Mike G. Brown

Mike G. Brown is a Dallas partner who handles complex business litigation, insurance disputes, labor and employment matters, securities litigation, arbitration, and attorney fee issues. He represents plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes commercial cases involving trade secrets, non-compete agreements, confidential information, real estate, corporate acquisitions, and vendor disputes. His practice combines courtroom advocacy, arbitration experience, and strategic counseling for businesses, insurers, securities professionals, and other commercial clients in Texas courts.

Mike earned his J.D., with honors, from The University of Texas School of Law in 1989. He served on the Texas Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif and Chancellors. He earned his B.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin in 1985. His academic training supports detailed legal analysis, persuasive writing, and careful preparation for complex commercial litigation, arbitration, appellate matters, and effective appeals practice.

Mike has first-chaired more than one hundred trade secret cases. He has also served as lead counsel in hundreds of arbitrations before FINRA, NASD, NYSE Regulation, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and the American Arbitration Association. His representative work includes a $5.4 million CBOE arbitration award and successful defenses of securities and trade secret claims. He has also negotiated significant asset purchases and multi-year agreements between manufacturers and national retailers.

Mike G. Brown has received an AV Preeminent peer rating from Martindale and was selected as a Texas Super Lawyer from 2013 through 2025. He is a FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator and a certified Texas mediator and has served on an American Arbitration Association panel. His professional background reflects extensive trial, arbitration, mediation, appellate, and expert-witness experience, along with a strong emphasis on communication, preparation, and practical dispute resolution work.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Figari + Davenport
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Member, Dallas Bar Association
• Barrister, American Inn of Court, The Patrick E. Higginbotham (2003 2006)
• Panel Member, American Arbitration Association (2025)

Licensed State

• Texas

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) with Honors
• The University of Texas at Austin
  Bachelor of Business Administration

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