Erin C. Burn’s practice involves antitrust and other complex litigation.
Education
Ms. Burns received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Delaware and her Juris Doctorate from the Villanova University School of Law.
Career Milestones
- After law school, Ms. Burns served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Louis J. Farina, Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas from 2002 to 2004.
- Ms. Burns is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
- In March of 2005, Ms. Burns received the President’s Award from the Lancaster Bar Association for development and implementation of a Habitat for Humanity community service day for the Young Lawyers Section.
- Ms. Burns has been recognized in Who’s Who of American Women in 2006 and by Strathmore’s Who’s Who in 2007.
- Ms. Burns was involved in litigating the Augmentin Antitrust Litigation (SAJ Distributors, Inc. and Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings, Inv. v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline, Civil Action No. 04-CV-23 (E.D.Va.)), before The Honorable Henry C. Morgan, Jr. which resulted in a $62.5 million settlement for the direct purchaser class.
- Ms. Burns also participated in Paxil Antitrust Litigation, (Nichols, et al. v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., Civil Action No. 00-6222 (E.D. Pa.)), before The Honorable John R. Padova which resulted in a $65 million settlement for the indirect purchaser class.
- Ms. Burns is currently heavily involved in the following representative cases:
- In re Wellbutrin SR Antitrust Litigation, Civil Action No. 04-5525 (E.D.Pa.), before The Honorable Bruce W. Kauffman.
- In re Nifedipine Antitrust Litigation, Civil Action No. 03-223 (D.D.C.), before The Honorable Richard J. Leon.
- In re Aspartame Antitrust Litigation, Civil Action No. 06-1732 (E.D.Pa.), before The Honorable Legrome D. Davis.
Professional Affiliations
- Ms. Burns is a member of the Pennsylvania and Lancaster Bar Associations.
- She is a member of Psi Chi.
- During law school, Ms. Burns served as a staff writer and Symposium Editor on The Villanova Environmental Law Journal.
- Ms. Burns has served as the Vice-Chairperson of the Young Lawyers Section of the Lancaster Bar Association in 2004 and the Chairperson of that Section in 2005. Also in 2005, she sat on the Board of Directors of the Lancaster Bar Association.
- She also served as a Leader of the Law Explorers Program through Learning for Life, a program for youth interested in careers in the law, from 2004 through 2006.
E-Mail
eburns@rodanast.com