Dylan J. Liddiard

Dylan J. Liddiard

Partner

Broad Litigation Experience

Dylan represents clients in contract and licensing disputes; fraud allegations; M&A-related issues; antitrust and unfair competition matters; and government and internal corporate investigations.

A member of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's Palo Alto office, Dylan J. Liddiard has extensive experience litigating in state and federal courts and arbitration proceedings. He has counseled and represented company and individual clients on matters involving contract and licensing disputes, fraud claims, M&A-related claims, antitrust, unfair competition, and government and internal corporate investigations.

Experience

Education

J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law, 1999Summa Cum Laude; Editor, Santa Clara Computer & High Technology Law Journal
B.S., San Jose State University, 1995

Associations and Memberships

Member, American Bar Association
Member, Santa Clara County Bar Association

Admissions

State Bar of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Credentials

Education

J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law, 1999Summa Cum Laude; Editor, Santa Clara Computer & High Technology Law Journal
B.S., San Jose State University, 1995

Associations and Memberships

Member, American Bar Association
Member, Santa Clara County Bar Association

Admissions

State Bar of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Select Clients

Atmel
Google
Netflix
Palm
YouTube

Clients

Select Clients

Atmel
Google
Netflix
Palm
YouTube

Recent Insights

Client Highlights

On September 26, 2024, an international arbitration tribunal delivered a unanimous award in favor of Wilson Sonsini’s client, Aadi Bioscience, Inc., and decisively rejected the claimant’s multimillion-dollar demand for damages.

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Client Highlights

On May 3, 2022, Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted summary judgment to Wilson Sonsini client Pinterest on a copyright-infringement claim that challenged core aspects of Pinterest’s online service. This hard-fought case dates back to 2019, when plaintiff Harold Davis sued Pinterest, alleging that the company’s use of his copyrighted photographs in the routine operation of its service constituted both contributory and direct copyright infringement. Through early motion practice, Pinterest secured the dismissal of the plaintiff’s contributory-infringement claim, leaving only the direct-infringement claim.

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