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Sonia has deep experience in matters involving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Her practice encompasses investigations, litigation and regulatory counseling, as well as advising on transactional matters. Having served for almost 12 years at the FDA’s Office of the Chief Counsel as a litigation and enforcement attorney, Sonia helps clients prepare for and respond to interactions with the FDA, including FDA enforcement actions, Warning Letters and inspections. Sonia’s practice also focuses on conducting internal investigations and representing clients in criminal matters involving the FDA and FDA-regulated products. She also advises and represents clients in civil litigation involving FDA regulatory issues.

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Experience

  • Unilever Acquires Hair Wellness Brand Nutrafol 

  • Asymchem Agrees to Acquire Snapdragon Chemistry 

  • Cooley Secures Win in Mallinckrodt Chapter 11 Case 

  • Biote Agrees to Combine With SPAC Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III 

  • Alvotech Agrees to Merge With SPAC Oaktree Acquisition Corp. II 

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Education

  • George Washington University Law School
    JD, with High Honors, Order of the Coif

  • Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University
    MPH, Health Policy
    dean’s list

  • Princeton University
    AB, English


Admissions & Credentials

District of Columbia

Maryland

Memberships

  • Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission for Montgomery County, Maryland

  • Food and Drug Law Institute, Enforcement, Litigation, and Compliance Conference Committee

Rankings & Accolades

    LMG Life Sciences Awards: Regulatory Attorney of the Year: FDA Medical Device (shortlist)

    Legal 500: Dispute Resolution- Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense (2022)

    Legal 500: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action-Defense: Consumer Products (2022)