Amy E. Proctor

Amy E. Proctor is an intellectual property trial lawyer with a practice focused on high-stakes patent infringement litigation. Her work covers a broad range of complex technologies, including artificial intelligence, wind turbine technology, and semiconductors. She has developed a specific specialty in quantifying the economic value of patented inventions and building damages models for trial. Her scientific background in physics informs her approach to technically complex cases.

The provided data shows Proctor representing the plaintiff in her single tracked case, Sanas.AI Inc. v. Krisp Technologies, Inc. Her broader practice experience includes representing both patent owners in enforcement actions and defending companies against infringement claims. While at her prior firm, she was instrumental in securing major plaintiff-side verdicts. Her Sullivan & Cromwell biography notes her experience includes handling inter partes review (IPR) challenges before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Proctor is currently a partner in the Intellectual Property & Technology Litigation Practice at Sullivan & Cromwell, which she joined in October 2025. Prior to that, she was a partner at Irell & Manella, where she represented Sanas.AI. While at Irell & Manella, Proctor was a key member of the trial teams that secured landmark jury verdicts for VLSI Technology against Intel, including a $2.3 billion judgment and a separate $948 million verdict.

Proctor earned her J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law and is a member of the State Bar of California.