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LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM MARKHAM, P.C.

Experience: 36 years

Antitrust Law, Appeals & Appellate, Business Law and Trademarks

California and District of Columbia

Semi-Finalist for Best Intellectual Property Litigator, Super Lawyer and 4 others

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Experience 36y

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William Markham received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1987 and has practiced law in California for the past thirty-one years. He is an accomplished, successful trial attorney who has tried dozens of matters, including several significant matters. He has obtained jury verdicts and bench verdicts in difficult trials of highly contentious matters. He has also handled several appeals that arose from his trial work, obtaining a reversal of a dismissal and various affirmances of his pre-trial and trial work.

Mr. Markham devotes most of his practice to litigation, particularly the litigation of claims for antitrust offenses, false advertising, trademark offenses (including counterfeiting) patent misuse, and certain kinds of real estate litigation.

Mr. Markham has also provides antitrust counseling to certain major clients, which have included the world's largest manufacturer of LED components, a global manufacturer of automobiles, the world's leading manufacturer of pulse oximetry equipment, and others.

Mr. Markham has frequently appeared in various media, including Bloomberg TV, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, ESPN, NBC-San Diego, Univision, and others. He has been listed since 2013 as a "Superlawyer" in antitrust law for the San Diego region at Superlawyer.com and has the highest possible rating (suberb, 10.0) from Avvo.com, the attorney rating service. He has also received various other public honors.

Mr. Markham is completely bilingual in English and French and also speaks Spanish fluently.

You can reach him directly at wm@markhamlawfirm.com

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

California

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Professional Experience

2012 - Current

LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM MARKHAM, P.C.

President

2005 - 2012

Maldonado & Markham, LLP

Partner

2001 - 2005

Markham & Associates

Mr. Markham took a sabbatical during part of 2001 in order to "follow the sea," which has been one of his great passions.

1990 - 2000

Law Offices of William Markham

Principal

1988 - 1990

Coudert Brothers LLP

Associate attorney

Mr. Markham worked as a litigation associate and worked on major antitrust cases, writing complaints, drafting and opposing motions, working on discovery, and working on a trial team in one of these cases.

1986 - 1986

Ogilvy, Renault (Montréal, Québec)

Summer clerk

Mr. Markham worked as a summer clerk in the Competition Law Group of one of Canada's most prestigious law firms.

Education

1987

Harvard Law School

J.D. (1987) | Law

Activities: Editor and then Associate Editor of the Harvard International Law Journal

1984

University of California - Santa Barbara

B.A. (1984) | Political Science

Honors: Graduated with Highest Honors and Special Honors in Political Science

Awards

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Semi-Finalist for Best Intellectual Property Litigator

San Diego Daily Transcript

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Super Lawyer

Superlawyers.com and Super Lawyers Magazine

year - William Markham

Semi-Finalist for Best Business Litigator

San Diego Daily Transcript

Semi-Finalist for “Best Business Litigator”

The San Diego Daily Transcript

Best Real Estate Attorneys

San Diego Metro Magazine

year - William Markham

Semi-Finalist for "Best Real Estate Litigator"

The San Diego Daily Transcript

Contacts

Main Office 402 West Broadway Suite 400 San Diego CA 92101 Telephone: (619) 221-4400 Fax: (619) 224-3974

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William Markham LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM MARKHAM, P.C.

Experience: 36 years

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Phone: (619) 221-4400

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Antitrust Law

Appeals & Appellate

Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Trademarks

Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

French: Spoken, Written

Spanish: Spoken, Written

Websites

Primary Website

Markham Law

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