member <strong>of</strong> the Antitrust<br />
practice group. He has extensive experience lead<strong>in</strong>g complex litigation, particularly class actions.<br />
In 2010, the Legal 500 recognized Mr. Brown as one <strong>of</strong> the nation’s lead<strong>in</strong>g class action antitrust<br />
attorneys. Mr. Brown is a contribut<strong>in</strong>g author <strong>of</strong> the ABA’s Antitrust Class Actions Handbook, and,<br />
s<strong>in</strong>ce 2005, has served as a state editor <strong>for</strong> the ABA's Survey <strong>of</strong> State Class Action Law. He coauthored<br />
chapters on private antitrust recovery actions <strong>for</strong> the 2008 and 2010 Global Competition<br />
Review's Antitrust Review <strong>of</strong> the Americas. Most recently, Mr. Brown co-authored with fellow<br />
partner Douglas Richards a <strong>for</strong>thcom<strong>in</strong>g article <strong>for</strong> the Rutgers Law Journal entitled, Predom<strong>in</strong>ance <strong>of</strong><br />
Common Questions – Common Mistakes <strong>in</strong> Apply<strong>in</strong>g the Class Action Standard. He discussed jo<strong>in</strong>t<br />
civil and crim<strong>in</strong>al <strong>in</strong>vestigations and litigation as a featured panelist on both the National Association<br />
<strong>of</strong> Crim<strong>in</strong>al Defense Lawyers (NACDL) 2009 Summer CLE Program and the 2010 University <strong>of</strong><br />
Texas Law School’s Review <strong>of</strong> Litigation Symposium. Mr. Brown has been honored by the United<br />
States District Court <strong>for</strong> the District <strong>of</strong> Columbia <strong>for</strong> outstand<strong>in</strong>g commitment <strong>in</strong> pro bono litigation.<br />
He has been a guest on CNBC's "Power Lunch" and has also been <strong>in</strong>terviewed regard<strong>in</strong>g antitrust class<br />
actions by various television affiliates and radio networks.<br />
Mr. Brown currently serves as co-lead counsel or on steer<strong>in</strong>g committees <strong>for</strong> pla<strong>in</strong>tiffs <strong>in</strong>, among other<br />
cases, In re Aspartame Antitrust Litigation (E.D. Pa.); In re Plasma-Derivative Prote<strong>in</strong> Therapies<br />
Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Ill.); Allen, et al. v. Dairy Farmers <strong>of</strong> America, Inc. (D. Vt.); In Re Puerto<br />
Rican Cabotage Antitrust Litigation. (S.D. Fla.); and Carl<strong>in</strong>, et al. v. DairyAmerica, Inc. (E.D. Ca.).<br />
He has served as class counsel <strong>in</strong> numerous other successful cases litigated across the country at all<br />
levels <strong>of</strong> federal appeals, help<strong>in</strong>g to achieve over one hundred million dollars worth <strong>of</strong> recoveries on<br />
behalf <strong>of</strong> clients.<br />
Mr. Brown came to Cohen Milste<strong>in</strong> after four years as a trial attorney with the Antitrust Division <strong>of</strong> the<br />
United States Department <strong>of</strong> Justice. While there, Mr. Brown led and assisted <strong>in</strong> numerous<br />
<strong>in</strong>vestigations, litigations and trials <strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g anticompetitive conduct and mergers. Mr. Brown also<br />
prosecuted crim<strong>in</strong>al cases as a Special Assistant United States Attorney <strong>in</strong> the Eastern District <strong>of</strong><br />
Virg<strong>in</strong>ia. Prior to jo<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the Department <strong>of</strong> Justice, he was <strong>in</strong> private practice with Cov<strong>in</strong>gton &<br />
Burl<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Wash<strong>in</strong>gton, D.C., handl<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>surance coverage and antitrust litigation. Prior to enter<strong>in</strong>g<br />
private practice, Mr. Brown served as a judicial law clerk <strong>for</strong> Chief Judge Juan R. Torruella <strong>of</strong> the U.S.<br />
Court <strong>of</strong> Appeals <strong>for</strong> the First Circuit.<br />
Mr. Brown graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School and Phi Beta Kappa from the University <strong>of</strong><br />
Wiscons<strong>in</strong> – Madison.<br />
Mr. Brown is admitted to practice <strong>in</strong> Cali<strong>for</strong>nia and the District <strong>of</strong> Columbia.<br />
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