Suzanne Williams

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SPECIAL COUNSEL

Direct Line: 404-400-3345
suzanne.williams@lawrencebundy.com

• OVERVIEW
• EXPERIENCE
• CONTRIBUTIONS
• COMMUNITY

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Suzanne Williams specializes in civil litigation in the Atlanta office.  Before joining Lawrence & Bundy, Suzanne practiced law at King & Spalding LLP, where she worked on both the business litigation and intellectual property teams.  Suzanne has assisted litigation clients in resolving complex commercial disputes involving contractual claims, professional liability allegations, patent infringement, and false advertising claims.  Suzanne practices in state and federal court and before the International Trade Commission.

Suzanne also assists clients with strategic business planning as it relates to franchising, trademark protection, and enforcement, and marketing—particularly respecting games of chance and promotional contests.  With a Masters in Business Administration and business background in telecommunications, Suzanne appreciates the ever-evolving overlap between business needs and legal strategy and enjoys working with clients to anticipate and limit risk.

• Manage trademark docket for Fortune 500 company including oversight of trademark registration filings and opposition briefing before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
  
  
• Work with new and emerging companies to proactively clear and protect proposed branding, including trademark comparison searching and marks clearance.
  
  
• Draft confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements to protect privacy of high-net-worth and high-profile individuals.
  
  
• Represented large municipality in administrative proceedings brought by former employees with regard to their high-profile terminations.
  
  
• Counseled non-profit organizations in compliance issues and with respect to independent internal employment-related investigations.
  
  
• Represented voting rights and voter protection organization with respect to voter empowerment activities in Georgia.
  
  
• Represented patent holder in infringement matter before the International Trade Commission.
  
  
• Litigated wrongful conviction pro-bono case resulting in grant of new trial thirteen years post-conviction.
  

Coauthored “Social Networking Can Lead to Tricky Issues for Trademark Owners,” The National Law Journal 

Co-authored editorial content regarding U.S. Trademark Enforcement for World Trademark Review

Coauthored Teaching Materials for “Patent Litigation 2010: Working With Experts”, Practicing Law Institute 

Coauthored “What’s the Fuss? Patent Litigation and “Reform Efforts Today,” The Atlanta Lawyer   

 

• Advisory Board for the Georgia Lawyers for the Arts
  

PRACTICE AREAS
Business Litigation

Intellectual Property

Complex Commercial Disputes

EDUCATION
Georgia State University
College of Law
J.D.

University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Belk College of Business
M.B.A.

University of North Carolina
B.A.

BAR ADMISSIONS
Georgia