Managing Associate
San Francisco
Amanda Schwartz is a Managing Associate in Orrick's San Francisco office. Her practice focuses on high-stakes intellectual property litigation and complex commercial disputes for technology companies.
Amanda’s practice centers on copyright infringement litigation against leading AI companies. In addition to this work, she has broad experience across a range of intellectual property disputes, including trademark and patent infringement matters and trade secret litigation in both state and federal courts. She also represents technology companies in commercial disputes, including contract litigation and matters arising under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Amanda also has a robust pro bono practice and has earned High Honors through the DC Courts' Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll.
Amanda graduated with honors from The George Washington University Law School. While in law school, she externed with the Department of Justice Civil Division's IP Litigation Section.
Prior to law school, Amanda worked as a paralegal and investment management analyst at another large international firm, where she worked on regulatory and transactional matters involving mutual funds and registered investment advisers.