David J. "Dave" Burman
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.
- Washington State Bar Association, Award of Merit
- University of Wyoming, Outstanding Alumnus
- Legal Foundation of Washington, Goldmark Award
- Leadership Tomorrow, Edward E. Carlson Award
Seattle, Washington 98101-3099
