- State Bar of Georgia
- Chicago Bar Association
- Corporation and Business Law Committee (Chairperson, 1997-1998; Vice-Chairperson, 1996-1997; Secretary, 1995-1996)
- Merger, Acquisition and Takeover Subcommittee (Chairperson, 1993-1996)
- Member of the Board of Advisors, corporatecounsel.net
- Director and Treasurer of the American Friends of Versailles
- Director of Chastain Park Civic Association
- Chairman of Atlanta Neighborhood Planning Unit A (Buckhead)
Education
- Emory University School of Law, J.D./M.B.A., with honors, 1982
- Emory University, B.B.A., 1978
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
- Illinois
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- Brink has spoken at more than 150 seminars for the Practicing Law Institute, SEC Institute, Georgia Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Chicago Bar Association, and other bar and educational groups, most often with regard to basic securities disclosure, ethics, and corporate governance matters, but occasionally with respect to mergers and acquisitions. Since 1997, he has co-chaired a series of more than 40 seminars for the SEC Institute throughout the U.S. titled, “Staying Out of Trouble … With the SEC.”
- Co-author, “SEC Final Rule: The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors,” Troutman Pepper, March 8, 2024.
- Co-author, “California Adopts Landmark GHG Emissions and Climate Risk Reporting Laws, Eclipsing Anticipated Federal Requirements,” Troutman Pepper, October 13, 2023.
- Co-author, “SEC Proposes New Rules to Enhance and Standardize Climate-Related Disclosures,” Troutman Pepper, March 24, 2022.
- Co-author, “SEC Adopts Amendments to Modernize Reg S-K Disclosure Requirements,” Troutman Pepper, August 31, 2020.
- Co-author, “Five Things to Know: SEC Adopts Final Rules on Hedging Policies,” Troutman Sanders, December 19, 2018.
- Authored, co-authored, or edited more than 30 Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd Frank articles and memorandums.
- “Three Contrarian Views: No Disclosure Committee, No Backup Certificates, and No Meeting Notes,” 6 WallStreetLawyer 7, December 2002.
- “Disclosure Controls and Procedures,” 6 WallStreetLawyer 10, October 2002.
- “Wit Capital Brings Order to the Internet,” 3 WallStreetLawyer 8, September 1999.
- “Up Against the Bulk Sales Act,” 22 UCC L.J. 344 (1991).
- Quoted, “New SEC Emissions Disclosure Rules Spark Mixed Reactions,” InformationWeek, March 19, 2024.
- Quoted, “CFOs Are Hanging On to Expanded Corporate Jet Perks,” Wall Street Journal, June 21, 2023.
- Quoted, “More on “NYSE Proposes to Tweak Equity Compensation Plan Rules,” Corporate Counsel, June 5, 2019.
- Quoted, “Lyft’s Unequal Voting Structure Irks Some Large Investors,” Law360, March 13, 2019.
- Podcast guest, “Inside Track With Broc: Brink Dickerson on Life as a Corporate Lawyer,” TheCorporateCounsel.net, September 19, 2016.
- Quoted, “Law Firm Asks for Alternative Conflict Minerals Disclosure Rule,” Bloomberg BNA, September 18, 2013.
- Quoted, “Law Firm Files Petition for Alternative Conflict Minerals Disclosures,” Compliance Week, September 12, 2013.