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Parris Bass
Associate
Corporate
Palo Alto
pbass@wsgr.com

D650-461-6581

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Parris Bass is an associate in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

During law school, Parris worked in-house at a Bay Area tech company where he focused on commercial contracts, corporate governance, and privacy matters. He also assisted pro bono clients in the Gender and Name Change Clinic.

Prior to law school, Parris worked as an English, language arts, and history teacher in Tokyo, Japan.

Experience

Parris Bass is an associate in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

During law school, Parris worked in-house at a Bay Area tech company where he focused on commercial contracts, corporate governance, and privacy matters. He also assisted pro bono clients in the Gender and Name Change Clinic.

Prior to law school, Parris worked as an English, language arts, and history teacher in Tokyo, Japan.

Education
  • J.D., UCLA School of LawSpecialization in Business Law; Specialization in Media, Entertainment, Technology, and Sports Law; Staff Editor, Journal of Law and Technology
  • B.A., Political Science, University of California, San Diego
Admissions
  • State Bar of California
Credentials
Education
  • J.D., UCLA School of LawSpecialization in Business Law; Specialization in Media, Entertainment, Technology, and Sports Law; Staff Editor, Journal of Law and Technology
  • B.A., Political Science, University of California, San Diego
Admissions
  • State Bar of California
Focus Areas
  • Corporate
  • Corporate Governance
  • Electronic Gaming
  • Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
  • Public Company Representation
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Firm Advises Neon on $25 Million Seed Round
On March 25, 2026, Neon, a consumer platform that allows people to monetize their personal data, announced that it has raised over $25 million in combined equity and credit from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Upper90, Upfront Ventures, and other investors. This new capital will bring Neon’s total funding to nearly $27 million, following a $1.5 million pre-seed round that was led by Upfront, with participation from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Xfund. Wilson Sonsini advised Neon on the transaction.
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Wilson Sonsini Advises Thinking Machines Lab on Strategic Partnership with NVIDIA
On March 10, 2026, Thinking Machines Lab and NVIDIA announced a multi-year strategic partnership to deploy at least one gigawatt of next-generation NVIDIA Vera Rubin systems to support Thinking Machines’ frontier model training and platforms delivering customizable AI at scale. In addition, NVIDIA has made a significant investment in Thinking Machines to support the company’s long-term growth. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Thinking Machines on both the partnership and the investment.

The partnership between the companies also includes an effort to design training and serving systems for NVIDIA architectures and broaden access to frontier AI and open models for enterprises, research institutions, and the scientific community.

The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Thinking Machines on the transactions was led by Rezwan Pavri, Colin Conklin, and Chris Paniewski, and included Courtney Matteson, Jackie Jung, Mackenzie Tobin, and Parris Bass.

For more information, please see Thinking Machines’ blog post.
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