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Patrick Sorek weighs in on Mylan’s domicile issue for the Pittsburgh Business Times
Member Patrick Sorek weighed in on Mylan's domicile issue in a recent story for the Pittsburgh Business Times looking at what questions the FTC may...
Burns White welcomes six Associates to offices in Pa. and W.V.
PITTSBURGH, May 28, 2015 — Burns White LLC welcomes six associates with practices spanning employment, healthcare and long-term care, commercial...
Ten Burns White attorneys named to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers/Rising Stars lists
PITTSBURGH, May 15, 2015 —Burns White Members David B. White and David A. Damico of the Pittsburgh office, and Member Valerie H. Lieberman and...
Burns White launches cybersecurity practice to address increasing client need
PITTSBURGH, April 28, 2015 — With clients facing increasingly complex regulatory environments and cyber threats to information systems, Burns White...
T.H. Lyda quoted in Toxic Tort Claims Over Fracking Create IP Discovery Risk article in Law 360
Member and Co-Chair of the Products Liability and Toxic Tort Group T.H. Lyda was quoted in "Toxic Tort Claims Over Fracking Create IP Discovery...
Molly Fletcher elected to serve on the Community Liver Alliance Board of Directors
Transportation Associate Molly L. Fletcher was unanimously elected to serve on the Community Liver Alliance (CLA) Board of Directors. In this role,...
Autumn Pividori named Pittsburgh’s 50 Finest 2015 by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Medicare Associate Autumn L. Pividori was recently named Pittsburgh’s 50 Finest 2015 by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). This award honors the...
Stuart O’Neal and Sasha Miller successfully defend a foster care service client in federal court
Member Stuart T. O’Neal, III and Associate Sasha E. Miller recently secured a summary judgment in the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of...
William Mundy authors article on healthcare REITs for The Legal Intelligencer
William J. Mundy, Member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Co-chair of its Healthcare and Long-Term Care Group, wrote an article exploring the...
Stuart O’Neal and Daniel Cutler receive a dismissal with prejudice for a hospital parent company in a claim brought under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act
Member Stuart T. O’Neal, III and Associate Daniel A. Cutler obtained a dismissal in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of...
Two Burns White attorneys named to 2015 New Jersey Rising Stars list
CHERRY HILL, N.J., March 13, 2015 — Burns White Associates Ahsan A. Jafry and Brian D. Pagano of the Cherry Hill office were named to the Rising...
T.H. Lyda and Stephen Hall secure a favorable verdict for railroad clients in FELA claim
Member and Co-Chair of the Transportation Group T.H. Lyda and Member obtained a favorable verdict for two major railroad clients in a week-long...
Stuart O’Neal and Christian Francis successfully resolve a defamation case for a corporate executive outside of court
Member Stuart T. O’Neal, III and Associate Christian W. Francis successfully resolved a defamation case for a high-level corporate executive,...
NAMSAP elects Ciara Koba to its Board of Directors
The National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals (NAMSAP) recently elected Ciara F. Koba via plurality of votes to serve on its board of...
Philadelphia-area healthcare litigators obtain favorable outcomes in four consecutive cases
Philadelphia-area litigators from the Burns White Healthcare and Long-Term Care Group obtained favorable outcomes in their last four consecutive...
Energy litigators secure a summary judgment for a natural gas producing client in a lease royalty dispute
Energy Group Co-Chair and Member Jeffrey D. Roberts and Associate Cressinda D. Schlag received a summary judgment for a large natural gas producing...
Burns White hires seasoned trial attorney as Of Counsel in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 26, 2015 — Burns White LLC hired seasoned trial attorney C. Leon Sherman as Of Counsel to its Pittsburgh office. With more than 40...
Member Amanda Sargent elected to the 2015 KSRRA Board of Directors
Member Amanda H. Sargent was recently elected to the Keystone State Railroad Association (KSRRA) 2015 Board of Directors, serving a three-year term....
Burns White welcomes five Associates to offices in Pittsburgh and Wilkes-Barre
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 09, 2015 — Burns White LLC welcomes five associates with practices spanning energy, workers’ compensation, and healthcare and...
Transportation lawyers secure favorable verdicts for railroad clients in four consecutive cases
In the last four cases, Burns White Transportation lawyers have secured three defense verdicts and one favorable verdict for railroad clients in...
Burns White promotes eight attorneys to membership status
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 17, 2014 — Burns White LLC is pleased to announce the promotion of eight attorneys to Member in its Pittsburgh and Philadelphia...
Burns White welcomes seven Associates to its Pittsburgh and Philadelphia offices
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 21, 2014 — Burns White LLC welcomes seven associates with practices spanning employment, energy, general litigation, healthcare and...
Emily Morales and Shirley Hampton urge for greater efficiency in NJ workers’ compensation practice
Workers' Compensation Associates Emily P. Morales and Shirley A. Hampton relayed some challenges that they face as respondent attorneys in New...
Burns White attains ten rankings in the 2015 U.S. News Best Law Firms Survey
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 3, 2014 — Burns White earned ten rankings in the 2015 U.S.News Media Group and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” survey. Most notably,...
Stuart T. O’Neal elected to serve as Vice President of The Hamels Foundation Board of Directors
Member Stuart T. O’Neal, III was elected to serve as Vice President of The Hamels Foundation Board of Directors, effective Nov. 1 for a one-year...
Matthew Brouse named to Young Professionals Board of Junior Achievement of Western PA
Associate Matthew G. Brouse was recently named to the Young Professionals Board of Junior Achievement of Western PA. In this role, he’ll assist with...
Burns White obtains summary judgment for an independent insurance company client in Ohio
Burns White Members Stuart T. O’Neal, III and John M. Steidle and Associate Laura E. Caravello recently obtained a summary judgment in Trumbull...
Jeffrey Adler quoted in a wage-and-hour-claim article in The Legal Intelligencer
Philadelphia-based Jeffrey S. Adler, Co-Chair of the Employment Group, was quoted in an article titled, "Wage-and-Hour Claims on the Rise in...
Nicholas Varischetti appointed to Emclaire Financial Corp Board of Directors
Associate Nicholas D. Varischetti was appointed to serve on Emclaire Financial Corp and its subsidiary The Farmers National Bank of Emlenton Boards...
Railroad clients obtain reversal from Superior Court of PA in a decision changing court venue
Last week, two railroad clients facing occupational injury allegations under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) from two former employees...