Sonal N. Mehta

Sonal N. Mehta is a first-chair trial lawyer and partner at WilmerHale, where she is Partner-in-Charge of the Palo Alto office and Vice Chair of the Litigation/Controversy Department. Her practice focuses on high-stakes patent, intellectual property, and technology disputes, representing clients in sectors ranging from software and social media to life sciences. Professional publications note her work for prominent technology companies, including video game and software developers. Her experience spans federal and state court trials, appeals to the Federal Circuit, and International Trade Commission (ITC) investigations.

Consistent with the provided case list, which shows her representing a defendant, Mehta's practice is overwhelmingly focused on defending major technology corporations. The single tracked case, Imaginear Inc v. Niantic Inc, where she served as lead counsel for the defendant, is representative of her work for established tech companies. While her broader client list is not public, she has been noted for representing clients such as Meta (formerly Facebook), Twitter, and Electronic Arts in various disputes. There is no indication from public records of a regular practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Currently a partner at WilmerHale, which she joined in 2019, Mehta was previously a partner at the litigation boutique Durie Tangri LLP and began her career at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. A notable recent outcome includes leading a team that secured a significant victory for Meta, defeating a multi-billion dollar antitrust class action by winning summary judgment in September 2025. While the case was primarily antitrust, it involved complex technological and data privacy issues central to her practice. Her firm's biography notes a track record of success at the dispositive motion stage.

Mehta earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, where she was editor-in-chief of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal, and her B.A. from UC Berkeley. Following law school, she clerked for Judge Paul R. Michel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.