Brooks, Heath A.

Lawyer Overview

Heath Brooks is a counsel in the firm's Litigation/Controversy Department, and a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation and Appellate and Supreme Court Practice Groups. He originally joined the firm in 2003, returning in 2006 following a clerkship with the Honorable Alice M. Batchelder of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. 

Practice

Mr. Brooks's current practice focuses on intellectual property litigation. He has represented clients across a broad array of technological fields, including wireless communications, integrated circuits, semiconductors, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. He has successfully represented clients in intellectual property matters at trials in both the Central District of California and Eastern District of Texas, and on appeal at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Mr. Brooks also has extensive experience in financial services litigation. He has represented clients in federal ERISA and state breach of fiduciary duty class action matters, in both federal district court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, as well as a private equity firm in an arbitration dispute involving one of its former partners.

Mr. Brooks has also represented pro bono clients in various appellate courts, including the United States Supreme Court and Illinois Supreme Court.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation/Controversy
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation

Representative Cases

• Federal Circuit Rules Qualcomm Walkie-Talkie Feature Infringed on Broadcom Patent , (US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit)
• Illinois Pharmacies/Pharmacists against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and state officials

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• New York

Education

• Harvard Law School, 2003
  JD
  Honors: cum laude
• West Virginia University, 2000
  BA, History and Political Science
  Honors: summa cum laude

Address

1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006

Phones

+1 202 663 6973 (Business Phone)

Faxes

+1 202 663 6363 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.wilmerhale.com