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MaryAnn Almeida
Counsel
MaryAnn Almeida focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, including emerging issues facing technology companies and other innovators. Her practice includes antitrust, intellectual property, and First Amendment law, on appeal and in trial courts across the country. MaryAnn maintains an active pro bono practice, including defending her clients' First Amendment rights. Before joining the firm, MaryAnn practiced commercial litigation in Washington, D.C., and clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Before law school, MaryAnn served as a legislative assistant for Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives Tina Kotek.
Appellate
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Tech Litigation
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Antitrust
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Admitted to Practice
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Washington
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District of Columbia
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U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
Education
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J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 2014, with honors
- Editor-in-Chief, University of Chicago Legal Forum
- Finalist, Edward W. Hinton Moot Court Competition
- Karl Llewellyn Memorial Cup for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy
- Thomas R. Mulroy Prize for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy and Oral Argument
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B.A., Spanish and Politics, Willamette University, with departmental honors, cum laude
- Phi Beta Kappa
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Board Member, Washington Women Lawyers, 2018-present; President-Elect, 2021-2022
Professional Recognition
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- Named "One to Watch" by Best Lawyers in Commercial Litigation, 2021-2025; in Intellectual Property, 2023-2025; in Appellate Practice, 2025
- Selected to "Washington Rising Stars," Thomson Reuters, 2024
Background
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- Law Clerk, Hon. Robert L. Wilkins, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Washington, D.C.
- Associate, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, D.C.
- Law Clerk, Hon. Legrome D. Davis, United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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