Thomas R. "Tom" Burke
Recognized since 2006
San Francisco, California
Practice Areas
Litigation - First Amendment
Media Law
Tom Burke concentrates his practice on media, entertainment and intellectual property litigation and counseling. He has over 23 years of litigation experience in the trial and appellate courts including multiple appearances in the California Supreme Court, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, and California’s Courts of Appeal.
Tom's clients include: Amazon.com, The Bakersfield Californian, California Newspaper Publishers Association, CBS, Center for Biological Diversity, Center for Investigative Reporting, CNN, Kaiser Permanente, Lions Gate Entertainment, The Los Angeles Times, The McClatchy Company, NBCUniversal, The New York Times Co., San Francisco Chronicle, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Sierra Club, Western Communications, Inc., and Zite.com.
Tom's clients include: Amazon.com, The Bakersfield Californian, California Newspaper Publishers Association, CBS, Center for Biological Diversity, Center for Investigative Reporting, CNN, Kaiser Permanente, Lions Gate Entertainment, The Los Angeles Times, The McClatchy Company, NBCUniversal, The New York Times Co., San Francisco Chronicle, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Sierra Club, Western Communications, Inc., and Zite.com.
Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: https://www.dwt.com/people/b/burke-thomas-r
Location
- 50 California Street, Suite 2300
San Francisco, CA 94111-6533
Education
- University of San Francisco, J.D., graduated 1989
- Arizona State University, BS
Bar Admissions
- California, The State Bar of California
Headquarters:
Seattle, Washington
179 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
124 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Litigation - First Amendment, San Francisco (2025)
- Litigation - First Amendment, San Francisco (2023)
- Litigation - First Amendment, San Francisco (2021)
- Litigation - First Amendment, San Francisco (2015)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Litigation - First Amendment
- Media Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
- Entertainment Law - Music
- First Amendment Law
- Information Technology Law
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
Publications
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