Holly Victorson advises clients on complex IP disputes at the intersection of AI, digital copyright, and technology.
As a former software engineer, Holly applies a deep and practical understanding of her clients’ technologies and businesses to creatively address their unique legal challenges.
She represents clients in a variety of technology-focused litigation, including copyright, patent, and other civil claims. Holly guides clients on technological developments and business long before any lawsuit is filed, and she is experienced steering clients through pre-suit investigation, fact and expert discovery, trial, and appeal. She has successfully represented both large and small clients across multiple industries, including:
- Consumer software
- AI technology
- Electronic devices
- Semiconductors
- Mobile communications
- Software-powered medical devices
A recognized leader at the firm, she recently served as Co-Chair of the Washington, D.C. Parent Lawyers Group.
Before joining Latham, Holly clerked for Judge Kimberly A. Moore of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Prior to law school, she served as the Director of the Office of Research & Technology Applications and as a systems and computer engineer at the Space Vehicles and Directed Energy Directorates of the US Air Force Research Laboratory. She is a named inventor on one US patent.
Holly maintains an active pro bono practice, with a particular interest in representing veterans. She recently represented a former Navy seaman in an appeal of a fitness determination in which the client obtained the medical retirement he sought, and the court awarded attorneys’ fees.