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Austin S. Brown

Partner

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Austin S. Brown

Partner

Austin S. Brown is a Partner at Welby, Brady & Greenblatt, LLP, focusing on construction and real estate law.

With extensive experience in complex litigation matters, Mr. Brown represents clients in arbitration, trial, and appeal. He obtained his J.D. from Pace University School of Law and his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and Management from Fordham University Gabelli School of Business.

In 2020, Mr. Brown successfully briefed and argued as Appellee before the Supreme Court of Connecticut in Abel v. Johnson, 334 Conn. 917, 222 A.3d 104, involving the enforcement of restrictive covenants. Mr. Brown’s work on mergers and insurance policy contractual interpretation has been nationally published in PIA Magazine.

Admissions

New York

Connecticut

The Southern District of New York

The Eastern District of New York

The United States District Court – Connecticut

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Education

  • Pace University School of Law, J.D.
  • Fordham University Gabelli School of Business, B.S.

Associations

  • Construction Financial Manager Association, New York City Chapter
  • Subcontractor’s Trade Association
  • New York Building Congress

Recognitions

  • Super Lawyers New York Metro Rising Stars (2024, 2025)

Recent Articles

January 7, 2025

Stopping a Disloyal Employee: Temporary Restraining Orders and Injunctions

Introduction Construction businesses rely on employee trust, but disloyal insiders can misuse confidential information to cause significant harm. When this happens, immediate action is crucial. This alert explains how contractors […]

October 8, 2021

General Contractor Granted Dismissal of Unjust Enrichment Claim as Not Legally Cognizable

Under well settled New York law, if a valid and enforceable contract governing a dispute exists, then a claim for unjust enrichment does not lie. However, just because a piece […]

April 1, 2020

The Corona Virus Pandemic: Analysis of Force Majeure

The invocation of force majeure is an extreme measure, the last time the United States faced large scale force majeure disputes was the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. […]