Paul E. Burns is a nationally-recognized attorney, arbitrator and mediator who has over 25 years of legal experience, 17+ years of which were in AMLAW 200 firms. His legal experience includes Litigation, Transactions and Counseling in Intellectual Property, Technology, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Entertainment/Digital Media, Internet/E-Commerce/Data Privacy, Commercial Contracts, Business Entities, Creditor’s Rights/Bankruptcy, Electronic Discovery, and Arbitration Law. He has been honored with inclusion in Best Lawyers in America for 17 years in a row, being named Lawyer of the Year in 2022 and 2023, an AV Pre-eminent rating for over 20 years, and appointments as (i) Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators and the American Bar Association; (ii) Arbitrator/Mediator by the American Arbitration Association, CPR, the International Trademark Association (INTA), the Silicon Valley Tech List, and AIPLA; (iii) AIPLA Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee Chair, (iv) Federal Bar Association Chapter President and Board Member, (v) Copyright Society of the USA Chapter Chair, (vi) Licensing Executives Society Chapter Chair, (vii) Director of The Sedona Conference, and (viii) Adjunct Professor of Law at two top ranked law schools. Mr. Burns is admitted to practice in California, Arizona, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He received his B.S. and J.D., magna cum laude, from Boston College.
