In July 2021, The Deal announced its shortlist for its 2021 awards celebrating leaders in the deal economy. The awards ceremony will be held on September 23, 2021, in New York.

Wilson Sonsini is shortlisted for deals under the following categories:

Deal of the Year (Large Cap)

• Just Eat Takeaway.com adds GrubHub to cart (in which Wilson Sonsini served as an outside counsel to target GrubHub Inc.)
• T-Mobile and Sprint complete blockbuster merger (in which Wilson Sonsini served as an outside counsel to acquirer T-Mobile US Inc./Deutsche Telekom AG)

Cross-Border Deal of the Year

• Just Eat Takeaway.com adds GrubHub to cart (in which Wilson Sonsini served as an outside counsel to target GrubHub Inc.)

Energy & Industrials - Deal (Large Cap)

• SunRun powers up with Vivint Solar (in which Wilson Sonsini served as an outside counsel to target Vivint Solar Inc.)

Technology, Media & Telecom - Deal (Large Cap)

• Food delivery platform GrubHub sells to JustEat (in which Wilson Sonsini served as an outside counsel to target GrubHub Inc.)
• Carrier T-Mobile buys rival Sprint (in which Wilson Sonsini served as an outside counsel to acquirer T-Mobile US Inc./Deutsche Telekom AG)

Fintech - Deal (Large Cap)

• Intuit acquires personal finance software maker Credit Karma (in which Wilson Sonsini served as an outside counsel to target/seller Credit Karma Inc./Silver Lake Partners LP)

Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech - Deal (Middle Market)

• Ligand Pharmaceuticals adds on Pfenex (in which Wilson Sonsini served as outside counsel to target Pfenex Inc.)

Additionally, the firm overall has been shortlisted under two categories: Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech - Law Firm (Middle Market) and Technology, Media & Telecom - Law Firm (Middle Market).

Further information, including the full shortlist, can be found at The Deal.