Atty. David J. "Dave" Burman

Atty. David J. "Dave" Burman

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David Burman, a partner in the firm's Commercial Litigation practice, has more than 30 years of experience in litigation, including antitrust, appellate, class action, consumer protection, constitutional, media, patent and intellectual property, privacy, and other cases. He also counsels clients in these and other areas.

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David Burman, a partner in the firm's Commercial Litigation practice, has more than 30 years of experience in litigation, including antitrust, appellate, class action, consumer protection, constitutional, media, patent and intellectual property, privacy, and other cases. He also counsels clients in these and other areas. He has worked on many high-profile cases, including two U.S. Supreme Court arguments, the trial contesting the 2004 Washington State Governor's election, Costco Wholesale Corporation's precedent-setting antitrust and constitutional challenges to state wine and liquor laws, and the Yellow Pages publishers' successful constitutional challenge to municipal restrictions on distribution. He was national counsel in the Pharmaceutical AWP class actions in a federal MDL and more than a dozen state courts. He served as a lawyer representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference in 2003 - 2006 and 2009, was a speaker at the 2010 Conference and served on the Ninth Circuit Rules Advisory Committee. He was selected as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and as a member of the American Law Institute, where he was an advisor in drafting the "Principles of Aggregate Litigation." Dave has been chair of the firm's Commercial Litigation practice, has served on its management and executive committees, and has acted as client service partner for one of the firm's largest institutional clients.

Education

Georgetown University
- 1977

Awards

Best Lawyers in America — Appellate Practice
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Bet-the-Company Litigation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Antitrust
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - First Amendment
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Intellectual Property
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Patent
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Technology Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Antitrust Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — First Amendment Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus:
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Antitrust
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Antitrust/IP Intersection
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Appellate
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Civil Litigation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Class Actions
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Disputes
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Complex Litigation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Counseling
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Defamation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Defendants
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Election
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Federal
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Fraud
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Information Technology
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Intellectual Property
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mass Tort
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Media
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Ninth Circuit
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Patent
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Plaintiffs
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Privacy
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Qui Tam/False Claims Act
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Regulatory
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Supreme Court
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Telecommunications
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Trade Regulation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — White-Collar Criminal Defense
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Washington State Bar Association, Award of Merit
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — University of Wyoming, Outstanding Alumnus
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Legal Foundation of Washington, Goldmark Award
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Leadership Tomorrow, Edward E. Carlson Award
- 2026
Lawyer of the Year — Litigation - First Amendment (Seattle)
- 2025
Lawyer of the Year — Appellate Practice (Seattle)
- 2019
Lawyer of the Year — Litigation - First Amendment (Seattle)
- 2016
Lawyer of the Year — Litigation - Antitrust (Seattle)
- 2015
Lawyer of the Year — Technology Law (Seattle)
- 2014
Lawyer of the Year — Litigation - Antitrust (Seattle)
- 2012
Lawyer of the Year — Litigation - First Amendment (Seattle)
- 2012
Lawyer of the Year — Appellate Practice (Seattle)
- 2011
Lawyer of the Year — Bet-the-Company Litigation (Seattle)
- 2009

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
Washington, Washington State Bar Association

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