Goodwin

Partner

Brian Burgess is a partner in Goodwin’s Litigation Department and Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation practice, co-chairs the firm’s FDA Litigation practice (which was honored by LMG in 2022 as the FDA Litigation & Enforcement Firm of the Year) and is a member of the firm’s Life Sciences Disputes group. His work focuses on appellate matters and complex civil litigation in federal courts, and he has experience in a wide range of areas including antitrust law, administrative law (with a particular focus on FDA litigation), constitutional law, intellectual property and financial services litigation. Brian has argued appeals in numerous courts, including twice in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Brian is recognized in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as an “Up and Coming” attorney in the Nationwide Appellate Rankings, where he is noted in particular for “expertise in advising life sciences clients in disputes work.” Clients laud Brian for providing “timely and helpful advice across a variety of issues” and describe him as “a tremendous up-and-coming litigator” with “the unique skill of taking complicated controversial topics and making them simple, understandable and logical.” Another client notes that Brian is “a phenomenal lawyer with an impressive command of a variety of issues” and describes him as “a good writer and a strong oral advocate” with “tremendous drive.” Brian has also been named to Benchmark Litigation’s “40 & Under Hot List” for six consecutive years, from 2017-2022 and is a recommended lawyer for appellate by the Legal 500. In 2020, Brian was named a "D.C. Rising Star" by the National Law Journal.

Prior to joining Goodwin, Brian served as a law clerk to Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the Supreme Court of the United States. He previously worked in the Department of Justice as a special assistant to the Solicitor General.

J.D., 2009 New York University (summa cum laude) / A.B., 2005 Dartmouth College (summa cum laude)