Sonya Tien

Founding Attorney

BIOGRAPHY

Sonya Tien, the founder and principal attorney of Tien Law Firm, is a trusted injury attorney dedicated to helping accident victims pursue maximum compensation. With a commercial litigation background and strong track record of advocating for the injured, she has won millions of dollars for her clients. Sonya has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star for 7 consecutive years (2020-2026), a distinction awarded to only 2.5% of all attorneys in the state. Sonya was also featured on the cover of Super Lawyers Magazine for Solo Success, and she has been named a Top 40 Under 40 and a Top 100 attorney by The National Trial Lawyers Association. 

Sonya received her business degree from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School and her law degree from Columbia Law School, where she was named a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Sonya handles all types of personal injury matters, lemon law, and eminent domain.

EDUCATION

• Columbia Law School (J.D.), Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School (B.S.B.A.), 17 Scholarships, Dean’s List

ADMISSIONS

• North Carolina
• California
• New York
• U.S. Court of International Trade
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

HONORS & AWARDS

• Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2020-2026
• Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers
• Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers
• 10.0 Avvo Rating – Top Attorney, 2013-Present

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

• Plaintiffs’ counsel for a mass tort litigation resulting in multiple settlements obtained for clients
• Plaintiff’s counsel for a wrongful death case resulting in a settlement for our client
• Plaintiffs’ counsel for catastrophic injuries in a commercial truck litigation in the U.S. District Court (E.D.N.C.) resulting in multiple settlements obtained for our clients
• Plaintiff’s counsel for a rideshare litigation case resulting in a settlement for our client
• Plaintiff’s counsel for a truck accident litigation case resulting in multiple settlements obtained for our client
• Represented an engineer in an employment litigation case
• Represented a beauty brand in a trademark case
• Represented a government contractor in a trade secret litigation case
• Represented several leading banks for securities litigations

PRIOR ASSOCIATIONS

• Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, 2010, 2011-2013
• United States District Court, Northern District of New York, Chambers of The Honorable Magistrate George H. Lowe, 2009
• Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, 2007

PUBLICATIONS & LECTURES

• SEC Cooperation Update: 2012 Year-End Review, Wall Street Lawyer, 2013
• Recent Developments in the SEC Cooperation Initiative, Practising Law Institute, Annual Securities Institute, 2012
• White Collar Criminal Defense and Securities Enforcement Memo, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, 2011-2013
• Disclosure Requirements Regarding a Wells Notice, Fried, Frank, Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP, 2012
• How to Draft an Employment Agreement, Fried, Frank, Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP, 2013

MEMBERSHIPS

• Member, The National Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Tenth Judicial District Bar
• Former Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Commercial Finance Committee
• Former Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Sections: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Unfair Business Practices, Business Law, Entertainment Law and Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Privacy and Cybersecurity, and Remedies
• Former Member, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Auto Torts & Premises Liability Section
• Former Member, North Carolina Bar Association, Real Estate Law Section
• Former Member, New York County Lawyers Association
• Former Member, New York State Bar Association
• Former Member, Sports Lawyers Association

SPECIALIZATION CERTIFICATES

• Intellectual Property, University of Pennsylvania
• Healthcare Law, University of Pennsylvania
• Mergers & Acquisitions, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• Regulatory Compliance, University of Pennsylvania
• Fintech: Foundations & Applications of Financial Technology, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
• The Materiality of ESG Factors, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
• U.S. Federal Taxation, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

CERTIFICATES

• AI Applications in Marketing and Finance, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
• AI Strategy and Governance, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
• AI for Non-Data Scientists, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
• Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions: Advanced Topics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions: Foundations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Alternative Dispute Resolution, North Carolina State University
• American Government: Constitutional Foundations, HarvardX
• Application of AI, InsurTech, and Real Estate Technology, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
• Blockchain Business Models, Duke University
• Comparative Health Systems, University of Pennsylvania
• Copyright Law, University of Pennsylvania
• Copyright in Multimedia, Duke University, Emory, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Copyright Law in the Music Business, Berklee College of Music
• Cryptocurrency and Blockchain: An Introduction to Digital Currencies, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
• Cyber Attack Countermeasures, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering
• Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Infrastructure, Duke University
• Employment Contracts, University of Pennsylvania
• Energy and Environment, Dartmouth College
• Entrepreneurship 4: Financing and Profitability, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
• ESG Impact: Investor Perspective, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
• ESG Risks and Opportunities, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
• ESG and Climate Change, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
• ESG and Social Activism, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
• Federal Taxation I: Individuals, Employees, and Sole Proprietors, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Finance of Mergers and Acquisitions: Designing an M&A Deal, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Finance of Mergers and Acquisitions: Valuation and Pricing, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Financial Markets, Yale University
• Financial Statements, SEC Filings and Ratio Analysis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Fintech: Foundations & Applications of Financial Technology Specialization, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
• FinTech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
• FinTech Law & Policy, Duke University
• Fundamentals of Funding, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women, Goldman Sachs
• Fundamentals of Quantitative Modeling, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
• HollywoodX: History, Industry, Art, University of Pennsylvania
• How to Make Money with Your Music Copyrights, Berklee
• International Law in Action: the Arbitration of International Disputes, Universiteit Leiden
• Introduction to Corporate Finance, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
• Introduction to Cyber Attacks, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering
• Introduction to Intellectual Property, University of Pennsylvania
• Investment Banking: M&A and Initial Public Offerings, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Lending, Crowdfunding, and Modern Investing, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
• Music Business Foundations, Berklee College of Music
• Portfolio and Risk Management, University of Geneva
• Privacy Law and Data, University of Pennsylvania
• Privacy Law and HIPAA, University of Pennsylvania
• Private Equity and Venture Capital, Università Bocconi
• Renewable Energy & Green Building Entrepreneurship, Duke University
• Sports Marketing, Northwestern University
• Taxation of Business Entities I: Corporations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Taxation of Business Entities II: Pass-Through Entities, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Trademark Law, University of Pennsylvania
• Understanding Financial Markets, University of Geneva
• U.S. Health Law Fundamentals, University of Pennsylvania
• U.S. Political Institutions: Congress, Presidency, Courts, and Bureaucracy, HarvardX
• U.S. Public Policy: Social, Economic, and Foreign Policies, HarvardX
• U.S. Taxation of International Transactions, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• What is Compliance?, University of Pennsylvania
• What is Corruption: Anti-Corruption and Compliance, University of Pennsylvania
• What is Data Science?, IBM
• What is Social?, Northwestern University