Sopen Shah is an award-winning writer and experienced oral advocate. She has handled appeals in the U.S. Supreme Court, ten federal circuit courts, and the Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Washington, Massachusetts, Nevada, and Idaho Supreme Courts. She won the State Bar of Wisconsin's biennial “Best Brief” award in 2020. In addition, Sopen has argued before the Seventh and Second Circuits, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the California Court of Appeal, and the Washington State Board of Tax Appeals.
Sopen also litigates complex trial court cases across multiple areas such as antitrust, class actions, commercial disputes, constitutional law, corporate governance, environmental law, labor and employment, privacy, and regulation. Cases of particular note include a voting-rights case in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, a multimillion-dollar shareholder-dispute trial in Wisconsin circuit court, and a class action contract dispute in California superior court. She recently prevailed on a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction in the Western District of Washington. Sopen’s appellate experience enables her to anticipate possible outcomes in the early stages of a case.
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. Before law school, Sopen was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company and a financial analyst at Bloomberg.
Professional Recognition
- Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Appellate Practice Law; Commercial Litigation Law, 2023
- Up and Coming Lawyer, Wisconsin Law Journal, 2021
- State Bar of Wisconsin's Best Brief Award, 2018 - 2020
Professional Leadership
- American Law Institute, Member
- Board Member, State Bar of Wisconsin Appellate Practice Section
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Pathfinder, 2021
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, 2016 - 2017
- Hon. Amul R. Thapar, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 2015 - 2016