Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

105 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent Patent Law

Biography

Sonal N. Mehta is a trial lawyer representing many of the world’s leading technology and life sciences companies in high-stakes disputes. Ms. Mehta is regularly called upon by clients—ranging from Silicon Valley’s largest companies to cutting-edge startups—to serve as both lead counsel in the courtroom and trusted advisor in the boardroom. She has nearly 25 years of experience across all aspects of trial and appellate practice, including federal jury and bench trials, state court jury and bench trials, international arbitrations, and appeals before the federal and California appellate courts. Ms. Mehta litigates complex cases across substantive areas of the law, including antitrust, commercial, class action, false advertising, IP (patent, copyright, trade secret), privacy, and government-facing litigation, among others. While she is ready to take her cases to trial and win, she has a long track record of success at the dispositive motions stage.
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

105 Best Lawyers awards

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP logo

Overview

  • University of California Berkeley, J.D., graduated 2002
  • University of California Berkeley, BA, Political Science, graduated 1998

  • California, The State Bar of California

  • US District Court for the Northern District of California
  • US District Court for the Southern District of California
  • US District Court for the Central District of California
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • California, The State Bar of California
  • University of California Berkeley, J.D., graduated 2002
  • University of California Berkeley, BA, Political Science, graduated 1998
  • US District Court for the Northern District of California
  • US District Court for the Southern District of California
  • US District Court for the Central District of California
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Litigation - Patent Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Patent Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, San Jose (2023)
  • Litigation - Patent, San Jose (2022)
  • Patent Law, San Jose (2021)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Patent Law

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