Carrie Williamson > DLA Piper LLP (US) > Silicon Valley, United States > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper LLP (US)
2000 University Avenue
East Palo Alto
Silicon Valley
CALIFORNIA
CA 94303-2250
United States

Work Department

Patent Litigation; Intellectual Property and Technology; Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations

Position

Partner; Deputy Managing Partner, Silicon Valley Office

Career

Carrie Williamson is a trial lawyer with 17 years of experience managing and trying patent litigation matters for both large and small companies. She has been the second-chair attorney for three jury trials for patent infringement and was a trial team member for two other jury trials, a bench trial, and five hearings in the International Trade Commission.

In addition to her trial experience, she regularly helps clients successfully resolve patent litigation cases before trial. In January, 2018, she led a team to invalidate five patents in the Northern District of California through a motion for judgment on the pleadings.

Carrie was the associate hiring partner for DLA Piper’s Northern California offices from 2015-2020 and was selected to participate in DLA Piper’s Women Emerging Leaders program in 2017-2018. She also serves on the Legal Advisory Committee for the Silicon Valley Urban Debate League and on the Advisory Board for the ChIPs Silicon Valley chapter.

Education

J.D., University of California at Berkeley; B.A., Bowling Green State University

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)

DLA Piper LLP (US) is sought after for its successful track record representing global and domestic clients in the tech, semiconductor and medical device sectors in patent infringement disputes, with a particular focus on proceedings at the International Trade Commission. San Diego partner Sean Cunningham chairs the firm’s patent litigation group and represent major tech companies like Lenovo, Motorola Mobility and HP Inc. in disputes at all levels of the US court system. Also in San Diego, Erin Gibson is a reputed trial lawyer with particular expertise in the tech industry, litigator Kathryn Riley Grasso represents medical device and tech companies in a wide range of litigation, and Richard Mulloy stands out for his life sciences expertise. The Palo Alto team includes patent litigators Mark Fowler and Carrie Williamson, and the key practitioners in Chicago include Matthew Satchwell, who maintains close relationships with clients in the high-tech space, and Paul Steadman, who handles patent and trade secret matters.