Nick Brown

SEATTLE - Nick Brown knows his way around downtown Seattle; he walks it every day. He’s seen all the good and the bad a trip to downtown has to offer—from the corner drug sale, to the selling of stolen goods and people in crisis. "I see a lot...

20 years ago, he was voted off the island in the second season of 'Survivor.' But in October, he got the vote that really mattered—when President Biden appointed him as U.S. Attorney for Western Washington.

Nick Brown, founder of Nikwax and Páramo, has passed control and ownership of both brands to his employees, announcing a newly formed Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) to facilitate the transfer of ownership. Brown, 67, founded Nikwax, the U.K.-based waterproofing tech company, 45 years ago, followed by Páramo, which launched...

Nick Brown found success with the help of business partner Natalie Massenet.

The Australian outback is unforgiving, but not much more so than the fraught world of partisan politics. Newly appointed U.S. Attorney Nick Brown, a onetime contestant on TV’s “Survivor,” Harvard Law School graduate and U.S. Army defense lawyer, has thrived in both. Brown, at 44, is one of the youngest...

Nick Brown was sworn in Friday as U.S. attorney in western Washington. Nominated in July by President Joe Biden, Brown is the first Black top federal prosecutor in the state. Brown, 44, served as general counsel to Gov. Jay Inslee from 2013 to 2017. Most recently, he was a litigation partner at Pacifica Law Group in Seattle where he handled complex civil and regulatory litigation, public policy, municipal law and other matters for public and private clients.

SEATTLE — The U.S. Senate has confirmed a pair of firsts to be the Justice Department’s top lawyers in Washington state. Nick Brown, the former general counsel to Gov. Jay Inslee, will be the first Black top federal prosecutor in western Washington, while Vanessa Waldref, an environmental lawyer for the Justice Department, will be the first woman to run the U.S. attorney’s office in eastern Washington.

Nick Brown, former general counsel to Gov. Jay Inslee, was confirmed Thursday night as the new U.S. attorney for Western Washington on a voice vote of the Senate. Brown is the first Black U.S. attorney to serve in Washington. Brown, 43, was a litigation partner at Pacifica Law Group in...