Brower, Gregory A.

Assistant Director for the Office of Congressional Affairs at the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Deputy General Counsel at the Federal Bureau of Investigation

U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada

General Counsel and Inspector General at the U.S. Government Publishing Office

Legislative Counsel in the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys at the Department of Justice

Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Nevada Legislature

Surface Warfare Officer, U.S. Navy

With more than 20 years of experience both as a first-chair litigator and in public service, Greg Brower’s practice focuses on civil and criminal litigation, as well as regulatory and enforcement actions, corporate investigations, cybersecurity matters and federal and state government relations.

Most recently, Greg served as the Assistant Director for the Office of Congressional Affairs at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), serving as the FBI’s chief liaison to Congress on a wide range of critical oversight and investigative matters. He previously served as the FBI’s Deputy General Counsel, managing a diverse portfolio of legal matters, including litigation, privacy, procurement, compliance and ethics. During his time as a senior FBI executive, spanning two administrations, he worked closely with high-ranking officials in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. intelligence community and with key leaders on Capitol Hill.

Greg has a long history of public service.  At the federal level, he previously served as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, and as both General Counsel and Inspector General at the U.S. Government Publishing Office. Greg also served at DOJ as Legislative Counsel in the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys. At the state level, he has served in a variety of public policy roles, including five terms in the Nevada Legislature, where he was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He has also served on the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee, the Nevada Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice, the Nevada Sentencing Commission and the Nevada Juvenile Justice Commission. 

Throughout his career, Greg has served the Nevada legal community as an adjunct professor of law at the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he has taught courses in national security law and trial advocacy. Before attending law school, Greg served in the U.S. Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer.

Previous Experience

Assistant Director for the Office of Congressional Affairs at the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Deputy General Counsel at the Federal Bureau of Investigation

U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada

General Counsel and Inspector General at the U.S. Government Publishing Office

Legislative Counsel in the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys at the Department of Justice

Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Nevada Legislature

Surface Warfare Officer, U.S. Navy

Practices & Industries

Practices

News & Events
Publications & Presentations
Education
  • Professional Program, Executive Management of Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
  • J.D., George Washington University Law School
  • A.B., University of California, Berkeley
Admissions
  • Nevada
  • California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Membership

Member, Legal Policy Advisory Board, Washington Legal Foundation, 2010-2016, 2018-present

Member, Advisory Board, University of Nevada, Reno Cybersecurity Center, 2018-present

Master Emeritus, American Inns of Court, (Reno, Nevada Chapter), 1994-present

Member, The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, 1989-present

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