Houston Brown is an intellectual property associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Houston’s practice focuses on complex patent litigation in federal courts. Houston also maintains an active pro bono practice.
Experience
Clerk & Government Experience
Law ClerkHonorable Jennifer L. HallUnited States District Court for the District of Delaware2024–2025
Judicial InternHonorable Kathleen O’MalleyUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit2021
Prior Experience
Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 2022
Specialist, Apple Inc., 2019–2020
Research Assistant, Columbia University Medical Center, 2017–2019
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2023, District of Columbia
2024, New York
Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Education
Cornell Law SchoolJ.D. (Business Law and Regulation Concentration)cum laude2023
Executive Editor, Cornell Law Review
Bench Editor, Cornell Moot Court Board
Louis Kaiser Appellate Brief Prize
Columbia UniversityB.A., Neuroscience & Behavior2019
