SABA-NC recognizes Sonal N. Metha, a partner in the Litigation Department in Weil, Gotshal & Manges' Silicon Valley office. Ms. Mehta's practice focuses on patent litigation involving a wide range of technologies, from networking and telecommunications to user input and user interface technologies to video game systems. Ms. Mehta has extensive trial and appellate experience, including as lead trial counsel.

 Ms. Mehta has been recognized as a leader in her practice and in Silicon Valley more broadly.  Ms. Mehta was named as a 2015 Rising Star by Law360, where she was one of only nine attorneys nationally to be recognized in the field of Intellectual Property. Ms. Mehta was recently named to the San Francisco Business Times' 2015 "40 Under 40," which features dealmakers, entrepreneurs and business leaders in the Bay Area. She was also named one of the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal's "40 under 40" for 2012, as the only lawyer in private practice to be included in the list alongside Silicon Valley founders and executives.  Ms. Mehta was recognized as one of 50 "Fast Track" lawyers in California for 2012 by The Recorder. Ms. Mehta was also recognized for patent litigation in California by IAM Patent 1000 in 2013 and 2014, with the publication describing her as a "superstar in the making," and sources noting that she is "especially gifted in developing strategies and making oral arguments in court; she moves beyond prepared statements and responds to questions on the fly in a poised manner. She doesn't back down from making the big-picture, tactical decisions, and is always mindful of the budget and her clients' goals."