Firm Ranks No. 1 in Issuer-Side Venture Financing Rankings for Q1 2012

Dow Jones VentureSource's legal rankings for issuer-side venture financing deals in the first quarter of 2012 placed Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati ahead of all other firms based upon the total number of rounds of equity financing raised on behalf of clients. The firm is credited as legal advisor in 70 rounds of financing, while its nearest competitor advised in 45 rounds of financing.1

According to Dow Jones VentureSource, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati ranked first nationally in first-quarter 2012 issuer-side deals in the following industries: clean technology, communications and networking, energy and utilities, information technology,2 consumer goods, consumer services, industrial goods and materials, semiconductors, electronics and computer hardware, and software.

1 As VentureSource continues to collect data and update its database, newly reported deals from a given time period may alter previously reported results.

2 Information technology includes the following subsectors: semiconductors, communications/networking, electronics/computer hardware, and software.