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Washington DC 20036
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Amy Wigmore
Work Department
Commercial Litigation ; Life Sciences; Intellectual Property Litigation ; Litigation : Trials
Position
Partner in WilmerHale’s Washington DC Office
Career
Amy Wigmore is a first-chair trial lawyer with more than 20 years of experience managing complex litigation, focusing primarily on technology disputes. She is a member of the firm’s Litigation/Controversy Department and Intellectual Property Litigation Practice.
Ms. Wigmore is widely known for her trial work. She is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, and she has been recognized as a leading IP Litigation practitioner by several publications, including Chambers, LMG Life Sciences, and Managing IP.
Ms. Wigmore has extensive experience representing clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. She has participated in several jury trials and secured multiple verdicts exceeding $500 million on behalf of her clients. Ms. Wigmore also has played a leading role in bench trials, arbitrations and appellate matters.
In addition to her patent litigation experience, Ms. Wigmore has represented clients in cases involving the misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition, breach of contract, employment disputes, civil rights claims and test security issues.
Memberships
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- District of Columbia
- Massachusetts
- US Supreme Court
- US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- US District Court for the District of Colorado
- US District Court for the District of Columbia
- US District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Education
JD, Harvard Law School, 1995
BA, University of Massachusetts, 1992
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
The intellectual property practice at WilmerHale acts for domestic and international clients, frequently providing innovative solutions spanning trademark, copyright, patent drafting and prosecution, post-grant proceedings, and strategic IP portfolio development. Attorneys in the team have tech transfer and licensing, litigation, and due diligence experience, and also benefit from expertise in the team beyond the United States to other jurisdictions, frequently working with lawyers in the United Kingdom, Germany, and China. The strength of the team is demonstrated through their impressive client list, boasting the likes of Twitter, Sony, Meta Platforms, Hulu, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Lisa Pirozzolo and Mark Selwyn co-chair the firm’s IP litigation practice, operating out of Boston and Palo Alto respectively, alongside Amy Wigmore, based in Washington DC, where Brittany Amadi is another key lawyer. Emily Whelan in Boston is the chair of the general IP department, focusing on litigation related to chemistry, biotech, and pharma. Boston-based William Lee
remains a key figure in the team, with Palo Alto’s Sonal Mehta has vast experience in high-stakes patent and tech disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Antitrust > Cartel
- International Trade > CFIUS
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Industry focus > Education
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Government > State attorneys general
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Government > Government contracts
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- International Trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Government > Government relations
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Environment > Environment: litigation