Gilbert L. Brooks
Partner
Duane Morris LLP
1940 Route 70 East, Suite 200
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
USA
Phone: +1 856 874 4204
Fax: +1 856 874 4364
Email: gbrooks@duanemorris.com

Gilbert L. Brooks practices in the areas of litigation, gaming law, criminal law, regulatory law and employment law.

Mr. Brooks is a 1985 graduate of Widener Law School, Delaware and a graduate of Swarthmore College.

Areas of Practice

• Commercial Litigation

Representative Matters

• Represented the effective owners of the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel in obtaining a dissolution of an ex parte temporary restraining order (TRO) concerning a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement involving an entity affiliated with a company that does business as PokerStars.
• RIH Acquisitions NJ, LLC v. City of Atlantic City - Obtained on behalf of Atlantic Club Casino Hotel a tax credit in the approximate amount of $19.44 million in the settlement of a tax assessment litigation case.
• Handled on behalf of Icahn Partners LP, for its first-lien financing of multiple casino properties in New Jersey, all of the real-estate elements of the plan of reorganization in the chapter 11 proceedings of Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc.
• Represented Icahn Partners LP, as plan proponent and first-lien lender, in a chapter 11 proceeding and related adversarial matters involving Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. The proceedings, which also involved needed gaming regulatory approvals, culminated in a global settlement that resolved all outstanding disputes involving Icahn Partners LP and provided it with a $125 million pay-down of the existing first-lien debt, an increase in the amount of the restated first-lien debt by $12.5 million to $346.5 million at an interest rate of 12 percent, and $15 million in fees.

Professional Activities

• New Jersey State Bar Association
  - Environmental Law Section
  - Land Use Planning Section
  - Antitrust Law Section
  - Casino Law Section
• Camden County Bar Association
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• International Association of Gaming Attorneys

Admissions

• New Jersey

Education

• Widener University School of Law, Delaware, J.D., 1985
• Swarthmore College, B.A., 1979

Civic and Charitable Activities

• Who's Who in the Republican Party
  - Charter Member
• American Football Coaches Association
  - Allied Member
• New Jersey Policemen's Benevolent Association
  - Honorary Lifetime Member

Honors and Awards

• Listed in Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition, 2010
• Strathmore's Who's Who Registry of Business Leaders, 1996-1997

Selected Publications

• "N.J. Casino Control Commission Issues Rules for Pilot Program for Licensing Small Casinos," Duane Morris Alert, June 21, 2011
• "New Jersey's Bill S-11 Establishes the Atlantic City Tourism District," Duane Morris Alert, February 11, 2011
• "New Jersey's Bill S-12 Redesigns the Regulatory System for the Gaming Industry," Duane Morris Alert, February 11, 2011
• "New Jersey's Bill S-490 Permits Casinos to Offer Internet Wagering," Duane Morris Alert, February 11, 2011
• "New Jersey's Bill S-1866 Permits the Construction of "Boutique" Casinos," Duane Morris Alert, February 11, 2011

Selected Speaking Engagements

• Speaker, "Casino Law 2010: Game On!" New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education's 2010 South CLEfest, Atlantic City, New Jersey, August 20, 2010