Biography:
Deanne E. Maynard, chair of the Appellate and Supreme Court practice group, is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office, and a former Assistant to the Solicitor General at the United States Department of Justice.
Ms. Maynard has argued 11 cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, and she has filed over 100 briefs in that Court. Notably, she worked on some of the most important business cases over the last several Terms. In particular, Ms. Maynard has substantial knowledge and understanding of cutting-edge antitrust and intellectual property issues. Her arguments include the patent case MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc. and the antitrust case Pacific Bell Telephone Company v. linkLine Communications, Inc. She also was a principal author of the briefs for the United States in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly and Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc., and briefs at the certiorari stage in Bilski v. Doll and American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League. In addition to her substantial Supreme Court experience, Ms. Maynard has argued and briefed significant cases in the federal courts of appeals.
Ms. Maynard served in the Solicitor General’s office from 2004-2009. Before joining the Solicitor General’s office, Ms. Maynard was a partner at Jenner & Block for more than five years. Her practice at Jenner involved a wide variety of complex litigation matters at all levels of the federal judiciary, ranging from a multi-billion dollar government contracts case to media and First Amendment litigation.
After law school, Ms. Maynard clerked twice on the Supreme Court of the United States. During the October 1994 Term, she clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer in his first year on the Court. During the 1993 Term, she clerked for retired Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell and affiliated with Justice John Paul Stevens. From 1991-1993, Ms. Maynard clerked for Judge Stanley Harris of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Ms. Maynard graduated magna cum laude in 1991 from Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. She earned a B.A., with distinction, in English from the University of Virginia, where she was also Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa.
Ms. Maynard is the current Chair of Programming for the Coke Appellate Inn of Court, and has been actively involved in the past in the Litigation Section and Communications Law Forum at the American Bar Association. She serves as a member of the Board of Managers of the University of Virginia Alumni Association. In September 2007, Ms. Maynard received a Certificate of Commendation from the U.S. Department of Justice for outstanding performance and invaluable assistance in support of the activities of the Environment and Natural Resources Division.
