Law firm of about 1,100 attorneys advising technology and life sciences companies, investors and banks on corporate, IP, litigation, technology transaction and regulatory matters.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is a law firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with approximately 1,100 attorneys and 17 offices, 13 of them in the United States, alongside a presence in China and Europe. The firm has operated for more than six decades and concentrates on technology, life sciences and other growth enterprises, representing companies at every stage of development as well as the venture capital, private equity and investment banks that finance them.
Practice areas relevant to compliance and regulatory work include regulatory matters, corporate law, intellectual property, litigation and technology transactions. The firm advises clients from entrepreneurial start-ups to multibillion-dollar global corporations throughout their business life cycles, covering corporate governance and financing, IP strategy and protection, dispute resolution, and the negotiation of technology-related agreements alongside regulatory counsel.
The firm's client base spans the technology and life sciences sectors and the financial institutions active in venture capital, private equity and investment banking. Its work is characteristically directed at innovative companies and their investors, handling matters that range from formation and early financing to public-company and cross-border issues across the United States, China and Europe.
