Sopen Shah
Sopen is an award-winning writer and experienced oral advocate who crafts creative and compelling arguments for her clients at all stages of litigation.
Sopen Shah has handled appeals in the Supreme Court of the United States, ten federal circuit courts, and the Wisconsin, Idaho, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Washington Supreme Courts. She received the State Bar of Wisconsin's biennial "Best Brief" award in 2020.
Sopen also litigates high-stakes trial court cases involving antitrust, class actions, constitutional law, corporate governance, environmental law, labor and employment, privacy, and regulation. Her appellate experience enables her to anticipate possible outcomes in the early stages of a case. For example, she recently won a motion to dismiss a $950 million case for lack of jurisdiction in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Before joining the firm, Sopen argued Wisconsin's high-profile criminal and civil appeals as a state deputy solicitor general. After graduating from Yale Law School, Sopen clerked for the Honorable Debra Ann Livingston, now-chief judge of the Second Circuit, and the Honorable Amul R. Thapar, then of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Prior to law school, Sopen was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company and a financial analyst at Bloomberg.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- Yale Law School, J.D., Co-Managing Editor, Yale Law Journal
- Harvard University, A.B., Social Studies, magna cum laude
Bar and Court Admissions
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Wisconsin
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Related Employment
- Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, Deputy Solicitor General, 2017-2019
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY, Summer Associate, 2014
- U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York, New York, NY, Criminal Division, Summer 2013
Clerkships
- Hon. Debra Ann Livingston, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Hon. Amul R. Thapar, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Professional Recognition
Listed in Chambers USA as an "Up and Coming" Commercial Litigation Lawyer, 2024
Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Appellate Practice Law; Commercial Litigation Law, 2023-2025
Up and Coming Lawyer, Wisconsin Law Journal, 2021
State Bar of Wisconsin's Best Brief Award, 2018-2020
Impact
Professional Leadership
- American Law Institute, Member
- Board Member, State Bar of Wisconsin Appellate Practice Section
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Pathfinder, 2021