Robert J. Burns is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group of Holland & Knight's New York City office. Mr. Burns has a broad complex business litigation practice, with particular focus upon antitrust, product liability, and insurance actions. In recent years, he has represented U.S. and foreign clients across a wide range of industries, including aviation and transportation, insurance and reinsurance, manufacturing and distribution, and finance and investment.
Mr. Burns has experience in all phases of the litigation process, from pre-trial discovery and motion practice through trial and appeal. He has represented clients at trial and in contested evidentiary hearings in both first-chair and co-lead capacities. He is particularly experienced in the management of large multidistrict civil litigations and class actions. He has successfully represented clients in the mediation and arbitration of major disputes, and in the negotiated resolution of multi-million-dollar commercial disputes short of formal litigation. Mr. Burns also regularly counsels clients on various aspects of antitrust and competition law.