C. David Brown II
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Recognized since 2006
Orlando, Florida
Practice Areas
Government Relations Practice
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
David Brown focuses on domestic and international commercial transactions, including complex land use, concurrency, comprehensive land plans, and environmental issues. He has led billion-dollar transactions and financings and has organized some of the largest real estate developments in Florida and elsewhere in the country.Mr. Brown’s professional focus has been directed at organizing major corporate, real estate, and government transactions, including initiation of the State of Florida’s successful efforts to recruit Scripps Research Institute in Palm Beach County and the Burnham Institute in Orange County, Florida, with the combined investment of state and local funds of approximately $1 billion.Mr. Brown was appointed to the Florida Transportation Commission from 1999 to 2004, where he served the Commission as Chairman from 2000 to 2003. As part of his service to the Commission, he testified before the State Legislature on numerous transportation issues, helped oversee the $5 billion budget and restructured the Department of Transportation.
Contact & Links
Location
- 390 North Orange Avenue, Suite 1400
Orlando, FL 32801-4961
Education
- University of Florida, JD, graduated 1978
- University of Florida, BSBA, graduated 1973
Bar Admissions
- Florida, Florida
Affiliations
- American Bar Association - Member
- Board of Directors, CVS Health Corporation - Member (2001-present)
- Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Florida Council of 100 - Member (2003-present)
- Board of Directors, Orlando Health - Vice Chairman (2011-present)
- Board of Directors, Rayonier Advanced Materials - Member (2014-present)
- Board of Trustees, University of Florida - Member (2004-2008); Chairman (2012-2015)
Orlando, Florida
257 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
117 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Land Use and Zoning Law, Orlando (2025)
- Land Use and Zoning Law, Orlando (2023)
- Government Relations Practice, Orlando (2020)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Government Relations Practice
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Real Estate Law
Awards:
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating with Martindale-Hubbell
- Listed in the Bond Buyer’s Municipal Marketplace, a Red Book Directory
- The Best Lawyers in America® for Real Estate, Land Use and Zoning law and Government Relations (2006-2018)
- Florida Super Lawyer (2006-2018)
- Chambers USA: A Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers – Real Estate Eminent Practitioner (2004-2018)
- Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend magazine in Real Estate (2004-2009, 2011-2018)
- National Association of Corporate Directors’ (NACD) Directorship 100 (2014)
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Construction Law
- Economic Development Law
- Transportation Law
Publications
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