Maryanne C. Woo | Professionals

mwoo@reedsmith.com

Chicago
T: +1 312 207 6517

Maryanne’s clients find that she anticipates their needs and is equally adept at providing advanced metrics to measure success on their terms. She is at the forefront of addressing legal issues with disruptive technology and has spoken and written extensively on the Internet of Things (IoT) and cybersecurity. Maryanne co-leads the firm's IoT Task Force, which provides clients with comprehensive support to address the impact of these disruptive technologies, and she is also a key member of the firm's Artificial Intelligence Task Force.

Maryanne has extensive experience across all types of complex litigation conflicts and drives resolutions for her clients by quickly assessing situations and leveraging early advantages. She also has first-chair trial experience and has litigated extensively in numerous state and federal courts, including multi-district litigation. Maryanne serves as one of Reed Smith’s trial skills instructors, honing the abilities of the firm’s litigation associates.

Credentials

Columbia Law School, 1999, J.D., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar Managing Editor, Columbia Journal of Law & Social Problems; Co-chair, Asian Pacific American Law Students Association
Columbia University, 1996, B.A., Magna Cum Laude

U.S. District Court - Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. Court of Appeals - Seventh Circuit

Farther Foundation, Board of Directors
Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms - Board of Directors; Executive Committee Member, Talent Subcommittee Member
Illinois State Bar Association, Trial Bar of the Northern District of Illinois - Member

Awards & Recognition

Recipient of Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights 2004 Pro Bono Associate Award

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