
L. Eden Burgess
Associate
eburgess@andrewskurth.com
Suite 1100
Washington D.C. 20005
P: 202.662.3027
F: 202.662.2739
Eden's practice focuses on general litigation matters and related issues, primarily in the areas of intellectual property, environmental, bankruptcy, contract and art recovery litigation. Her intellectual property experience includes patent- and copyright-related cases. In the bankruptcy area, Eden has experience representing clients in adversary proceedings concerning fraudulent conveyances and preferences. Her environmental litigation experience includes private contribution actions and brownfield redevelopment efforts. Eden has also been active in alternative dispute resolution.
Articles / Publications
- Co-Author - (with Thomas R. Kline) "Museum Governance Developments: Trustees Taking Greater Responsibility," Yearbook of Cultural Property Law, (2007)
- Contributor/Assistant - Chapter: Art Market, Yearbook of Cultural Property Law (2006)
- Contributor/Assistant - Chapter: Art Market, Yearbook of Cultural Property Law (2007)
- Contributor/Assistant - Chapter: Art Market, Yearbook of Cultural Property Law (2008)
- Contributing Editor, Yearbook of Cultural Property Law (2008)
Briefings, Seminars & Speeches
- "Art and Cultural Property Displaced by War and Other Conflict," George Washington Museum Studies Program (March 2008)
- "The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act as Applied to Recent Art Restitution Disputes," The Program on Information Justice and Intellectural Property, American University Washington College of Law (October 8, 2007) (Co-presenter)
Professional / Civic Affiliations
Member - American Bar Association
Industries
Practice Areas
Education
- JD, 2000, Honors, The George Washington University Law School, The George Washington University Law School Environmental Lawyer, Trial Court Board
- BA, 1996, distinction, University of Virginia, Echols Scholar
Admitted
Virginia 2003
District of Columbia 2002
Maryland 2000
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit
US District Court for the District of Columbia
US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Languages
French

