David E. Brook
Chairman Emeritus and Co-Founder, Retired
Concord Office
For more than 50 years, Dave represented university and corporate clients in intellectual property matters in many fields, including biotechnology, chemical engineering, chemistry, materials, medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Prior to co-founding the firm, he served on the corporate patent staffs of Itek Corporation, the Atlantic Research Corporation and E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.
During his exceptional career, Dave has been a member the Board of Directors of several high technology corporations and served on the Board of Associates of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. He was an Adjunct Professor at Suffolk University Law School and Franklin Pierce Law Center, where he also served as a member of the Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property. Dave often lectured for institutions such as the M.I.T. Innovation Center and Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. He also lectured at the People’s Republic of China State Intellectual Property Office and has appeared numerous times as an expert witness in litigation.
Credentials
Education
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Rhode Island
- M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center