James E. "Jim" Burke

James E. "Jim" Burke


Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Recognized since 2006

Cincinnati, Ohio

Practice Areas

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Corporate Law

Litigation - Securities

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Jim Burke helps clients develop sound litigation strategies and execute on those strategies successfully to resolve corporate disputes. Jim’s practice focuses on complex corporate and commercial litigation, including both trial and appellate practice, in state and federal court. He has handled cases before courts in Ohio, Kentucky, California, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, Colorado and Delaware. He has significant experience in financial and transactional cases, commercial matters, class and derivative actions and actions arising under the federal securities laws. In 1997, Jim was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers, membership in which is extended by invitation only to "experienced trial lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional skill as advocates and whose career has been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism and civility."

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Location
  • One East Fourth Street, Suite 1400
    Cincinnati, OH 45202
Education
  • University of Cincinnati, graduated 1978
  • University of Cincinnati, J.D., graduated 1978
  • Yale University, graduated 1975
Bar Admissions
  • Ohio, Ohio State Bar Association
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Cincinnati Bar Association - Mid-Term Judicial Evaluation Committee
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • National Institute of Trial Advocacy - Instructor and Cincinnati Steering Committee Member
  • Ohio State Bar Association - Member
  • United States District Court for Southern District of Ohio - Mediator

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation - Securities Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Litigation - Securities Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Litigation - Securities Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Litigation - Securities Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2011 - Bet-the-Company Litigation
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Securities, Cincinnati (2024)
  • Litigation - Securities, Cincinnati (2020)
  • Corporate Law, Cincinnati (2018)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, Cincinnati (2015)
  • Litigation - Securities, Cincinnati (2014)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, Cincinnati (2013)
  • Litigation - Securities, Cincinnati (2012)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, Cincinnati (2011)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Litigation - Securities
Special Focus:
  • Appellate
  • Civil Litigation
  • Class Actions
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Complex Litigation
  • Defendants
  • Director and Officer Liability
  • Intellectual Property
  • SEC Enforcement
  • Securities
  • Securities
  • Stockholders' Suits
Awards:
  • Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers
  • American College of Trial Lawyers
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Named Cincy Leading Lawyer
  • Named to Ohio Super Lawyers
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law

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