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Matthew M. Burke
Partner
Ropes & Gray
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110-2624
T + 1-617-951-7589
F + 1-617-235-0395
+ 1-617-854-2216 secretary
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Practice
Matt is a partner in the Litigation Department and head of the firm's Insurance Practice Group.
Professional Experience
Matt represents insurers in all aspects of business insurance. Representative engagements include:
- Managed the defense of a $500 million claim by a public authority against property insurers for removal of asbestos from hundreds of buildings in the New York metropolitan area
- Represented primary insurer in coverage action seeking defense of City of New York and various contractors against claims arising out of cleanup of the World Trade Center
- Defended bad faith claims against insurers arising out of Hurricane Katrina and the handling of health hazard claims
- Litigated novel coverage issues concerning thousands of FELA claims relating to repetitive stress and deleterious substances
- Pursuing equitable contribution claims on behalf of various London Market insurers seeking recovery from co-insurers of payments made on asbestos claims
- Represent reinsurer in arbitration in Colombia seeking subrogation recovery from warehouse fire resulting in multi-million dollar loss of pharmaceutical products
- Represented London Market insurers in environmental coverage actions in Washington, New Jersey, Arizona and Texas
- Regularly advises large U.S. insurer on professional indemnity claims
- Coordinating defense of construction claims against owner and contractors at major international airport under an owner-controlled insurance program
- Regularly advising clients on the underwriting of property, directors & officers, and other forms of insurance
In addition to this insurance coverage and cost recovery work, Matt has handled numerous other business disputes. Examples of this work include:
- Represented a financial institution in various regulatory, bankruptcy and litigation matters arising from the Enron bankruptcy
- Represented a papermaking company in a wide range of commercial, contractual, and litigation disputes arising at paper mills throughout the United States
- Represented an investment adviser in connection with an SEC investigation of a portfolio manager's trading practices
- Successfully tried two age discrimination cases on behalf of a non-profit corporation
- Negotiated relocation of a Worcester business resulting from eminent domain taking by Massachusetts Highway Department
- Acted as lead attorney in a pro bono civil rights action brought against the City of Atlanta on behalf of five homeless men, the settlement of which resulted in changes to training of police officers and investigation of complaints by homeless persons against the police
Memberships & Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Boston Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association
Bar Admissions
Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 2001
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 1991
Education
- 1990,
J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School
- 1987,
B.A., cum laude, College of the Holy Cross
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