Soren Schmidt is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins.

Soren focuses his practice on appellate litigation. He has assisted clients with matters involving both state and federal courts of appeals, including the US Supreme Court, and covering a wide range of issues, including the First Amendment, administrative law, statutory interpretation, state law tort claims, and disability law. 

After law school, Soren served as a law clerk for Judge Cornelia T.L. Pillard of the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

Soren’s representative experience includes: 

  • Guam v. United States, 593 U.S. 310 (2021): Secured unanimous reversal on behalf of Guam in US Supreme Court case raising significant and complex statutory-interpretation questions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
  • Sportswear v. SCAD, No. 20-1391 (U.S. 2021):  Successfully opposed certiorari, vindicating trademark rights of Savannah College of Art and Design
  • SF SPCA v. Sieferman, E.D. Cal., represented California veterinarians pro bono in raising First Amendment challenge to state veterinary telemedicine regulations

Bar Qualification

  • District of Columbia

Education

  • JD, Yale Law School, 2020
  • BA in Political Science, Brigham Young University, 2017
    Valedictorian

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Spanish