P. John Burke

Background

Burke, P. John was born on January 27, 1952 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Education

University of Southern California (Bachelor of Arts, 1973). Southwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1976). New York University (Master of Laws, Taxation, 1977).

Career

Worked at Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman, Limited Liability Partnership (Beverly Hills, California) specializing in General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Banking and Savings and Loan Law, Copyright, Corporate, Employee Benefits, Entertainment (Motion Picture, Television and Music) Transactions, Errors and Omission Clearance, Estate Planning, Family Law, Insurance Coverage and Defense Litigation, Intellectual Property, International Business Law, Labor and Employment Law, Media Finance, Motion Picture Financing, New Media Technologies, Real Estate, Real Property, Securities, Succession Planning, Taxation (Federal, State and International), Trademark, Trusts and Probate, and Unfair Competition. Admitted to the bar, 1978, California.

1979, United States.

Tax Court and United States. District Court, Central District of California. Recipient, Gerald Wallace Scholarship.

Member: Beverly Hills (Member: Business Law, Entertainment Law and Real Estate Law Sections) and Los Angeles County (Member: Business and Corporations Law, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy, International Law, Intellectual Property and Entertainment and Real Property Law Sections) Bar Associations.

State Bar of California (Member: Business, International, Intellectual Property and Real Property Law Sections). The firm was founded in 1957 to represent clients in the entertainment industry and that practice is still significant.

Over the years we have grown into a full service firm and our firm"s areas of expertise are centered around the following major departments: Litigation, Business/Corporate, Entertainment, Labor and Employment Law, Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate, Taxation, Insurance Coverage and Defense and Family Law. We also have groups specializing in New Media Technologies, Intellectual Property, Media Finance, Trademark, Merchandising and Licensing and Employee Benefits.

Achievements

• P. John Burke has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Beverly Hills (Member: Business Law, Entertainment Law and Real Estate Law Sections) and Los Angeles County (Member: Business and Corporations Law, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy, International Law, Intellectual Property and Entertainment and Real Property Law Sections) Bar Associations. State Bar of California (Member: Business, International, Intellectual Property and Real Property Law Sections).