Justin S. Brooks, Esquire

Founding partner Justin S. Brooks is a litigator with nearly 20 years of experience in all aspects of complex business litigation. 

His practice areas include qui tam suits under state and federal False Claims Acts, corporate governance and partnership disputes, class action defense, contract and business tort claims, trade secret misappropriation, and employment litigation. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants in trials, arbitrations, and appeals.

Mr. Brooks also provides employment and compliance counseling to companies and represents institutional investors in shareholder derivative and corporate governance litigation. He has represented clients in claims brought under the Federal False Claims Act, securities laws, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), and various employment discrimination, labor and environmental statutes.

Prior to founding the firm, Mr. Brooks practiced at two preeminent international defense firms – Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LPP – where he focused on all aspects of complex litigation and employment litigation and two prominent plaintiffs’ boutiques where he focused primarily on qui tam litigation, corporate governance litigation, employment litigation and complex commercial litigation. His extensive experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants provides him with significant insight into how both sides work, benefiting clients, whether large or small businesses, institutional investors, individuals, or classes of plaintiffs. He also served as a law clerk to the Hon. Suzanne B. Conlon of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.  Prior to graduating from law school, he served as an intern to Judge John. E. Sprizzo of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the Hon. Arlen Specter of the U.S. Senate.

Mr. Brooks authored numerous articles on the False Claims Act, class action litigation and other topics. Publications include: “The False Claims Act Litigation Checklist” and “False Claims Act Litigation: Representing the Plaintiffs” (published by and available through LexisNexis); “Corporate Compliance Programs: Pretext or Panacea,” Emory Corp Governance Accountability Review; “The Ascertainability Fallacy and its Consequences,” AAJ Class Action Newsletter, Spring of 2015; and “Navigating Developing Challenges in Approval of Class and Collective Action Settlements,” which was featured in the American Bar Association’s Journal of Labor and Employment Law. He has contracted with Lexis Nexis to draft a False Claims Act treatise with anticipated completion in 2026.

Mr. Brooks received various awards and honors for his academic achievements, including a Merit Award in Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, and served as an editor for the Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review.

Mr. Brooks graduated in 2005 with a B.A. in psychology from Emory University, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School in 2008. Mr. Brooks is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of New York, the State of Delaware, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Southern District of New York, and the Eastern District of New York.

Mr. Brooks serves as a board member or fellow in numerous social justice and philanthropic organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, and Lawyers Without Borders, where he was among a group of judges and preeminent practitioners who traveled to Nairobi, Kenya to foster the Rule of Law and work with the Kenyan judiciary and bar on trial advocacy.

Mr. Brooks has been recognized in the areas of Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, and Employment & Labor Law by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers.

Contact Mr. Brooks for a list of current and past representations.