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Aaron Williamson

Summary

Aaron Williamson is principal attorney at Williamson Legal, PLLC. His practice focuses on open source software, technology transactions, and nonprofit organizations, with prior experience as senior staff counsel at the Software Freedom Law Center.

Verified Facts

  • The official Williamson Legal team page describes Williamson as founder and principal attorney.1
  • His practice focuses on open source, software and technology transactions, and nonprofit organizations.1
  • For over 14 years, he has advised clients on open source software and licensing, including incorporation of open source foundations, open source policy design, and open source strategy.1
  • He has been involved in drafting major open source licenses and counsels clients on software copyright infringement, CFAA liability, and DMCA anti-circumvention issues.1
  • He advises nonprofit organizations on formation, compliance, and governance.1
  • Prior roles include general counsel at FINOS, partner at Tor Ekeland P.C., in-house counsel at IEEE, and senior staff counsel at the Software Freedom Law Center.1
  • He received his J.D. from NYU School of Law in 2007 and a B.S. in computer science from Taylor University in 2002.1
  • He has taught as an adjunct professor at the NYU School of Law Technology Law & Policy Clinic.1
  • Contact: aaron@williamson.legal, +1-773-727-8363.1

Relevance to Open Source and Software Companies

Williamson is directly relevant for open source compliance, foundation formation, CFAA and DMCA risk counseling, and technology licensing disputes. His computer science background and SFLC experience make him a practical contact for FOSS projects and software companies facing criminal or civil computer abuse allegations.

Relationships

Sources

  1. SRC-WILLIAMSON-LEGAL: Aaron Williamson Williamson Legal Team Page.

Research Debt

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  • Document representative litigation matters where public record permits.
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  • Last verified: 2026-07-04

  1. SRC-WILLIAMSON-LEGAL — Aaron Williamson Williamson Legal Team Page. Self-reported profile; corroboration pending. ↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