Mitch Santos represents a variety of clients in complex commercial disputes with a focus on intellectual property litigation, including patent, copyright, and trade secret matters. Mr. Santos has experience litigating a diverse range of IP disputes in federal court and before the International Trade Commission. Mr. Santos also maintains an active pro bono docket, including assisting asylum applicants and veterans in their proceedings before the Government.

Prior to joining WilmerHale, Mr. Santos was an intellectual property litigation associate at the Los Angeles office of another international law firm. While attending Harvard Law School, Mr. Santos served as a teaching fellow for an introductory course on US copyright law, a position he continues to volunteer for.

Recognition

  • Selected by peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Intellectual Property Litigation (2024–2026), Intellectual Property Law (2026) and Commercial Litigation (2026).

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Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, Harvard Law School, 2020

      Articles Editor, Harvard Latinx Law Review, Vol. XXII

      Recruitment Fellow, Harvard Law Admissions

    • BA, Legal Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 2016

      summa cum laude
  • Admissions

    • California

  • Languages

    • Spanish

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