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Carrie Williamson

Partner; Deputy Managing Partner, Silicon Valley Office · DLA Piper LLP (US)

United StatesPatent Litigation, Intellectual Property

About

Trial lawyer with 17 years of experience managing and trying patent litigation matters for large and small companies. Second-chair attorney for three patent infringement jury trials, trial team member for two additional jury trials, a bench trial, and five ITC hearings. Regularly resolves patent cases before trial. Led team that invalidated five patents in the Northern District of California via judgment on the pleadings (January 2018). Former associate hiring partner for DLA Piper's Northern California offices (2015-2020); selected for firm's Women Emerging Leaders program (2017-2018). Serves on Legal Advisory Committee for Silicon Valley Urban Debate League and Advisory Board for ChIPs Silicon Valley chapter.

Practice areas

Patent LitigationIntellectual PropertyLitigation, Arbitration and Investigations

Office

Expertise

Patent LitigationIntellectual PropertyLitigation, Arbitration and Investigations

Education

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