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Heather Meeker

Summary

Heather Meeker is an open source licensing attorney who advises technology companies on open source compliance, license drafting, and software transactions. Her official biography references practice through Tech Law Partners LLP and extensive work on open source policy and licensing.

Verified Facts

  • The official about page describes Meeker as an open source licensing specialist with decades of technology transaction experience.1
  • She is admitted to practice in California and multiple federal courts including the Northern and Central Districts of California and the Federal Circuit.1
  • She holds a J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), where she was Editor-in-Chief of the High Technology Law Journal, and a B.A. in Economics from Yale University.1
  • Prior firm experience includes O'Melveny & Myers, Greenberg Traurig, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and Tomlinson Zisko LLP.1
  • She has served on drafting teams including the Polyform Project and as a Blue Oak Council member.1
  • She has been pro bono counsel for Mozilla Foundation, GNOME Foundation, and Python Software Foundation.1
  • She has taught as an adjunct professor at UC Berkeley School of Law and Hastings College of the Law.1

Relevance to Open Source and Software Companies

Meeker is a leading private counsel contact for open source license compliance, M&A diligence, license interpretation disputes, and drafting new open source licenses. Software companies facing GPL or other copyleft compliance questions, contributor agreements, or enterprise open source policy design may engage her directly for transactional and advisory work.

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Sources

  1. SRC-MEEKER-ABOUT: Heather Meeker About Page.

Research Debt

  • Add Tech Law Partners LLP firm page as secondary source.
  • Document representative publications such as Open Source for Business.
  • Corroborate self-reported biography or about-page claims with independent sources (institutional profile, court docket, case page, or reputable journalism).
  • Add primary or secondary sources for major litigation and impact claims (dockets, case pages, official court records, or reputable journalism).

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  • Last verified: 2026-07-04

  1. SRC-MEEKER-ABOUT — Heather Meeker About Page. Self-reported profile; corroboration pending. ↩↩↩↩↩↩↩