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Cooley Adds Former CPSC and FTC Enforcement Attorney, Further Enhancing Global Consumer Products Practice

September 24, 2025

Washington, DC – September 24, 2025 – Cooley today announced that Philip Brown has joined the firm’s global product compliance and litigation practice and East Coast business litigation group in Washington, DC. As special counsel, Brown will leverage his experience with compliance and enforcement within both the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to advise the firm’s innovative clients navigating product compliance and litigation matters, including regulatory investigations and enforcement actions.

“I know firsthand the skill set, work ethic, integrity and judgment Philip brings to every matter, having worked with him directly while he was running some of the highest-profile cases under me at the CPSC,” said Elliot F. Kaye, Cooley partner and former CPSC chairman. “He successfully navigated complex enforcement within both the CPSC and FTC, and his experience will serve as a tremendous asset to our clients and team.”

Brown joins Cooley from the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, where he litigated enforcement actions and oversaw compliance with federal court and administrative orders. He also previously served as an attorney in the CPSC’s Compliance Division, where he led high-profile investigations and enforcement actions resulting in substantial recalls and multimillion-dollar civil penalties.

Cooley’s US products regulatory practice, ranked in Band 1 by Chambers USA, is composed of multiple prominent former CPSC officials, including Kaye and Matt Howsare, former CPSC chief of staff, as well as former CPSC Acting General Counsel and Senior Trial Attorney Asha Allam.

“Cooley’s global reputation in the consumer products space and deep bench of CPSC experience are tremendous assets to the firm and its clients,” said Brown. “With the products practice’s continued growth and the firm’s comprehensive regulatory platform, Cooley is the natural place to bring my CPSC and FTC compliance and enforcement background.”

Brown is admitted to the Florida and North Carolina bars. He is not admitted to practice in Washington, DC and is supervised by active members of the Washington, DC Bar.

Cooley’s litigation department has more than 460 lawyers across the US and Europe and has emerged as a top litigation practice for tech, life sciences and other innovative companies.

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