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Overview
Introduction
Antoine assists clients in patent litigation across a variety of technologies including video streaming, spam filtering, networking, and video game systems.
Before joining Ashurst Perkins Coie, Antoine McNamara clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. He also served as a public defender, where he litigated numerous criminal trials and appeals.
Prior to attending law school, Antoine studied computer science and worked as a software developer. In graduate school, he published papers in the preeminent journal for computer graphics research. He is a named inventor on a patent relating to computer animation.
Education & credentials
- New York University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Managing Editor, New York University Law Review, 2007
- University of Washington, M.S., Computer Science, 2004
- Yale University, B.S., Computer Science, cum laude, 2001
- Washington
- California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- The Defender Association, Seattle, WA, Staff Attorney (Public Defender), 2009-2011
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY, Summer Associate, 2006
- Federal Public Defender, San Francisco, CA, Law Clerk, 2005
- Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, CA, Software Engineer, 2002, 2004
- Hon. John C. CoughenourU.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- Hon. Kim WardlawU.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit