Sara Lonks Wong

Sara is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch.”

Notable Experience and Client Impact

Intellectual Property Litigation

• Representing protein shake company in its suit against former co-manufacturer for claims of trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, and unfair trade practices.
• Defended Irish pub against alleged trademark infringement claims.
• Defended indoor rowing machine manufacturer against alleged copyright infringement claims.
• Represented affiliated companies in music industry and their president involving, among other things, trademark and intellectual property issues.
• Represented various pharmaceutical companies in patent infringement litigation involving pharmaceuticals.
• Represented leading technology company that faced claims concerning third-party sales of alleged counterfeit cashmere products on its e-commerce platform.

Complex Commercial Litigation

• Representing leading insurance company in private arbitration.
• Represented former CEO of biopharmaceutical company in his breach-of-contract action in Massachusetts federal court.
• Defended leading provider of private passenger automobile insurance in putative class actions involving issues of third-party coverage before Massachusetts trial and appellate courts.
• Represented eTrading technology company in contract action in New York state court.
• Advised leading insurance company facing threatened claims of tortious interference, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, deceptive and unfair business acts and practices under Massachusetts statutory law, respondeat superior, violation of the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act, misappropriation of trade secrets and other confidential information, and civil conspiracy.
• Defended banks in overdraft fee putative class in Massachusetts state court.
• Defended a bank in putative class action involving pass through of fees in Massachusetts state court.

Fiduciary Litigation

• Representing trustees in Massachusetts probate court litigation.
• Successfully represented trustee in its effort to terminate qualified settlement fund trust.
• Successfully represented personal representative in Massachusetts probate court litigation.

Non-Profit Litigation

• Successfully defended community foundation in Massachusetts state court proceedings.
• Defended private foundation in breach-of-contract action in Massachusetts state court.

Sara also has an active pro bono practice. Sara is committed to Nutter’s longstanding legacy of pro bono representation and commitment to civic and charitable engagement. Sara has advised clients in immigration, family law, education, asylum, and landlord-tenant housing matters.

In addition to her active practice, Sara is involved in Firm governance and serves on various Firm committees.

Prior to joining Nutter, Sara was a litigation associate at a major international law firm headquartered in New York, New York. She assumed lead roles on various case teams including those representing a publisher in federal court litigation involving trademark infringement, copyright ownership, and breach of contract issues as well as a global media company in federal court litigation involving various claims, including fraud and breach of contract. Sara also served as a key member of the trial teams securing three consecutive defense jury verdicts for a pharmaceutical conglomerate.