About Sonia

Sonia is chair of Cooley’s global life sciences and healthcare regulatory practice group. She has deep experience in matters involving the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Sonia has been recognized in Chambers and The Legal 500, and was shortlisted for the LMG Life Sciences Regulatory Attorney of the Year (Medical Devices) in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Sonia draws on her nearly 12-year career at the FDA’s Office of the Chief Counsel, where she served as a litigation and enforcement attorney, to help clients with litigation, investigations, regulatory counseling, and transactional matters involving the laws and regulations enforced by the FDA.

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Admissions and credentials

  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland

Rankings and accolades

Chambers USA: Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory – District of Columbia (2023 – 2025)

LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards: Regulatory Attorney of the Year: FDA Medical Device (shortlist) (2022 – 2024)

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

The Legal 500: Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action – Defense: Consumer Products (2022 – 2024)

Memberships and affiliations

  • BIO’s Emerging Companies Section, governing board member
  • Food and Drug Law Institute, Enforcement, Litigation, and Compliance Conference Committee

Sonia is a rock star. She is super smart with excellent judgment and can handle anything.

Chambers USA Guide 2025

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