Eric Brooks is a litigation associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn. He is a member of the firm’s Antitrust, Administrative Law and Regulatory, Artificial Intelligence, and Appellate and Constitutional Law practice groups. Eric helps clients navigate complex legal challenges and disputes—particularly those involving competition and emerging technologies—at every stage from regulatory counseling through appeal.
Eric draws on his experience in high-stakes government roles. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Eric clerked for Justice Elena Kagan of the Supreme Court of the United States. Before clerking, he served in the Anticompetitive Practices Division of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition. Prior to his tenure at the FTC, Eric clerked for Judge Jeffrey Meyer of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut and Judge Stephanos Bibas of the Third Circuit.
Eric’s academic background spans both law and technical fields. He earned his J.D. from Yale Law School and has published academic work on preliminary injunctions. Eric also graduated magna cum laude from Yale College with a B.S. in Mathematics. Before law school, he conducted computational genomics research which was published in several scientific journals.
Eric is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
- Antitrust and Competition
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Artificial Intelligence
Credentials
Education:
- Yale University - 2019 Juris Doctor
- Yale University - 2014 Bachelor of Science
Admissions:
- District of Columbia Bar
Clerkships:
- US Supreme Court, Hon. Elena Kagan, 2023 - 2024
- USDC, Connecticut, Hon. Jeffrey Meyer, 2021 - 2022
- US Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, Hon. Stephanos Bibas, 2020 - 2021