About Thomas
Tom Burke concentrates his practice on media, entertainment and intellectual property litigation and counseling. He has over 23 years of litigation experience in the trial and appellate courts including multiple appearances in the California Supreme Court, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, and California’s Courts of Appeal. Tom's clients include: Amazon.com, The Bakersfield Californian, California Newspaper Publishers Association, CBS, Center for Biological Diversity, Center for Investigative Reporting, CNN, Kaiser Permanente, Lions Gate Entertainment, The Los Angeles Times, The McClatchy Company, NBCUniversal, The New York Times Co., San Francisco Chronicle, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Sierra Club, Western Communications, Inc., and Zite.com.
Practice Areas
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - First Amendment, San Francisco (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - First Amendment, San Francisco (2023)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - First Amendment, San Francisco (2021)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - First Amendment, San Francisco (2015)
- Recognized: Litigation - First Amendment
- Recognized: Media Law
- Practice Area: Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
- Practice Area: Entertainment Law - Music
- Practice Area: First Amendment Law
- Practice Area: Information Technology Law
- Practice Area: Litigation - Intellectual Property