07 Jul 2026
Manatt Strengthens Consumer Protection and Advertising Practice in Los Angeles with Litigation Partners Harrison Brown and Erica Graves
"Manatt, Phelps & Phillips has hired Harrison Brown and Erica Graves as litigation partners in its Los Angeles Consumer Protection and Advertising practice to strengthen class action defense, privacy and advertising litigation."
Harrison Brown represents companies and executives in complex litigation, high-exposure class actions and mass arbitrations involving consumer protection, privacy, advertising, telemarketing and unfair competition. He has extensive experience with Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and state “mini-TCPA” claims, privacy claims under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), and with unfair competition matters such as false and deceptive advertising, product labeling, pricing practices, email marketing, automatic renewal programs and website accessibility. Brown is a seasoned trial and appellate advocate who has represented clients in state and federal courts nationwide, including the Ninth Circuit, Second Circuit and California Courts of Appeal. He joins Manatt as a litigation partner. Brown was recognized by Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers and holds a J.D. from Chapman University School of Law and a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Erica Graves is a trial lawyer who defends companies in advertising injury, consumer fraud class actions and complex commercial disputes across industries such as food and beverage, cosmetics, fashion, supplements and renewable energy. At her prior firm she built a nationally recognized labeling and advertising defense practice; she counsels businesses on consumer-facing messaging, product launches, marketing claims, endorser content and advertising campaigns and advises on compliance with FDA, FTC and CPSC laws and regulations as well as state frameworks including Proposition 65 and evolving environmental laws relating to green claims and reporting. Graves joins Manatt as a litigation partner. Her litigation record includes a jury verdict affirmed by the Federal Circuit, multiple class action dismissals in false advertising and supplement labeling matters, and numerous pre-litigation resolutions. She has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers and LA Times Studios and holds a J.D. from Pepperdine University and a B.S. from the University of Melbourne.