Brooks focuses his practice on corporate law, guiding clients through a wide range of governance issues and contract negotiations to help them achieve their business objectives. He understands the critical role contracts play in mitigating risk and preventing future disputes. His experience includes drafting and reviewing governance documents, supply agreements, and software licensing agreements. Brooks also works with clients to maximize their efficiencies in negotiating contracts, assisting with the development and implementation of standardized agreements across business platforms, as well as implementing contract “playbooks.” Brooks is passionate about supporting the growth and strategic positioning of his clients, particularly as they prepare for potential acquisitions. He works with a diverse client base—from small, family-owned businesses to large, publicly traded companies—advising on matters such as credit facilities, real estate transactions, and purchase and sale agreements. Further, to help clients achieve their goals across all business areas, Brooks collaborates with other Dinsmore attorneys in other practice areas to ensure that clients’ needs are efficiently and seamlessly met.
In addition to general corporate work, Brooks has also helped state and local agencies and private partners navigate Kentucky’s public-private partnership procurement method. In this capacity, he has considered the projects’ compliance with Kentucky’s P3 laws, assisted with guiding the project through the state-required approval process, and negotiated and drafted the definitive agreements that govern the public-private relationship.
Brooks also has significant experience representing public utilities across the Commonwealth and beyond, providing a wide range of services to guide clients through operational and regulatory issues. Brooks’ experience with electric utilities includes representing generation and transmission cooperatives in regulatory filings, as well as providing counsel to numerous distribution cooperatives and the statewide organization for distribution cooperatives regarding various operational and regulatory issues. In addition, he has significant experience in the telecommunications industry, representing local exchange carriers, wireless telephone providers, and telecommunications infrastructure providers in numerous business matters and regulatory filings. Finally, Brooks’ experience also includes counseling natural gas, water, and sewer utilities on their operational and regulatory needs. In conjunction with his representation of utilities, Brooks has negotiated numerous agreements with state and local governments and agencies, including assisting clients in traversing the public bid process.
