my choice would be murray Humphries out of Chicago. this man was responsible for mob guys taking the 5th amendment, it was his idea, and it worked great for them.

as far as burke goes, he was really too small time to handle a heist like Lufthansa, don't forget it was handed over to him on a silver platter, it was an inside job, the guys that worked there gave him all the information.

with what the inside guys gave burke, anybody could have pulled it off, I don't think made guys feared burke, he could have been whacked any time.