Sohan Dasgupta, Ph.D.

Sohan is a strategic and experienced problem-solver representing clients before the U.S. Supreme Court, federal and state appellate and trial courts, government agencies, state legislatures, and Congress. His practice includes trial and appellate litigation, public law, investigations (including congressional, regulatory, and internal), regulatory and compliance matters, and international disputes (including international trade and international arbitration). Sohan has argued cases before multiple U.S. Courts of Appeals. Sohan also engages with public infrastructure projects related to his practice areas. He is admitted in various jurisdictions in order to execute his eclectic skillset on multiple platforms.

Sohan served as the Deputy General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and as Special Counsel of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). In these positions, he played a prominent leadership role in numerous consequential matters involving international trade (export controls, sanctions, customs compliance, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), Team Telecom, and supply chain, among other areas), national security, intelligence, and domestic policy. Prior to joining Taft, Sohan was a partner in another large full-service law firm.

• Featured Guest, Ameritocracy with Troy Edgar podcast: Former DHS Deputy General Counsel Sohan Dasgupta, Ph.D., on Excellence, Duty, and Gratitude, December 2023.
• Quoted, “Many VCs may be underestimating the full impact of outbound rule,” Foreign Investment Watch, Sept. 10, 2023.
• Author: “If Justices End Chevron Deference, Auer Could Be Next Target,” Law360, August 2023.
• Author: “How the Supreme Court Might Impact Business Activity in States,” Bloomberg, February 2023.
• Author: “What Energy Claims Against Spain Mean For Investor Rights,” Law360, January 2023.
• Author: “How Businesses Will React if the Supreme Court Overrules Chevron,” Bloomberg, January 2023.