Numerous Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati practices and attorneys were recognized in the recently published 2020 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. The firm was ranked in 25 geography-specific practice categories, while 51 attorneys were honored among the best in their fields.

The listings are based on an intensive research process that included confidential interviews with thousands of law-firm clients and attorneys. This research was used to assess leading law firm’s technical legal ability, client service, commercial vision and business understanding, diligence, depth of team, and other valued qualities.

The firm's rankings are summarized below. For additional details, please see the results online.

Practice Area Rankings

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

Nationwide:

• Antitrust
• Antitrust: Cartel
• Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Representation
• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
• International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
• Life Sciences
• Privacy & Data Security
• Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
• Securities: Litigation
• Startups & Emerging Companies

California:

• Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
• Corporate/M&A (San Diego)
• Corporate/M&A (San Francisco, Silicon Valley, & Surroundings)
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (San Francisco, Silicon Valley, & Surroundings)
• Intellectual Property
• IT & Outsourcing: Transactions
• Life Sciences
• Litigation: Securities
• Tax (Northern California)
• Venture Capital

District of Columbia:

• Antitrust

New York:

• Antitrust

Texas:

• Technology: Corporate & Commercial

Washington:

• Corporate/Commercial
• Intellectual Property

Individual Attorney Rankings:

In addition, the following attorneys are ranked as “Leading Individuals” in the 2020 Chambers USA guide:

• John Aguirre, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley, & Surrounds)
• Josephine Aiello LeBeau, International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (Nationwide)
• Steven Bochner, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States (Nationwide) and Startups & Emerging Companies (Nationwide)
• Ken Clark, Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial (California and Nationwide)
• Susan A. Creighton, Antitrust (District of Columbia, Nationwide)
• Mark Fitzgerald, Corporate/M&A (Massachusetts)
• Moe Fodeman, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (New York)
• John Fore, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States (Nationwide)
• Erik Franks, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States (Nationwide)
• Todd Glass, Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (Nationwide)
• Joshua Gruenspecht, International Trade: CFIUS Experts (Nationwide)
• Stephen Heifetz, International Trade: CFIUS Experts (Nationwide)
• Aaron Hendelman, Intellectual Property (Washington)
• Jonathan Jacobson, Antitrust (New York, Nationwide)
• Tony Jeffries, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States (Nationwide)
• Michael Joyce, Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (Nationwide)
• Barry Kaplan, Litigation: General Commercial (Washington)
• Martin Korman, Corporate/M&A (California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley, & Surroundings)
• David Kramer, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (California)
• Nicki Locker, Litigation: Securities (California)
• Katharine Martin, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States (Nationwide)
• Melissa Mannino, International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (Nationwide)
• Casey McGlynn, Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial (California and Nationwide) and Venture Capital (California)
• Sean Moran, Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (Nationwide)
• Peter Mostow, Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (Nationwide)
• Michael Murphy, IT & Outsourcing: Transactions (California)
• Michael Nordtvedt, Corporate/Commercial (Washington)
• Vern Norviel, Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation (California)
• Christopher Olsen, Privacy & Data Security (Nationwide)
• Kenneth O’Rourke, Antitrust: Cartel (Nationwide)
• Chul Pak, Antitrust (New York)
• Lydia Parnes, Privacy & Data Security (Nationwide)
• Rezwan Pavri, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States (Nationwide)
• Mark Rosman, Antitrust (District of Columbia) and Antitrust: Cartel (Nationwide)
• Ignacio Salceda, Litigation: Securities (California)
• Jeff Saper, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States (Nationwide) and Venture Capital (California)
• Steven Schatz, Litigation: Securities (California)
• Patrick Schultheis, Corporate/Commercial (Washington)
• Scott Sher, Antitrust (District of Columbia, Nationwide)
• Craig Sherman, Corporate/Commercial (Washington) and Startups & Emerging Companies (Nationwide)
• Anne Seymour, International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (Nationwide)
• Allison Spinner, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States (Nationwide)
• Larry Sonsini, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States (Nationwide); Corporate/M&A (California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley, & Surroundings); and Startups & Emerging Companies (Nationwide)
• Rob Suffoletta, Corporate/M&A (Texas: Austin & Surrounds) and Technology: Corporate & Commercial (Texas)
• Yokum Taku, Startups & Emerging Companies (Nationwide)
• Wendy Waszmer, Antitrust (New York)
• Martin Waters, Corporate/M&A (California: San Diego)
• Jonathan Zhu, Tax (Northern California)