practice areas
practice accolades
The American Lawyer Magazine's Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment Law Finalist 2004, Winner 2006, Finalist 2008, Finalist 2010, and Finalist 2012
Listed in the highest tier for National Labor and Employment Practice in Chambers USA 2011
Ranked in the top tier by The Legal 500 for Labor and Employment Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Labor-Management Relations, and Workplace and Employment Counseling (2011)
Ranked, National Tier 1: Employment Law – Management, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)
Named one of Law360's Employment Groups of the Year (2010)
Ranked #1 for "Most Prestigious" Labor and Employment Practice, Vault 2012 Associate Survey
bar admissions
- New York
- New York
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101 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10178-0060
Phone: 212.309.6627
Fax: 212.309.6001
Jason D. Burns is an associate in Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice. Attorneys in this practice regularly advise clients on virtually every type of labor and employment issue, from international counseling to management relations and labor disputes. Attorneys include the former chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the American Bar Association and fellows in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Mr. Burns was a clinical fellow at the University of Michigan Law School Human Trafficking Clinic as a participant in the firm's Public Interest Fellowship Program. At the clinic, he assisted in representing victims of human trafficking and in developing a comprehensive database of domestic trafficking prosecutions.
Mr. Burns received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 2010. While in law school, he served as an intern with the Legal Resources Centre in Cape Town, South Africa, where he helped represent clients in matters involving environmental and refugee law. Mr. Burns received his A.B. in history from Cornell University in 2003.
Mr. Burns is admitted to practice in New York.
education
- University of Michigan Law School, 2010, J.D.
- Cornell University, 2003, A.B.