Sean K. Burke

is vice chair of the Products Liability and Toxic Torts division of Duane Morris' Trial Practice Group . Mr. Burke is a trial attorney representing clients nationally in complex products liability and commercial litigation matters. He has tried cases before juries in both state and federal courts while also handling numerous mediations. He regularly represents manufacturers of medical implant devices in product liability cases, including in consolidated multi-plaintiff matters in both federal court (MDL) and state courts in California, Illinois, and Tennessee.

He also represents clients in matters involving trade secret litigation, the breach of non-competition and other restrictive covenants, and commercial contract disputes. Mr. Burke also represents and counsels clients in the gaming industry, with a focus on the horse racing industry, in a broad range of matters involving state regulatory compliance, contract negotiations, and litigation.

He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey as well as six different United States District Courts. Prior to rejoining Duane Morris, Mr. Burke served as law clerk for the Honorable Joel H. Slomsky of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He is a 2007 magna cum laude graduate of Villanova University School of Law, where he was managing editor of special projects for the Villanova Law Review and elected to the Order of the Coif, and a cum laude graduate of Catholic University of America.

Resume

Experience

•Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2017-present
- Associate, 2009-2016; 2007-2008
•U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Law Clerk to the Hon. Joel H. Slomsky, 2008-2009

Honors and Awards

•Listed in Washington, D.C. Rising Stars, 2015-2017
•Recipient of the ALI-ABA Scholarship and Leadership award, given to the graduating student who the faculty feels has best demonstrated a combination of academic achievement and leadership in the law school community.
•Listed in Pennsylvania Rising Stars, 2012 and 2013
•Pennsylvania Rising Star, 2012

Publications and Speaking Engagements

Selected Publications

•Co-author, Department of Health & Human Services Clarifies Broad Scope of Immunity Protection Under the PREP Act, Duane Morris Alert, April 24, 2020
•Author, 3D Printing of PPE and Other Medical Devices, Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry, April 16, 2020
•Author, When Innovation Outpaces Regulation, SME, March 4, 2020
•Featured in AMS 2020: Panels on 3D Printing in Implants and Orthopedics, Regulation in Additive Medical Devices, 3DPrint.com, February 25, 2020

•Author, Emerging Product Liability Concerns for Medical 3D Printing, MD+DI & QMed, April 2, 2019

Selected Speaking Engagements

•Speaker, How COVID-19 Is Affecting Life Sciences and Medical Technologies, Duane Morris Webinar, April 16, 2020
•Speaker, The Business of 3D Printing: Medicine, Dentistry and Metals, Additive Manufacturing Strategies, Boston, February 11, 2020
•Speaker, Drug and Device Verdicts-Trends and Developments on Product Liability Litigation Impacting the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industries, Engineer Seminar Series at the Food and Drug Administration, January 28, 2020

•Speaker, “Law and Medical Devices: The Complex, Interdigitated, Essential and Evolving World” The Biomedical Engineering and Materials Roundtable of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., March 25, 2019

•Speaker, Drug and Med Cross-Examination 101, 23rd Annual Conference on Drug & Medical Device Litigation, New York City, November 28, 2018

•Speaker, Drug & Medical Litigation Boot Camp, American Conference Institute, The Bellevue Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, July 30, 2018