ign ing ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁Massachusetts ▁Senate ▁seat ▁to ▁become ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State . ▁However , ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁ruled ▁out ▁undert aking ▁a ▁third ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁campaign ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁four ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Brown ▁joined ▁N ixon ▁Pe ab ody , ▁a ▁company ▁which ▁provides ▁legal ▁and ▁lo bb ying ▁services . ▁N ixon ▁Pe ab ody ▁reported ▁that ▁Brown ▁would ▁be ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁financial ▁services ▁and ▁commercial ▁real ▁estate ▁indust ries . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Brown ▁left ▁the ▁company . ▁This ▁work ▁later ▁received ▁media ▁attention ▁when ▁Lawrence ▁Less ig ▁with ▁the ▁May day ▁P AC ▁called ▁Brown ▁a ▁lo bb y ist ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Senate ▁election ▁campaign . ▁Brown ' s ▁campaign ▁denied ▁the ▁claim ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁Less ig ▁had ▁bre ached ▁the ▁honor ▁code ▁of ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁making ▁it . ▁ ▁While ▁visit ing ▁the ▁Iowa ▁State ▁Fair ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Brown ▁stated ▁he ▁was ▁considering ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁president ial ▁run . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Brown , ▁during ▁an ▁interview ▁on ▁W B Z ' s ▁Night Side ▁With ▁Dan ▁Re a ▁radio ▁program , ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁Massachusetts ▁governor ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0