Luke A. Sobota
Partner

Contact

(T) +1.202.879.3796
(F) +1.202.626.1700

Education

  • The University of Chicago (J.D. with honors 1999; Topic Access Editor, Law Review); Pomona College (B.A. cum laude 1996; Phi Beta Kappa)

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia and California

Clerkships

  • Hon. William H. Rehnquist, U.S. Supreme Court (2000-2001) and Hon. Pamela A. Rymer, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (1999-2000)

Government Service

  • Attorney-Adviser, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice (2004-2006)

Luke Sobota is a litigator who focuses on legal and appellate issues. He has worked with clients in a broad range of industries on issues of international law, labor law, intellectual property, federal preemption, antitrust, RICO, punitive damages, SEC enforcement, and tribal affairs.

Luke has written briefs in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and in numerous federal appellate and trial courts, and he has successfully argued before the Sixth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals. He helped the U.S. Chamber of Commerce achieve success in the Supreme Court, serving as the principal brief writer in the labor preemption case of Chamber of Commerce v. Brown. In the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, Luke worked to secure reversal of an $18 million patent infringement award against Fenwal and Baxter Healthcare. He also was on the Jones Day team that obtained a complete reversal of a nearly $3 million patent infringement judgment against Limited Brands. Luke is currently working with Chevron to fight an adverse $18 billion judgment in Ecuador, which includes related U.S. litigation and international arbitration at the Hague. He also has provided counsel on regulatory and congressional matters, appearing before a federal advisory committee and drafting legislative proposals.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Luke worked in the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice, where he advised and prepared formal legal opinions for executive branch officials on a range of constitutional, international, and administrative law issues. He is active in pro bono matters and regularly works with the National Association of Attorneys General and the Georgetown Law Supreme Court Institute.


Luke Sobota