Represent more companies that receive venture financing than any other U.S. law firm and consistently rank No. 1 for the number of company-side venture capital deals handled each year. In fact, Refinitiv recently ranked Wilson Sonsini as the top law firm by number of venture capital rounds raised in 2022 in its “Full Year 2022 Global Private Equity Legal Review.”
We are consistently ranked by Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, and CapitalIQ as a leading advisor to companies and underwriters based on the number of completed IPOs and equity and equity-linked offerings. Over the past 20 years, the firm has represented some of the world’s most iconic companies, including Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Lyft.
Wilson Sonsini was recently ranked among the top firms worldwide, based on the number of M&A deals, in the 2022 Global M&A Review published by Refinitiv. Based on the Refinitiv rankings in 2021, The American Lawyer noted that "[i]n terms of deal volume, Wilson Sonsini had the biggest jump in ranking, moving from No. 31 in 2020 to No. 5 in 2021."
Wilson Sonsini ranked among the top five legal advisers in FactSet’s “Company Defense” advisor league tables for full-year 2022. The firm was also ranked among the top 10 firms advising clients on shareholder activism matters—in both the U.S. and globally—according to Bloomberg’s FY 2022 Activism League Tables. In 2020 and 2019, Wilson Sonsini was ranked No. 1 among technology company advisors in Bloomberg’s year-end rankings.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier legal advisor to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, as well as the venture firms, private equity firms, and investment banks that finance them. We represent companies at every stage of development, from entrepreneurial start-ups to multibillion-dollar global corporations. The firm's attorneys collaborate across a comprehensive range of practice areas and industry groups to help the management, boards of directors, shareholders, and in-house counsel of our clients address their most pressing challenges and pursue their most promising opportunities.
Wilson Sonsini is nationally recognized for providing high-quality services to address the legal solutions required by its enterprise and financial institution clients. Our services include corporate law and governance, public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, technology licensing and other intellectual property transactions, tax, employee benefits, and other corporate transactional areas.
Our clients are companies and other entities that compete in rapidly developing and innovative industries, including the biotech, communications, digital media, energy, financial services, medical devices, and software sectors.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier legal advisor to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, as well as the venture firms, private equity firms, and investment banks that finance them. We represent companies at every stage of development, from entrepreneurial start-ups to multibillion-dollar global corporations. The firm's attorneys collaborate across a comprehensive range of practice areas and industry groups to help the management, boards of directors, shareholders, and in-house counsel of our clients address their most pressing challenges and pursue their most promising opportunities.
Wilson Sonsini is nationally recognized for providing high-quality services to address the legal solutions required by its enterprise and financial institution clients. Our services include corporate law and governance, public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, technology licensing and other intellectual property transactions, tax, employee benefits, and other corporate transactional areas.
Our clients are companies and other entities that compete in rapidly developing and innovative industries, including the biotech, communications, digital media, energy, financial services, medical devices, and software sectors.
Steve has represented non-U.S. and domestic companies in U.S. IPOs, global securities offerings, cross-border M&A, and SEC compliance for more than 25 years.
Steve has represented non-U.S. and domestic companies in U.S. IPOs, global securities offerings, cross-border M&A, and SEC compliance for more than 25 years.