Practice Areas
Appeals, Issues & Strategy
Construction
Patent Litigation
Labor & Employment Law
Litigation
Intellectual Property
Class-Action Defense
Trade Secrets
Business Litigation
Trademark, Copyright, Internet & Advertising
Technology & Communications
Retail & Consumer Products
Food Litigation
Food & Consumer Packaged Goods Litigation
Food & Beverage
Outdoor
Forest Products
Career
Julia Markley is the Firmwide Co-Chair of Perkins Coie’s Litigation Group and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. For more than 20 years, Julia has represented businesses in trade secret, trademark, copyright, patent, nondisclosure agreement, license, contract, and other complex commercial disputes. A skilled appellate lawyer, Julia also handles cases raising contractual, constitutional, arbitration, tax, and permitting issues.
Julia has dedicated her career to advocating for her clients in a range of industries, including technology, communications, medical device, construction, energy, mining, manufacturing, food, and retail. Clients describe her as a seasoned, professional litigation lawyer. Her innovative IP litigation counsel includes the successful defense of an e-tailer accused of trademark and copyright infringement; her cutting-edge, winning argument addressed the liability of parties that never have contact with the product. Julia also has won enforcement of an executive severance agreement for an investment bank at arbitration; prevailed on a motion for temporary restraining order for an energy company that drove a favorable settlement; and resolved a case on the courthouse steps for a medical device company against a software consultant after a key pretrial evidentiary ruling.
