Ava Marie Munson

Ava Marie Munson

Associate

Ava Marie Munson is an associate in the Seattle office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions. She supports both public and private clients in mergers, tender offers, asset acquisitions, stock purchases, and other strategic corporate transactions.

Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini, Ava was an associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. She also served as a legislative aide in the Washington State Senate.

Experience

Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini, Ava was an associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. She also served as a legislative aide in the Washington State Senate.

Education

J.D., Georgetown University Law CenterRecipient, Dean’s Certificate; Managing Editor, Georgetown Journal of National Security Law & Policy; Global Law Scholar Fellow and President
B.A., Political Science, University of WashingtonCum Laude; Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society All-USA Academic Team & New Century Scholar; Martin Family Honors Scholarship; Certificate, European Studies, Euromasters Program, University of Bath, UK

Honors

Recipient, 2022-2023 John Wilson Award, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Admissions

State Bar of Washington
State Bar of New York

Credentials

Education

J.D., Georgetown University Law CenterRecipient, Dean’s Certificate; Managing Editor, Georgetown Journal of National Security Law & Policy; Global Law Scholar Fellow and President
B.A., Political Science, University of WashingtonCum Laude; Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society All-USA Academic Team & New Century Scholar; Martin Family Honors Scholarship; Certificate, European Studies, Euromasters Program, University of Bath, UK

Honors

Recipient, 2022-2023 John Wilson Award, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Admissions

State Bar of Washington
State Bar of New York

Recent Insights

Client Highlights

On April 27, 2026, Match Group, a leading provider of digital technologies designed to help people make meaningful connections, announced a $100 million investment in Sniffies, a map-based platform serving non-heterosexual men. The investment represents a significant minority ownership stake and includes the option to acquire the remaining equity in the future. Sniffies will continue to operate independently and remain founder-led, with Match Group supporting the team's vision and growth. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Match Group on the transaction.

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Client Highlights

On October 20, 2025, Armada Acquisition Corp II (Armada II), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, and Evernorth Holdings Inc. (Evernorth), a newly formed Nevada corporation focused on enabling institutional-scale adoption of XRP, announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement through which Evernorth will become a publicly listed company. The transaction is expected to raise more than $1 billion in gross proceeds, establishing Evernorth as the largest public XRP-treasury company and a first-of-its-kind institutional vehicle built to accelerate XRP adoption. Investors include SBI, Ripple, Rippleworks, and leading digital-asset and fintech investors such as Pantera Capital, Kraken, and GSR, with participation from Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen. Upon closing, the combined company will operate under the Evernorth name and is expected to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “XRPN,” subject to applicable listing requirements and other customary closing conditions.

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