Amy H. Candido

Amy H. Candido is Head of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, a position she assumed in February 2025. An accomplished trial lawyer, she specializes in high-stakes, complex patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property matters. Her practice spans a diverse range of technology sectors, including internet, mobile, computer hardware and software, semiconductor, networking, storage, aerospace, gaming, and life sciences. She also contributes to thought leadership in the IP space, particularly regarding the protection of AI systems and trade secrets.

Ms. Candido has extensive experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in intellectual property disputes. Her notable successes include securing a $238 million plaintiff's jury verdict for Viasat in a patent and breach of contract trial involving satellite technology, as well as obtaining three defense jury verdicts in Eastern District of Texas patent cases where plaintiffs collectively sought over $1 billion. She also achieved a complete defense jury verdict for Inhibrx Biosciences in a trade secret case seeking over $450 million. Other significant outcomes include securing summary judgment for Bally Technologies in a patent dispute, upheld by the Federal Circuit, and representing HTC in ITC investigations that led to a 10-year cross-license. Her tracked experience includes serving as counsel for the defendant in EXPRESS MOBILE, INC. v. Wix.com Ltd.

Before joining Simpson Thacher, Ms. Candido was a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati from 2021 to 2025 and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP from 2005 to 2021. She began her career as an associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. While her public profiles emphasize extensive trial and appellate work, they do not prominently detail regular appearances in PTAB or IPR proceedings. She earned her J.D., with Honors, from the University of Chicago Law School and her A.B., cum laude and with Highest Honors, from Dartmouth College. She is admitted to practice in California.