Amy Williams-Derry
Seattle
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3200
Seattle, WA 98101
Amy Williams-Derry is a senior member of the Complex Litigation Group at Keller Rohrback.
Through a diverse legal career spanning more than 20 years, Amy has represented clients throughout the socio-economic spectrum: newly-arrived immigrants fighting to unite stranded family members in the face of President Trump’s travel ban; tribes and non-profits enforcing their rights under the endangered species law; families and neighborhoods banding together against local air polluters; small businesses and community arts organizations demanding insurance coverage for COVID-19 closures; cities and states seeking PCB clean-up costs from manufacturer Monsanto; government-sponsored entities enforcing their investor rights under the securities laws; and Fortune 500 companies defending intellectual property and commercial disputes. Amy draws from this broad experience to successfully approach complex legal problems from a variety of perspectives.
Prior to law school, Amy worked on environmental, energy, and transportation issues in Washington, D.C. At the University of Virginia School of Law, Amy was the Editor-in-Chief of the Virginia Environmental Law Journal.
Amy’s current representative cases include City of Seattle v. Monsanto Co., et al. (W.D. Wash.), Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston v. Ally Financial, Inc., et al. (Suffolk Cty. Mass.), KCJ Studios LLC dba Barre3 Ballard, et al. v. Sentinel Insurance Company Ltd. (W.D. Wash.), and State of Oregon v. Monsanto Co., et al. (Multnomah Cty. Ore.).
Amy serves as a cooperating attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Washington, and is a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Oregon.
Professional and Civic Involvement
Washington State Bar Association, Member
King County Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Member
Washington Women Lawyers, Member
King County Washington Women Lawyers, Member
The National Association of Public Pension Attorneys, Member
American Constitution Society, Member
WithinReach, Board of Directors, 2006-2009
The Evergreen School, Annual Giving Co-Chair, 2012-2013
Broadview Rising, Founding Member, 2017-2018
Friends of Ingraham High School, Auction Committee, 2019-2020
Honors & Awards
Selected to Rising Stars list in Super Lawyers - Washington, 2003-2009
AV®, Peer Review Top-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Member, 2017 Washington State Supreme Court Pro Bono Publico Honor Roll
Articles & Presentations
No Surprises After Winstar: Contractual Certainty and Habitat Conservation Planning Under the Endangered Species Act, 17 Va. Envtl. L.J. 357 (1998).
Presenter, American Law Institute-American Bar Association ERISA Conference, Employer Stock Cases and Cash Balance Plans, Scottsdale, AZ, 2008.
Presenter, Washington State Bar Association, Employment Benefits CLE, Hot Topics in ERISA Class Action Litigation, Seattle, WA, 2010.
Presenter, HarrisMartin MDL Conference: Fantasy Sports, Volkswagen, Porsche, and Pharmaceutical Litigation, Cape Coral, FL, 2016.
Presenter, HarrisMartin Conference: Aliso Canyon Gas Leak Litigation: Santa Barbara, CA, 2016.
Presenter, HarrisMartin MDL Conference: Environmental Contamination Cases, Seattle, WA, 2016.
Presenter, Doe v. Trump, et al., Law & Religion Symposium University of Washington School of Law, 2017.
Panelist, Impact of Trump’s Travel Ban & Related Litigation, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Redmond, WA, 2017.
Case Media
"Early court victory gives hope of a lifeline to small businesses struggling with pandemic shutdowns," KIRO7, December 16, 2020.
"Business interruption insurance denials deal blow to struggling small businesses," KIRO7, October 23, 2020.
"Federal court groups 35 small business lawsuits related to Covid-19 losses," October 22, 2020.
“Seattle Bashes Bayer’s $820M PCB Deal As A ‘Pittance,’” Law360, August 28, 2020.
“Eatery Says COVID-Caused ‘Loss Of Use’ Is Physical Damage,” Law360, June 17, 2020.
“Small businesses band together to sue insurers over coronavirus damage,” The Seattle Times, May 9, 2020.
“Portland Is Getting 6 New Air Pollution Testing Stations Near Bullseye Glass,” Oregon Public Broadcasting, February 11, 2020.
“Neighbors hope to expand Castparts pollution lawsuit,” Portland Tribune, May 23, 2019.
“Bullseye Glass settlement money working its way toward neighbors who sued over air pollution,” The Oregonian, May 16, 2019.
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