Cravath’s London Office Moves to 100 Cheapside
Roger G. Brooks retired from Cravath’s Litigation Department in December 2016. His practice covered a wide range of courtroom litigation for technologically intensive companies, including disputes concerning patents, licensing, trade secrets and technology‑related antitrust claims.
Mr. Brooks is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He received an A.B. from Princeton University in 1984, an M.A. in history from the University of Virginia in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of Virginia in 1987, where he was Articles Editor of the Law Review. After a clerkship with the Hon. John D. Butzner, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Mr. Brooks joined Cravath in 1988. In 1992, he left Cravath to attend seminary and received an M. Div. from Regent College Seminary in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1995. He returned to Cravath in 1995 and became a partner in 1999.
Mr. Brooks is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He received an A.B. from Princeton University in 1984, an M.A. in history from the University of Virginia in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of Virginia in 1987, where he was Articles Editor of the Law Review. After a clerkship with the Hon. John D. Butzner, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Mr. Brooks joined Cravath in 1988. In 1992, he left Cravath to attend seminary and received an M. Div. from Regent College Seminary in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1995. He returned to Cravath in 1995 and became a partner in 1999.
Education
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M.Div., 1995, Regent College Seminary
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J.D., 1987, University of Virginia School of Law
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M.A., 1987, University of Virginia
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A.B., 1984, Princeton University
Clerkships
- Hon. John D. Butzner, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Roger G. Brooks retired from Cravath’s Litigation Department in December 2016. His practice covered a wide range of courtroom litigation for technologically intensive companies, including disputes concerning patents, licensing, trade secrets and technology‑related antitrust claims.
Mr. Brooks is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He received an A.B. from Princeton University in 1984, an M.A. in history from the University of Virginia in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of Virginia in 1987, where he was Articles Editor of the Law Review. After a clerkship with the Hon. John D. Butzner, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Mr. Brooks joined Cravath in 1988. In 1992, he left Cravath to attend seminary and received an M. Div. from Regent College Seminary in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1995. He returned to Cravath in 1995 and became a partner in 1999.
Mr. Brooks is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He received an A.B. from Princeton University in 1984, an M.A. in history from the University of Virginia in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of Virginia in 1987, where he was Articles Editor of the Law Review. After a clerkship with the Hon. John D. Butzner, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Mr. Brooks joined Cravath in 1988. In 1992, he left Cravath to attend seminary and received an M. Div. from Regent College Seminary in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1995. He returned to Cravath in 1995 and became a partner in 1999.
Education
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M.Div., 1995, Regent College Seminary
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J.D., 1987, University of Virginia School of Law
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M.A., 1987, University of Virginia
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A.B., 1984, Princeton University
Clerkships
- Hon. John D. Butzner, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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