Morgan Lewis

Harry W. Burton

Senior Counsel

Harry W. Burton counsels employers and employee benefit plan sponsors in benefit-related collective bargaining, and benefit plan operations and management. He advises plans with assets ranging from $50 million to several billion dollars. He works closely with clients, advising them in talks with labor union representatives, and in employment litigation involving US federal and state employment agencies. He also advises employers and their fiduciaries on a range of fiduciary matters, including DOJ and DOL investigations.

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, 1975, LL.B.
  • Princeton University, 1971, A.B.

Admissions

  • District of Columbia

Awards and Affiliations

Recognized, Employment Law – Management, Washington, DC; Litigation – Labor and Employment, Washington, DC, The Best Lawyers in America (2007–2019)

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Employment, Law360 (2017) 

Member, Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment, The National Law Journal (2014)

Assistant Editor, International Foundation's Legal-Legislative Reporter

Assistant Editor, Washington Update

News

5/30/2018 - Morgan Lewis Named DC Litigation Department of the Year for Labor and Employment by The National Law Journal

6/30/2014 - Morgan Lewis Named Washington, D.C. Labor & Employment Litigation Dept. of the Year: The National Law Journal Salutes Firm for Depth and Variety of Matters