William Markham
LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM MARKHAM, P.C.
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
- Harvard Law School
- J.D. (1987) | Law
- Activities: Editor and then Associate Editor of the Harvard International Law Journal
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- University of California - Santa Barbara
- B.A. (1984) | Political Science
- Honors: Graduated with Highest Honors and Special Honors in Political Science
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- President
- LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM MARKHAM, P.C.
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- Partner
- Maldonado & Markham, LLP
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- Markham & Associates
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- Mr. Markham took a sabbatical during part of 2001 in order to "follow the sea," which has been one of his great passions.
- Principal
- Law Offices of William Markham
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- Associate attorney
- Coudert Brothers LLP
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- 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.
- Summer clerk
- Ogilvy, Renault (Montréal, Québec)
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- Mr. Markham worked as a summer clerk in the Competition Law Group of one of Canada's most prestigious law firms.
- An Overview of Antitrust Law
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- The Reach of Antitrust Law
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- Foreclosure Law in California
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- Making Sense of the Rules of Evidence and Presenting Your Evidence at Trial
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- Semi-Finalist for Best Intellectual Property Litigator
- San Diego Daily Transcript
- Super Lawyer
- Superlawyers.com and Super Lawyers Magazine
- Recognized since 2013 as a Super Lawyer in antitrust law for the Greater San Diego Metropolitan Area
- Semi-Finalist for Best Business Litigator
- San Diego Daily Transcript
- Named in 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2012
- Semi-Finalist for “Best Business Litigator”
- The San Diego Daily Transcript
- 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2012
- Best Real Estate Attorneys
- San Diego Metro Magazine
- 2011 and 2012
- California Bar Association
- Member
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- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- Bar Association of San Diego County
- Member
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- The French-American Chamber of Commerce (San Diego County)
- Member
- Current
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- California
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- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
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Free Consultation
Mr. Markham sometimes gives free consultations and decides in his own discretion whether to do so after reading a short summary of the prospective client's matter. - Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
Mr. Markham's firm sometimes accepts contingency fee arrangements and other kind of alternative fee arrangements.
- 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
- False Advertising (Competitor Claims)
- English: Spoken, Written
- French: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written