Anna C. Burke

Associate

Anna’s practice focuses on litigation, regulatory matters, and public interest advocacy. Before joining GLC, Anna clerked for the Hon. Deborah K. Chasanow in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Prior to her clerkship, Anna spent four years as a litigation associate at Sidley Austin LLP, where she represented clients in front of multiple government regulators, such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and various state and local agencies, as well as in civil litigation. She also represented international organizations in matters involving the International Organizations Immunities Act and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

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Anna has maintained an active pro bono practice, including serving as a Pro Bono Fellow with the American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia. She also has assisted in drafting amicus briefs on behalf of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and has represented clients in family law matters through the Children’s Law Center.

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Anna earned her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where she was a member of the Barristers’ Council Trial Advocacy Division and the Health Justice Alliance Clinic, and served on the staff of the Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law. Her note, A Place to Call Home: The Link Between Residential Segregation and the Disproportionate Representation of African American Children in Foster Care, was published in the Georgetown Journal of Law and Modern Critical Race Perspectives.

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Prior to law school, Anna worked as a senior data analyst at New York Public Radio. She received her undergraduate degree with distinction from the University of Virginia, where she was an Echols Scholar, a member of the Raven Society, and a Lawn resident during the 2014–2015 academic year.