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2025 Chambers USA Guide Recognizes Wilson Sonsini Practices, Attorneys
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June 5, 2025

The 2025 Chambers USA guide has recognized Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as a leading law firm in 39 geography-specific practice categories and named 86 Wilson Sonsini attorneys among the best in their fields. This year, the firm received three new practice area rankings, including in the Artificial Intelligence category, and four improved practice area rankings.

Wilson Sonsini continues to be an industry leader, with Band 1 rankings in growing industries such as Artificial Intelligence and Life Sciences, as well as in key practice categories such as Capital Markets, Litigation, Startups & Emerging Companies, and Venture Capital.

Chambers and Partners is one of the world’s leading data and analytics providers. The publication highlights the top lawyers and law firms across the United States, providing legal rankings to equip buyers of legal services with information to make the best choice for their legal matters.

Wilson Sonsini’s rankings are summarized below. For additional details and to view the firm’s full profile, please visit the Chambers and Partners website.

Practice Area Rankings

Wilson Sonsini is ranked as a “Leading Firm” in the following categories and geographies:

Nationwide:

  • Antitrust
  • Antitrust: Cartel
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel
  • Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
  • Energy Transition
  • Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright
  • International Trade: CFIUS Experts
  • International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: The Elite
  • Life Sciences
  • Privacy & Data Security: The Elite
  • Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
  • Securities: Litigation
  • Startups & Emerging Companies
  • Technology

California:

  • Antitrust
  • Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
  • Corporate/M&A (San Diego)
  • Corporate/M&A: The Elite (San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds)
  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds)
  • Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
  • Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
  • Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
  • Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial
  • Litigation: Appellate
  • Litigation: Securities
  • Technology
  • Tax (Northern)
  • Technology Transactions
  • Venture Capital

Delaware:

  • Chancery

District of Columbia:

  • Antitrust

Massachusetts:

  • Life Sciences

New York:

  • Antitrust

Texas:

  • Corporate/M&A (Austin & Surrounds)
  • Technology: Corporate & Commercial

Washington:

  • Corporate/M&A
  • Intellectual Property
  • Litigation: General Commercial

Individual Attorney Rankings

In addition, the following attorneys are ranked as “Leading Individuals” in the 2025 Chambers USA guide:

  • John Aguirre
  • Josephine Aiello LeBeau
  • Steven Bochner
  • Matthew Bresnahan
  • William Chandler
  • Kenneth Clark
  • Andrew Cordo
  • Susan Creighton
  • Jodi Daniel
  • Becki DeGraw
  • Brian Dillavou
  • Ian Edvalson
  • Jennifer Fang
  • Erin Fay
  • Jamillia Ferris
  • Mark Fitzgerald
  • Morris Fodeman
  • Erik Franks
  • Salil Gandhi
  • Farah Gerdes
  • Todd Glass
  • Tait Graves
  • Ryan Greecher
  • Joshua Gruenspecht
  • Caz Hashemi
  • Stephen Heifetz
  • Seth Helfgott
  • Tarek Helou
  • Aaron Hendelman
  • Katherine Henderson
  • Michael Hostetler
  • Robert Ishii
  • Tony Jeffries
  • Alison Johnson
  • Jeana Kim
  • Martin Korman
  • David Kramer
  • Jess Krannich
  • Sriram Krishnamurthy
  • Katherine Ku
  • Bonnie Lau
  • Luis Li
  • Lou Lieto
  • Nicki Locker
  • Matthew Lyons
  • Katharine Martin
  • John McGaraghan
  • Scott McKinney
  • Maneesha Mithal
  • Peter Mostow
  • Rich Mullen
  • Danielle Naftulin
  • Michael Nordtvedt
  • Vern Norviel
  • Maureen Ohlhausen
  • Christopher Olsen
  • Taylor Owings
  • Kenneth O’Rourke
  • Chul Pak
  • Lydia Parnes
  • Rezwan Pavri
  • Marc Porter
  • Fred Rowley, Jr.
  • Ignacio Salceda
  • Jeff Saper
  • Patrick Schultheis
  • Anne Seymour
  • Craig Sherman
  • Amy Simmerman
  • Brian Smith
  • Brent Snyder
  • Larry Sonsini
  • Brad Sorrels
  • Allison Spinner
  • Robert Suffoletta
  • Myra Sutanto Shen
  • Yokum Taku
  • David Thomas
  • Marina Tsatalis
  • Jeffrey VanHooreweghe
  • Martin Waters
  • Gregory Watts
  • Libby Weingarten
  • Mark Yohalem
  • Michelle Yost Hale
  • Jonathan Zhu
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