What Burns Charest LLP does

Burns Charest LLP is a privately held, plaintiff-side boutique litigation firm founded in 2015 by Warren Burns, Daniel Charest, and Korey Nelson. Headquartered in Dallas with offices in New Orleans, New York, and Washington D.C., the firm fields approximately 40 attorneys organized around nine practice areas: antitrust, arbitration, asbestos, business disputes, class actions and consumer protection, energy, environment, intellectual property, and toxic and mass tort litigation. The firm represents individuals, consumer classes, hospital systems, and enterprises in high-stakes complex commercial litigation against large corporations and AmLaw firms.

The firm generates revenue through legal fees structured as hourly billing, flat fees, blended arrangements, and contingency fee engagements where the firm is compensated only upon a successful outcome. Notable case results disclosed in the input data include a $4 billion antitrust settlement for American Express against Visa and MasterCard, a partial $15 billion Volkswagen emissions settlement, a $700 million opioid class action settlement on behalf of hospital systems, a $600 million EpiPen settlement, and a $9.6 million aviation jury verdict. The firm is co-lead counsel for 28 Florida, 21 Alabama, and 26 Texas hospital systems in opioid-related RICO litigation. Co-counsel referrals and court-appointed leadership in multidistrict litigations function as the primary distribution channels alongside direct client intake.

Burns Charest does not develop or deploy proprietary technology; the firm operates as a professional services partnership rather than a software or platform business. There are no funding rounds, subsidiaries, parent companies, or external private equity investment disclosed. The firm consistently earns recognition from Chambers USA, Lawdragon, Best Lawyers, Benchmark Litigation, Super Lawyers, and Legal 500, with consecutive-year rankings for co-founders Burns and Charest and partner Matthew Tripolitsiotis as of 2026.

Name

Burns Charest LLP

Legal name

Burns Charest LLP

Website

https://burnscharest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Burns Charest LLP is a plaintiff-side boutique litigation firm of approximately 40 attorneys across Dallas, New Orleans, New York, and Washington D.C., representing individuals, consumer classes, and institutions in antitrust, energy, mass tort, and class action cases against major corporations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Burns Charest generates revenue through legal fees including hourly billing, contingency fees, flat fees, and blended fee arrangements. The firm represents plaintiffs in high-stakes litigation and can work on a contingency fee basis where the firm's reward comes only when clients win.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Burns Charest LLP is a boutique litigation law firm that represents plaintiffs in complex commercial disputes, primarily serving as trial counsel in high-stakes matters. Its core offerings span antitrust, energy, environmental, asbestos, mass tort, intellectual property, class action, arbitration, and business dispute litigation, with attorneys working on contingency, hourly, flat-fee, and blended fee arrangements. The firm operates from offices in Dallas, New Orleans, New York, and Washington, D.C., and is routinely appointed to leadership roles in MDL and class action proceedings.

Product overview

Burns Charest LLP is a boutique litigation law firm offering legal services across multiple specialized practice areas. The firm operates as a single-service law practice rather than a platform or modular product architecture. Services are delivered through attorneys organized into practice area groups including Antitrust, Arbitration, Asbestos Litigation, Business Disputes, Class Actions & Consumer Protection, Energy, Environment, Intellectual Property, and Toxic and Mass Tort Litigation. The firm has approximately 40 attorneys across offices in Dallas, New Orleans, New York, and Washington, D.C.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Antitrust Litigation Plaintiff-side representation in complex antitrust matters including price-fixing, monopolistic conduct, and consumer class actions seeking treble damages under federal antitrust statutes, on behalf of corporate and consumer plaintiffs.
• Arbitration Representation in domestic and international arbitration proceedings, applying arbitration-specific skills distinct from general court litigation, on behalf of clients who have selected arbitration as their dispute resolution mechanism.
• Asbestos Litigation Plaintiff-side representation of individuals and families harmed by asbestos exposure, holding manufacturers and asbestos-using companies accountable for illnesses and deaths caused by their concealment of asbestos dangers.
• Business Disputes Trial representation in commercial disputes including breach of contract, tortious interference, unfair competition, non-compete violations, defamation, fraud, fraudulent inducement, and accounting malpractice, for both plaintiffs and defendants.
• Class Actions & Consumer Protection Plaintiff-side class action representation in consumer protection, data privacy, defective products, and consumer fraud matters, often pursued on a contingency fee basis where the firm finances the litigation in exchange for a share of recovery.
• Energy Law Litigation Specialized oil and gas litigation including royalty disputes, lease claims, title disputes, surface damage claims, joint operating agreement (JOA) disputes, and environmental claims for landowners, royalty owners, operators, and investors.
• Environmental Litigation Representation of property owners harmed by environmental pollution from historical or reckless oil and gas operations, unsafe storage of hazardous materials, and environmental catastrophes, leveraging environmental and natural resource regulation expertise.
• Intellectual Property Litigation Trial representation in patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret disputes in federal courts throughout the country, including precedent-setting patent cases in the U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit.
• Toxic and Mass Tort Litigation Plaintiff-side representation in mass tort, pharmaceutical injury, opioid (RICO), and toxic exposure matters, including MDL leadership roles, against large corporate defendants in high-stakes cases.

Quantifiable outcome

• Won billions of dollars for classes represented in antitrust suits against world's largest corporations
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Boies Schiller Flexner LLP: Major litigation boutique with deep plaintiff-side practice in antitrust and commercial disputes, and former employer of Burns Charest partner Matt Tripolitsiotis. Closely comparable in antitrust credentials, contingency fee capability, and willingness to take on 'bet-the-company' cases.
• Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check: Plaintiff-side class action firm specializing in securities, antitrust, and consumer protection. Comparable to Burns Charest in plaintiff complex litigation, contingency fee model, and court-appointed leadership roles.
• Scott+Scott: Plaintiff antitrust and securities class action boutique. Comparable to Burns Charest in plaintiff antitrust practice and contingency fee representation of classes against major corporations.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: Plaintiff-side mass tort and class action boutique with strong record of billion-dollar settlements. Comparable to Burns Charest in representing classes against major corporations and in court-appointed MDL leadership roles.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll: Plaintiff-focused litigation firm with premier consumer protection and antitrust practices. Directly comparable in representing plaintiffs in major class actions and complex litigation against corporate defendants.
• Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd: Largest plaintiff-side securities and antitrust class action firm. Comparable to Burns Charest in complex plaintiff litigation, multi-billion-dollar settlements, and court-appointed leadership roles in major MDLs.
• Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan: The largest litigation-only global law firm with strong plaintiff-side antitrust practice and trial reputation. Comparable to Burns Charest in core complex litigation focus and Chambers-recognized antitrust credentials, though larger in scale.
• Berger Montague PC: Plaintiff-side antitrust and complex litigation boutique with deep class action practice. Comparable to Burns Charest in plaintiff antitrust credentials and trial-focused approach.
• Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro: Plaintiff-side class action firm with strong consumer protection and antitrust practice. Comparable to Burns Charest in representing plaintiff classes against corporate defendants and securing major settlements.
• Susman Godfrey LLP: Elite ~80-attorney plaintiff trial boutique founded in 1980, widely regarded as the gold standard for high-stakes commercial litigation. Directly comparable to Burns Charest in trial-first culture, contingency fee model, and representation of plaintiffs against corporate defendants.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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