Daniel Burley

Dan Burley has assisted various clients—from Fortune 100 companies to emerging startups—in a wide range of matters. He has helped clients with issues including product liability actions, class-action defense, trade secret claims, trademark infringement claims, alleged breaches of restrictive covenants, and other business torts. 

Dan has litigated in federal and state trial and appellate courts nationwide, particularly in Illinois state courts. His experience includes drafting complaints, dispositive motions, and other filings in complicated disputes; managing eDiscovery in large-scale litigations; and taking and defending depositions of corporate witnesses. He has also participated in all phases of high-stakes jury trials, including drafting and arguing evidentiary and expert motions, preparing witnesses for direct and cross-examinations, and developing opening and closing arguments. 

Dan maintains an active pro bono practice. He has successfully represented asylum seekers from Cameroon, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Togo and handled claims before the Board of Immigration Appeals.