Priya Sopori

Priya Sopori is a partner with more than 20 years of business litigation and trial experience. Her work covers business and real estate disputes, intellectual property, copyright, trade-secret protection, licensing, entertainment litigation, securities matters, employment claims, wrongful death, white-collar crime, and high-stakes crisis and trial situations for many business clients.

Priya earned a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. Her education supports a broad litigation practice that includes complex disputes, appellate matters, government investigations, export controls, public corruption, regulatory issues, infrastructure disputes, securities litigation, and intellectual property.

Priya has won defense verdicts, summary judgments, dismissals, and favorable settlements in major complex matters. Her experience includes employment discrimination cases, trademark and copyright claims, trade secret disputes, real estate contract cases, government seizures, wage-and-hour class actions, business litigation, and disputes involving high-profile studios, developers, retailers, and insurance clients.

Priya also works with investment funds, REITs, hospitality clients, hedge funds, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and cannabis businesses. She often serves as outside general counsel, providing guidance on employment, subpoenas, contracts, real estate, intellectual property, SEC and regulatory compliance, and agency or government investigations that may affect business operations and associated risks.

Priya has been recognized by Chambers USA for Cannabis Law (Western United States), Southern California Super Lawyers for Business Litigation, Lawyers of Color Law Firm Leaders, Los Angeles Business Journal Minorities of Influence: Attorneys, Global Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers, Top Cannabis Lawyer, and Cannabis Law Trailblazers for her work.

Priya Sopori is admitted in California and before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Before joining Nixon Peabody, she served at private firms and as an assistant US attorney in the Central District of California, where she handled trials, indictments, and federal prosecutions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP
• Member, State Bar of California

Licensed State

• California

Education

• University of Virginia School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Pennsylvania
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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