William F. "Bill" Lee

William F. "Bill" Lee

Boston, MA recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1995
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

123 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Appellate Practice Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Copyright Law Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent Patent Law Trademark Law

Biography

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

123 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Cornell University, J.D., graduated 1976
  • Cornell University, MBA
  • Harvard University, AB

  • Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Cornell University, J.D., graduated 1976
  • Cornell University, MBA
  • Harvard University, AB

Client Testimonials

William Lee is an exceptional trial and appellate counsel.

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Copyright Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Patent Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Copyright Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Litigation - Patent Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Patent Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2011 - Intellectual Property Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2010 - Appellate Practice
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Copyright Law, Boston (2025)
  • Patent Law, Boston (2025)
  • Copyright Law, Boston (2023)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Boston (2015)
  • Litigation - Patent, Boston (2014)
  • Patent Law, Boston (2013)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Boston (2012)
  • Intellectual Property Law, Boston (2011)
  • Appellate Practice, Boston (2010)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
Special Focus:
  • Federal
  • Litigation
  • Patent
Awards:
  • Selected by clients and peers as a leading intellectual property lawyer in the 2013 and 2014 editions of The International Who's Who of Life Sciences Lawyers
  • Selected as one of The National Law Journal’s 2005 "Top Ten Lawyers with Successful Trial Strategies"

Case History

Cases
  • Other Court Admissions
  • United States Supreme Court

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