Sophie Wang

Sophie Wang is a Partner in Litigation and is Co-Head of the IP Litigation practice. A first-chair trial lawyer and skilled oral advocate, she represents biotech, pharmaceutical, and technology companies in complex and high-stakes intellectual property and commercial disputes across the country.

Life sciences companies turn to Sophie when their most valuable assets are on the line. She is a go-to advocate for “make-or-break” patent litigation, including Hatch-Waxman litigation, BPCIA/biosimilar litigation, and competitor-vs-competitor IP fights.  Sophie also handles post-grant review (PGR) and inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the United States Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), trade secrets litigation, and high-value contract, licensing, and other commercial disputes. She also routinely helps clients shape their patent and litigation strategies in the US and abroad, including regularly consulting with counsel in patent proceedings before the EPO and in the UK, Germany, and other foreign jurisdictions.

Sophie also regularly represents life sciences clients and leading industry organizations in submitting amicus curiae briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the USPTO on a variety of key IP issues. A frequent speaker and writer on IP-related topics and policies, she has also served in leadership roles in numerous organizations including the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), the Alan D. Lourie Boston Intellectual Property American Inn of Court, and the Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts (AALAM).

Sophie has extensive civil and criminal jury trial experience, having also served as a Special Assistant District Attorney in Suffolk County. She is a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese.