Bob Brooks has over 25 years of trial experience beginning with a federal court clerkship followed by a stint in the United States Attorney’s office in Connecticut. He has represented a long list of Fortune 500 corporations in courtrooms across the country in disputes ranging from product liability and warranty to trade secrets, trademarks and patents. Bob has extensive experience litigating and trying cases that are factually and technically complex and managing large teams of lawyers and experts. He has handled a number of “Bet the Company” cases on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants alike with damage claims in the tens and hundreds of millions of dollars. While Bob was responsible for the commercial litigation of a Fortune 100 client nationwide, he created an Internet-based computerized trial management program that enabled lawyers in the firm as well as clients to access all relevant case information and manage litigation in an efficient and cost effective manner. Bob was previously a partner at Day, Berry & Howard where he created the Intellectual Property practice and managed it for over 10 years.
- AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Member and Articles Editor, Connecticut Law Review (1979-1981)
Successful Defense of "Bet the Company" Patent Case on Behalf Of Nuclear Detection Equipment Manufacturer
Defended a “Bet the Company” patent case involving nuclear detection equipment with a 9-figure damage claim; met regularly with the Company CEO, President and Board of Directors and supervised a team of 25 lawyers including local counsel and outside patent counsel.
Defense of Claims of Patent Infringement and Trade Secret Misappropriation Involving Multi-Gas Analyzers
Defended U.S. and German manufacturers of multi-gas analyzers against claims of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation.