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Patrick Begian
Associate
Corporate
Palo Alto
pbegian@wsgr.com

D650-849-3068

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Patrick Begian is an associate in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where his practice focuses on corporate and securities law, including emerging company and corporate governance matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Patrick attended UCLA School of Law, where he graduated with double specializations in Technology Law and Business Law. During law school, Patrick served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Kim McLane Wardlaw of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and as the editor-in-chief of the UCLA Journal of Law and Technology.

Patrick is fluent in Armenian.

Experience

Patrick Begian is an associate in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where his practice focuses on corporate and securities law, including emerging company and corporate governance matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Patrick attended UCLA School of Law, where he graduated with double specializations in Technology Law and Business Law. During law school, Patrick served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Kim McLane Wardlaw of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and as the editor-in-chief of the UCLA Journal of Law and Technology.

Patrick is fluent in Armenian.

Education
  • J.D., UCLA School of Law, 2025

    Specializations in Technology Law and Business Law; Editor-in-Chief, UCLA Journal of Law and Technology; Recipient, Masin Family Academic Excellence Gold Award for Business Strategy and Corporate Governance

  • B.A., Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles, 2021

    Summa Cum Laude, Departmental Highest Honors, College of Letters and Sciences Honors, Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions
  • State Bar of California
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Education
  • J.D., UCLA School of Law, 2025

    Specializations in Technology Law and Business Law; Editor-in-Chief, UCLA Journal of Law and Technology; Recipient, Masin Family Academic Excellence Gold Award for Business Strategy and Corporate Governance

  • B.A., Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles, 2021

    Summa Cum Laude, Departmental Highest Honors, College of Letters and Sciences Honors, Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions
  • State Bar of California
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  • Corporate
  • Corporate Governance
  • Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
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