Thomas R. Wakefield

Thomas R. Wakefield

Of Counsel

Tom Wakefield is Of Counsel in the San Francisco office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he represents companies in litigation related to internet law and strategy as well as privacy and data protection. Earlier in his career, Tom was an associate in the Boston office of Ropes & Gray, where he specialized in cybersecurity litigation. He also served as a law clerk to the Honorable John Woodcock in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine.

Experience

Education

J.D., Stanford Law School
B.A., Bowdoin College

Admissions

State Bar of Massachusetts
State Bar of California

Credentials

Education

J.D., Stanford Law School
B.A., Bowdoin College

Admissions

State Bar of Massachusetts
State Bar of California

Recent Insights

Client Highlights

On May 3, 2022, Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted summary judgment to Wilson Sonsini client Pinterest on a copyright-infringement claim that challenged core aspects of Pinterest’s online service. This hard-fought case dates back to 2019, when plaintiff Harold Davis sued Pinterest, alleging that the company’s use of his copyrighted photographs in the routine operation of its service constituted both contributory and direct copyright infringement. Through early motion practice, Pinterest secured the dismissal of the plaintiff’s contributory-infringement claim, leaving only the direct-infringement claim.

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Alerts

On May 22, 2019, a federal district court largely denied a facial challenge by Disney, Viacom, and several online advertising networks to claims alleging these defendants violated the privacy rights of children by collecting data through online gaming apps.

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