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Phillip H.C. Wilkinson
Associate
Litigation
San Francisco
pwilkinson@wsgr.com

D415-947-2015

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Phil Wilkinson is a litigation associate in the San Francisco office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where his practice focuses on internet, artificial intelligence, and digital media companies’ complex, high-stakes, and cutting-edge legal issues. His previous experiences in private practice, federal clerkships, and government service give him invaluable insights into obtaining favorable results for his clients in and out of court. He has significant experience litigating cases in both state and federal court, at trial and on appeal.

Prior to joining the firm, Phil clerked for Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia of the U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz II of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He spent his first year of practice as a public interest fellow with the San Francisco City Attorney’s Complex & Affirmative Litigation Team and practiced for a year in between his clerkships as a litigation associate in the San Francisco office of Munger, Tolles & Olson. 

Experience

Phil Wilkinson is a litigation associate in the San Francisco office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where his practice focuses on internet, artificial intelligence, and digital media companies’ complex, high-stakes, and cutting-edge legal issues. His previous experiences in private practice, federal clerkships, and government service give him invaluable insights into obtaining favorable results for his clients in and out of court. He has significant experience litigating cases in both state and federal court, at trial and on appeal.

Prior to joining the firm, Phil clerked for Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia of the U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz II of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He spent his first year of practice as a public interest fellow with the San Francisco City Attorney’s Complex & Affirmative Litigation Team and practiced for a year in between his clerkships as a litigation associate in the San Francisco office of Munger, Tolles & Olson. 

Education
  • J.D., Stanford Law School, 2021

    Participant, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and W.A. Franke Global Business Law Program; Symposium Editor, Stanford Law & Policy Review

  • MPhil, American History, University of Cambridge, 2018

    Dissertation: Griswold v. Connecticut: The Warren Court and the Privilege of Privacy

  • B.A., History and Global Affairs, Yale University, 2017

    Graduated with Distinction in Both Majors; Richard U. Light Fellowship, Beijing, China (2013); Participant, Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy

Associations and Memberships
  • Board Member, Federal Bar Association Younger Lawyers Division
Admissions
  • State Bar of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Credentials
Education
  • J.D., Stanford Law School, 2021

    Participant, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and W.A. Franke Global Business Law Program; Symposium Editor, Stanford Law & Policy Review

  • MPhil, American History, University of Cambridge, 2018

    Dissertation: Griswold v. Connecticut: The Warren Court and the Privilege of Privacy

  • B.A., History and Global Affairs, Yale University, 2017

    Graduated with Distinction in Both Majors; Richard U. Light Fellowship, Beijing, China (2013); Participant, Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy

Associations and Memberships
  • Board Member, Federal Bar Association Younger Lawyers Division
Admissions
  • State Bar of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Select Publications and Speaking Engagements

  • Moderator, “Appellate Interim Equitable Relief – Practice Pointers and Insights,” FBA Northern District of California Chapter’s Emergency Docket Panel, April 2026
  • “The Legal Implications of Sexual Orientation-Detecting Facial Recognition Technology,” Dukeminier Awards Journal, Vol. 20, pp. 301-342, 2021
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Select Publications and Speaking Engagements

  • Moderator, “Appellate Interim Equitable Relief – Practice Pointers and Insights,” FBA Northern District of California Chapter’s Emergency Docket Panel, April 2026
  • “The Legal Implications of Sexual Orientation-Detecting Facial Recognition Technology,” Dukeminier Awards Journal, Vol. 20, pp. 301-342, 2021
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  • Internet Strategy and Litigation
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Appellate Interim Equitable Relief - Practice Pointers and Equitable Relief
Wilson Sonsini is proud to sponsor the Federal Bar Association's panel discussion, "Appellate Interim Equitable Relief - Practice Pointers and Insights" on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. The program will be moderated by Gurpreet Sandhu, Deputy Attorney General at California Attorney General Office and Phillip Wilkinson, associate at Wilson Sonsini. The panelists include Brian Fletcher, Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic Co-Director; Samuel Harbourt, California Solicitor General; Isaac Park, Program Affiliate Scholar at NYU School of Law; and Ninth Circuit Judge, the Honorable Morgan B. Christen.
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