WilmerHale

Partner

Partner-in-Charge, Denver Office

Mindy Sooter is a trial lawyer focusing on patent, trade secret, and other high-stakes commercial litigation. Ms. Sooter represents large clients, such as those in the medical device, telecommunications and technology sectors, as well as emerging businesses, in a variety of jurisdictions across the country. She has led and co-led many cases to verdict in federal and state courts across the country, and argues post-grant proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. With a background in engineering, Ms. Sooter focuses on cases involving telecommunications, electrical engineering, computer science and medical devices. Ms. Sooter also focuses on bringing highly technical subject matter to a jury in an accessible and persuasive manner.

Before law school, Ms. Sooter worked for a large management consulting firm, and then led the engineering group at a startup software company.

Professional Activities

Ms. Sooter is an adjunct professor teaching patent litigation at the University of Colorado School of Law.

JD, University of Colorado Law School, 2003 ME, Telecommunications, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1999 BS, Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1990