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CO-CHAIR, WASHINGTON, D.C., OFFICEBrooke Iley counsels and defends domestic and foreign corporations in all areas of employment and labor law compliance and litigation, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage and hour class and collective actions, trade secret disputes and data protection, and alleged fiduciary breaches. She represents clients in negotiations, litigations, and arbitrations nationally in these areas.Brooke is a member of both Blank Rome’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) Teams where she routinely advises the highest level of executives and boards on ESG mandates, conducts proactive assessments, and provides strategic counsel related to DEI issues. Brooke also advises clients on recent shifts in the employment law and government contracts landscape under the new presidential administration. Brooke is available to help clients develop strategies to limit risk of investigations and lawsuits, and to review existing employment policies and best practices to ensure compliance with new laws as they develop.Brooke also creates compliance, internal audit, and investigation programs to support public and private company operations, workforce management, and corporate governance. As a leader of Blank Rome’s Coronavirus Task Force, she guides clients through the range of business relaunch, operational, and privileged risk assessments. Brooke implemented a digital COVID-19 impact tracking application to help clients monitor litigation and government enforcement proceedings. She also provides industry-specific advice on matters related to the pandemic, including employee travel, privacy concerns, accommodation requests, layoffs and restructuring programs, policy and operational plans, reconfiguring physical office spaces and work arrangements, tax issues, time off and wage payments, and ongoing business continuity issues.She is a trusted adviser to companies, providing practical and proactive risk management advice, such as drafting and negotiating key executive agreements, restrictive covenants agreements, and providing employment law knowledge during transactions related to due diligence, purchase agreements, employee transfers, and workforce management.Brooke is ranked for her work in labor &amp; employment matters by Chambers USA, which notes that she “has impressive experience in contentious matters, including internal investigations, lawsuits and arbitrations.” Client comments from Chambers 2021 include: “exceptionally skilled attorney, who is solution-oriented, practical and responsive,” “our experience with her is very good and she is a very professional and knowledgeable resource to us in sensitive employee matters,” “extremely thorough and responsive, “I think of her as a key team member and extension of our staff…continually available for us and has a unique way of succinctly summarizing issues and options.”Brooke is also a member of Blank Rome’s Diversity &amp; Inclusion Committee, Lateral Recruiting Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, Strategic Plan Implementation Committee, Blank Rome’s Women Who Lead Client Mentor Program, and the D.C. Women’s Forum.

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Jeanne M. Grasso, Brooke Iley, and Samantha Wallack Recognized in Corporate Counsel's 2025 Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards

Leigh Ann Buziak, Anthony B. Haller, and Brooke T. Iley Recognized in the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers Guide

Blank Rome Represents Nth Degree and Fern Exposition Services in Acquisitions of Lancaster Management Services and Quantum Events

DOJ Issues July 2025 Guidance on Unlawful Discrimination: Navigating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in a New Legal Landscape

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Chambers USA 2025 Recognizes Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices

Department of Justice Announces New Initiative to Combat Civil Rights Fraud Using the False Claims Act

Blank Rome Represents Clair Global in Five Transactions in Early 2025

Changes to Civil Rights Enforcement: New Executive Order Eliminates Disparate-Impact Liability in Federal Regulations

Blank Rome Advises Gladstone Investment Corporation on Sale of Nocturne Luxury Villas

DEI Litigation Whiplash: Appellate Court Allows the Government to Move Forward with Challenged DEI-Related Executive Orders

Court Temporarily Hits the Brakes on EO 14173 Ending Illegal Discrimination: What Employers Should Know

Transition Activities and M&O Contractors

Navigating the Impact of President Trump’s Executive Orders on DEI Initiatives

What the DEI Executive Orders Mean for Employee Resource Groups

Blank Rome Advises Gladstone Investment Corporation on Acquisition of Ricardo US Holdings, Inc.

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Blank Rome Advises Gladstone Investment Corporation on Acquisition of Pyrotek Special Effects, Inc.

Blank Rome Represents Oddball, Inc. in Its Sale to Falfurrias Management Partners

Blank Rome Represents Black Spoke, LLC in Its Sale to Crimson Phoenix

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Chambers USA 2024 Recognizes Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices

Blank Rome Represents Harbour Group Industries, Inc. in Negotiations with Trelltex, Inc.

Blank Rome Represents Ryder System, Inc., in Acquisition of Impact Fulfillment Services

Benchmark Litigation 2024 Recognizes Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices

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Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices

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<li>Relationship partner in representation of publicly traded retail and other service industry clients with respect to corporate governance, SEC and board matters, whistleblower investigations, and national litigation management.</li>
<li>Serve as national counsel to various public and private companies such as global airline, global optoelectronic manufacturer, beverage distribution, cybersecurity defense, for employment compliance, advice, litigation, government proceedings, and other strategic business and employment-related matters.</li>
<li>Advise hundreds of companies nationwide on COVID-19-related business relaunch plans as well as successfully litigate and defend individual and class claims related to employment issues.</li>
<li>Serve as a lead employment internal audit and investigation counsel for various companies, including an international e-commerce bidding website, a publicly traded communications company, a leading international industrial services provider, a private equity firm and its acquired technology/service companies, and the largest privately-held bottling distributor in the United States, to address wage and hour and other compliance issues, implement compliance and ethics trainings/policies/programs, and handle administrative and legal disputes and traditional labor matters.</li>
<li>Provide trade secret and noncompete strategic advice and programs and handle litigation for a publicly traded business development company&nbsp;that seeks to make debt and equity investments in small and mid-sized businesses in the United States in connection with acquisitions, changes in control, and recapitalizations.</li>
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