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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 > Healthcare > Life sciences
Pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions and investors come to WilmerHale for advice on critical transactions, including M&A, joint ventures and strategic alliances, in addition to being entrusted with complex patent disputes. Stuart Falber is sought after by a range of established players and new market entrants, including VC investors, for IPOs, spinoffs and licensing deals, leading the team alongside Lisa Pirozzolo, who represents clients in patent infringement and contractual litigation; both are based in Boston. In Washington DC, Amy Wigmore brings further litigious experience, handling a range of matters under the Hatch-Waxman Act and concerning biosimilars. Judith Hasko joined in Palo from Latham & Watkins LLP in June 2024, bringing significant experience.
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 > Education
- Industry focus > Education
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
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
- Government > State attorneys general
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- International trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Government > Government contracts
- Government > Government relations
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense