BOSTON (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown has a new job with an international law firm.

Brown announced Monday that he was joining Nixon Peabody LLP as counsel in the firm’s Boston office.

According to a statement from the firm, the Massachusetts Republican will be involved in business and government affairs, with a focus on the financial services industry and commercial real estate.

Brown won a special election in January 2010 to fill the seat of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. He was defeated in his re-election bid in November by Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Brown also recently signed on as a commentator for the Fox News network.

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