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Robert L. Burns
Partner
Robert Burns focuses on patent litigation in the U.S. district courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has managed large, complex litigations before E.D. Virginia, E.D. Texas, N.D. California, and D. Delaware.
Mr. Burns has jury trial experience as a first-chair and a second-chair litigator. With experience in over 60 district court litigations, Mr. Burns has developed a proficiency in handling major patent litigations in terms of strategy, discovery, oral argument, and trial management. He has also successfully enforced intellectual property rights in Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, and Germany.
Highlights
- Worked as an aerospace engineer for General Dynamics and Boeing, 1989-1992.
- Serves as an adjunct professor at George Mason University School of Law teaching patent litigation and dispute resolution and as an instructor at the University of Virginia Law School Trial Advocacy Institute.
- Has represented several clients pro bono in both civil and criminal matters, including espionage, homicide, and double-homicide cases.
- Served as the research assistant for the Honorable Howard Markey, former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1994-1995.
- Served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Computer and Information Law, 1994-1995.
Professional Recognition
- Received the Virginia Super Lawyers award by his peers, ranking him in the top five percent of lawyers in Virginia and West Virginia, 2006-2008.
- Appeared and was named as one of the top 30 intellectual property litigation lawyers in Washington D.C. Super Lawyers, 2007-2008.
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Computer Law Association
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