Suzanne Williams is a highly accomplished complex commercial litigation and intellectual property attorney who practices in state and federal court and before the International Trade Commission. Suzanne works closely with clients to resolve business disputes of all types including contractual claims, professional liability allegations, and false advertising claims.

Intimately familiar with the details of non-disclosure agreements and other privacy agreements, Suzanne helps clients manage crisis management situations skillfully while protecting their information, reputation, and privacy.

About Suzanne

Drawing on her business acumen and Masters in Business Administration, Suzanne strategically counsels clients before entering into agreements to make certain their business objectives are being met.  She appreciates the ever-evolving overlap between business needs and legal strategy and enjoys working with clients to anticipate and limit risk.

Suzanne is also highly skilled at managing large litigation data collection and pre-trial discovery. She recently trained, supervised, and led a team of over 30 attorneys from multiple law firms in the review of over two terabytes of data and 11 million pages of documents in a Georgia voting rights case. In addition, Suzanne guided over 100 voter witnesses in the case through the multi-year litigation process from inception to completion.

Practice Areas
Business Litigation
Crisis Management
Intellectual Property

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.

Admissions

  • Georgia

Involvement

  • Member, Advisory Board of Georgia Lawyers for the Arts
  • Pro Bono Counsel, Atlanta Children’s Museum
  • Volunteer, Atlanta Classical Academy
  • Volunteer, Northwood Garden Club
  • Volunteer, Tophat Soccer Club

Experience

  • 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.