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Sachin Kohli
Partner
Mergers & Acquisitions
New York
skohli@wsgr.com

D212-497-7727

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Sachin Kohli is a partner in the New York office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He has extensive experience in all aspects of representing public and private companies and private equity funds in a wide range of M&A transactions, including mergers, asset acquisitions, and divestitures. Sachin also counsels private and public companies on general corporate matters such as reporting requirements, corporate governance issues, defensive measures, and other strategic considerations.  

Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini, Sachin was a partner in the mergers and acquisitions practice of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

Experience

Sachin Kohli is a partner in the New York office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He has extensive experience in all aspects of representing public and private companies and private equity funds in a wide range of M&A transactions, including mergers, asset acquisitions, and divestitures. Sachin also counsels private and public companies on general corporate matters such as reporting requirements, corporate governance issues, defensive measures, and other strategic considerations.  

Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini, Sachin was a partner in the mergers and acquisitions practice of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

Education
  • J.D., University at Buffalo School of Law, 2006Magna Cum Laude; Editor-in-Chief, Buffalo Law Review
  • M.B.A., University at Buffalo School of Management, 2006

    With Distinction

  • B.S., Industrial Engineering, University at Buffalo, 2002

    Cum Laude

Associations and Memberships
  • Member, Dean’s Advisory Council, University at Buffalo School of Law
  • Member, Committee on Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Control Contests, New York City Bar Association
Honors
  • Recommended for M&A/Corporate in the 2026 edition of Legal 500
  • Recognized as “Highly Regarded” for M&A in the U.S. in the 2026 edition of IFLR1000
  • Named to Lawdragon’s 2024 “500 X – The Next Generation” list
  • Named among Law360’s 2017 “Rising Stars” for M&A
  • Honored among M&A Advisor’s 2017 “Emerging Leaders”
  • Named a 2013-2017 “Rising Star” for M&A by Super Lawyers
Admissions
  • State Bar of New York
Credentials
Education
  • J.D., University at Buffalo School of Law, 2006Magna Cum Laude; Editor-in-Chief, Buffalo Law Review
  • M.B.A., University at Buffalo School of Management, 2006

    With Distinction

  • B.S., Industrial Engineering, University at Buffalo, 2002

    Cum Laude

Associations and Memberships
  • Member, Dean’s Advisory Council, University at Buffalo School of Law
  • Member, Committee on Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Control Contests, New York City Bar Association
Honors
  • Recommended for M&A/Corporate in the 2026 edition of Legal 500
  • Recognized as “Highly Regarded” for M&A in the U.S. in the 2026 edition of IFLR1000
  • Named to Lawdragon’s 2024 “500 X – The Next Generation” list
  • Named among Law360’s 2017 “Rising Stars” for M&A
  • Honored among M&A Advisor’s 2017 “Emerging Leaders”
  • Named a 2013-2017 “Rising Star” for M&A by Super Lawyers
Admissions
  • State Bar of New York

Select Matters

Select representations include:

