Numerous Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati practices and attorneys were recognized in the recently published 2017 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. The firm was ranked in 25 geography-specific practice categories, while 41 attorneys were honored among the best in their fields.
The listings were compiled by the guide's independent, London-based publisher, Chambers & Partners, based on an intensive research process that included confidential interviews with thousands of law-firm clients and attorneys. This research was used to assess entire firms, practice groups, and individual attorneys on the basis of their technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, commitment, and other valued qualities.
The firm's rankings are summarized below. For additional details, please see the online version of the guide.
Practice Area Rankings
Wilson Sonsini is ranked as a "Leading Firm" in the following categories and geographies:
Nationwide
- Antitrust
- Antitrust: Cartel
- Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
- Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
- International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Life Sciences
- Privacy & Data Security
- Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
- Securities: Litigation
- Start-Ups & Emerging Companies
California
- Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
- Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Intellectual Property
- IT & Outsourcing: Transactions
- Life Sciences
- Litigation: General Commercial
- Litigation: Securities
- Tax
Northern California
- Corporate/M&A
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 2017 Chambers USA guide:
- John Aguirre, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (California)
- Josephine Aiello LeBeau, International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (Nationwide)
- Steve Bochner, Corporate/M&A (Northern California) and Start-Ups & Emerging Companies (Nationwide)
- Ken Clark, Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial (California and Nationwide)
- Susan Creighton, Antitrust (District of Columbia and Nationwide)
- Mark Fitzgerald, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (District of Columbia)
- Todd Glass, Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (Nationwide)
- Daniel Glazer, Technology & Outsourcing (New York)
- Aaron Hendelman, Intellectual Property (Washington)
- Jonathan Jacobson, Antitrust (New York and Nationwide)
- Barry Kaplan, Litigation: General Commercial (Washington)
- Marty Korman, Corporate/M&A (Northern California)
- David Kramer, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (California)
- Nicki Locker, Litigation: Securities (California)
- Melissa Mannino, International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (Nationwide)
- Katie Martin, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (California)
- Casey McGlynn, Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital (California) and Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial (California and 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 and Nationwide) and Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution (California)
- Bob O'Connor, Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital (California)
- Chul Pak, Antitrust (New York)
- Lydia Parnes, Privacy & Data Security (Nationwide)
- Rezwan Pavri, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (California)
- Edward Poplawski, Intellectual Property: Patent (California)
- Mark Rosman, Antitrust (District of Columbia) and Antitrust: Cartel (Nationwide)
- Franklin Rubinstein, Antitrust (District of Columbia)
- Jeff Saper, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (California and Nationwide) and Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital (California)
- Steve Schatz, Litigation: Securities (California)
- Patrick Schultheis, Corporate/Commercial (Washington)
- Anne Seymour, International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (Nationwide)
- Scott Sher, Antitrust (District of Columbia and Nationwide)
- Craig Sherman, Corporate/Commercial (Washington) and Start-Ups & Emerging Companies (Nationwide)
- Larry Sonsini, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (California), Corporate/M&A (Northern California), and Start-Ups & Emerging Companies (Nationwide)
- Robert Suffoletta, Technology: Corporate & Commercial (Texas)
- Yoichiro (Yokum) Taku, Start-Ups & Emerging Companies (Nationwide)
- David Thomas, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (California)
- Marty Waters, Corporate/M&A (Southern California)
- Jonathan Zhu, Tax (California)