Stephen J. Burdick

Associate

Stephen J. Burdick is an associate in Morgan Lewis's Energy Practice. Mr. Burdick assists with the representation of electric utilities and other clients in the nuclear industry on a variety of regulatory and litigation matters before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), other agencies, and the federal courts. Mr. Burdick's practice includes advising on NRC licensing and enforcement proceedings; nuclear safety and regulatory compliance; employment discrimination; and related matters. Mr. Burdick has been involved in the preparation of combined license applications for new nuclear plants and the ongoing NRC review and litigation of these applications. Mr. Burdick has actively followed and participated in NRC and industry developments related to new nuclear plants. Mr. Burdick has been involved in license renewal proceedings before the NRC. He also advises clients regarding government contracts, including intellectual property issues.

Mr. Burdick earned his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 2005. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Burdick worked as a nuclear plant engineer for Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL), a Lockheed Martin Company. Mr. Burdick qualified to operate a prototype nuclear plant and participated in the training of Navy personnel in the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. Mr. Burdick's responsibilities at KAPL included operating the nuclear reactor and related systems at the prototype, supervising maintenance and testing of new equipment in the prototype, and conducting both in-class and in-plant training of Navy personnel. Mr. Burdick earned his B.S., with honors, in chemical engineering from Brigham Young University in 2000.

Mr. Burdick is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and California and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.