  • The Dow Chemical Company in its $130 billion all-stock merger of equals with E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company*
  • Kinder Morgan in its $76 billion acquisition of all the outstanding equity securities of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Kinder Morgan Management, and El Paso Pipeline Partners*
  • DIRECTV in its $67.1 billion sale to AT&T*
  • Dow in its approximately $40 billion spin-off from DowDuPont Inc. as part of DowDuPont's separation into three independent, publicly traded companies*
  • Kinder Morgan in its $38 billion acquisition of El Paso Corporation*
  • DIRECTV in its $28.5 billion stock-for-stock merger with Liberty Entertainment*
  • The Kroger Company in its proposed $24.6 billion merger with Albertsons Companies, Inc., and in the approximately $1.9 billion sale of 413 stores, as well as select banners, distribution centers, offices, and private-label brands, to C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC*
  • MGM Resorts International in its $17.2 billion sale of MGM Growth Properties LLC to VICI Properties Inc.*
  • Intel Corporation in its $16.7 billion acquisition of Altera Corporation*
  • JAB Holding Company, as leader of an investment group, in that group's $13.9 billion take-private of Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.*
  • Sanofi in its $11.6 billion acquisition of Bioverativ Inc. and its $9.5 billion acquisition of Blueprint Medicines*
  • Apergy Corporation (n/k/a ChampionX Corporation) in a Reverse Morris Trust acquisition of ChampionX (f/k/a Nalco Champion) from Ecolab Inc., creating an entity with a combined $7.4 billion enterprise value*
  • Sunoco LP in its approximately $7.3 billion acquisition of NuStar Energy L.P.*
  • Legg Mason, Inc., in its $6.5 billion sale to Franklin Templeton Investments*
  • athenahealth, Inc. in its evaluation of an unsolicited takeover bid by Elliott Management Corporation and subsequent $5.7 billion sale to Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital (an affiliate of Elliott Management Corporation) and planned combination with Virence Health*
  • Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. in its $5 billion acquisition of Copano Energy LLC*
  • inVentiv Health, Inc. in its $4.6 billion merger with INC Research Holdings, Inc., creating Syneos Health, Inc.*
  • Lincare Holdings Inc. in its $4.6 billion acquisition by Linde Group*
  • Media General Inc. in its $4.6 billion sale to Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc.*
  • Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) and inVentiv Health, Inc. (n/k/a Syneos Health, Inc.) in THL’s sale of a 50 percent interest in inVentiv to Advent International, valuing inVentiv at $3.8 billion*
  • Sanofi in its $3.7 billion acquisition of Principia Biopharma Inc.*
  • Belmond Ltd. in its $3.2 billion sale to LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE*
  • Sanofi SA in its acquisition of Provention Bio Inc. (PRVB) for $2.9 billion in cash*
  • Front Yard Residential Corporation in its $2.5 billion take-private by a partnership formed by Pretium Partners and Ares Management*
  • Sanofi in its $2.2 billion acquisition of Dynavax*
  • Nexeo Solutions, Inc., in its $2 billion sale to Univar Inc.*
  • Dycom Industries in its $1.95 billion acquisition of Power Solutions*
  • Black Knight, Inc. in its acquisition of Optimal Blue LLC, in a transaction that implied an enterprise value of $1.8 billion and subsequently a Special Committee of Black Knight in the $1.2 billion acquisition of all the equity interests Black Knight did not already own in Optimal Blue*
  • MGM Resorts International in its $1.625 billion acquisition of the operations of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas*
  • MGM Resorts International in its $1.175 billion sale of the real property of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to MGM Growth Properties LLC*
  • MGM Resorts International in its $1.075 billion sale of the operations of The Mirage Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip to Hard Rock International*
  • Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. in its $960 million acquisition of Antares Pharma, Inc.*
  • Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. in its $900 million acquisition of Elektrofi*
  • Sanofi in its up to $470 million acquisition of Tidal Therapeutics, Inc.*
  • Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., in its $400 million acquisition of Surf Bio, Inc.*

*Denotes matters handled at another firm prior to joining Wilson Sonsini in 2026.

Matters

Select Matters

Select representations include:

  • The Dow Chemical Company in its $130 billion all-stock merger of equals with E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company*
  • Kinder Morgan in its $76 billion acquisition of all the outstanding equity securities of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Kinder Morgan Management, and El Paso Pipeline Partners*
  • DIRECTV in its $67.1 billion sale to AT&T*
  • Dow in its approximately $40 billion spin-off from DowDuPont Inc. as part of DowDuPont's separation into three independent, publicly traded companies*
  • Kinder Morgan in its $38 billion acquisition of El Paso Corporation*
  • DIRECTV in its $28.5 billion stock-for-stock merger with Liberty Entertainment*
  • The Kroger Company in its proposed $24.6 billion merger with Albertsons Companies, Inc., and in the approximately $1.9 billion sale of 413 stores, as well as select banners, distribution centers, offices, and private-label brands, to C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC*
  • MGM Resorts International in its $17.2 billion sale of MGM Growth Properties LLC to VICI Properties Inc.*
  • Intel Corporation in its $16.7 billion acquisition of Altera Corporation*
  • JAB Holding Company, as leader of an investment group, in that group's $13.9 billion take-private of Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.*
  • Sanofi in its $11.6 billion acquisition of Bioverativ Inc. and its $9.5 billion acquisition of Blueprint Medicines*
  • Apergy Corporation (n/k/a ChampionX Corporation) in a Reverse Morris Trust acquisition of ChampionX (f/k/a Nalco Champion) from Ecolab Inc., creating an entity with a combined $7.4 billion enterprise value*
  • Sunoco LP in its approximately $7.3 billion acquisition of NuStar Energy L.P.*
  • Legg Mason, Inc., in its $6.5 billion sale to Franklin Templeton Investments*
  • athenahealth, Inc. in its evaluation of an unsolicited takeover bid by Elliott Management Corporation and subsequent $5.7 billion sale to Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital (an affiliate of Elliott Management Corporation) and planned combination with Virence Health*
  • Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. in its $5 billion acquisition of Copano Energy LLC*
  • inVentiv Health, Inc. in its $4.6 billion merger with INC Research Holdings, Inc., creating Syneos Health, Inc.*
  • Lincare Holdings Inc. in its $4.6 billion acquisition by Linde Group*
  • Media General Inc. in its $4.6 billion sale to Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc.*
  • Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) and inVentiv Health, Inc. (n/k/a Syneos Health, Inc.) in THL’s sale of a 50 percent interest in inVentiv to Advent International, valuing inVentiv at $3.8 billion*
  • Sanofi in its $3.7 billion acquisition of Principia Biopharma Inc.*
  • Belmond Ltd. in its $3.2 billion sale to LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE*
  • Sanofi SA in its acquisition of Provention Bio Inc. (PRVB) for $2.9 billion in cash*
  • Front Yard Residential Corporation in its $2.5 billion take-private by a partnership formed by Pretium Partners and Ares Management*
  • Sanofi in its $2.2 billion acquisition of Dynavax*
  • Nexeo Solutions, Inc., in its $2 billion sale to Univar Inc.*
  • Dycom Industries in its $1.95 billion acquisition of Power Solutions*
  • Black Knight, Inc. in its acquisition of Optimal Blue LLC, in a transaction that implied an enterprise value of $1.8 billion and subsequently a Special Committee of Black Knight in the $1.2 billion acquisition of all the equity interests Black Knight did not already own in Optimal Blue*
  • MGM Resorts International in its $1.625 billion acquisition of the operations of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas*
  • MGM Resorts International in its $1.175 billion sale of the real property of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to MGM Growth Properties LLC*
  • MGM Resorts International in its $1.075 billion sale of the operations of The Mirage Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip to Hard Rock International*
  • Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. in its $960 million acquisition of Antares Pharma, Inc.*
  • Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. in its $900 million acquisition of Elektrofi*
  • Sanofi in its up to $470 million acquisition of Tidal Therapeutics, Inc.*
  • Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., in its $400 million acquisition of Surf Bio, Inc.*

*Denotes matters handled at another firm prior to joining Wilson Sonsini in 2026.

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Wilson Sonsini Adds Highly Regarded M&A Partner Sachin Kohli in New York
NEW YORK, NY (May 27, 2026)—Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced that Sachin Kohli has joined the firm in New York as a partner in its Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) practice. The practice regularly advises on some of the most significant domestic and cross-border transactions in the technology and life sciences sectors, and has completed more than 150 deals in the past year. Kohli’s arrival advances the firm’s national M&A platform, expands its New York presence, and deepens its capabilities in transformative transactions across life sciences, healthcare, and technology.
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