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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded

USA Guide 2026 : USA - Nationwide


Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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Provided by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Wilson Sonsini counsels on the full range of M&A transactions involving domestic and foreign technology, life sciences, and other enterprises at all stages of development. Our M&A teams advise companies on both the buy and sell sides of all manner of transactions, including small "tuck-in" acquisitions, public company acquisitions, strategic mergers and business combinations, complex cross-border transactions, SPACs and reverse mergers, business and asset acquisitions, growth equity investments, joint ventures, spin-offs, and other business dispositions.

Our corporate and M&A attorneys often serve as the coordinating interface with in-house counsel for a multidisciplinary Wilson Sonsini team, including our attorneys who have expertise in areas of importance to transactions, including corporate governance; corporate securities; IP; executive compensation and employee benefits; tax; and real estate. We also have an elite merger clearance team of antitrust attorneys and advise on regulatory matters inherently involved in completing transactions, including CFIUS, export controls, FCPA anti-corruption compliance, and privacy. In addition, we have established relationships with leading law firms in international markets that are not in proximity to our own global office locations.

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Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded - USA - Nationwide

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Band 1


What the Team is Known For
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is an impressive West Coast-based firm with strength in a range of transactional work, particularly venture capital. The corporate team advises clients mainly in the technology space, with experience in life sciences and defense, among other industries. The firm boasts strong capabilities in public and private deals, including M&A, LBOs and spinoffs.
Notable practitioners

Robert Ishii and Mike Russell are key contacts.

Work Highlights

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  • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented Ampere Computing in its $6.5 billion acquisition by SoftBank Group.

Strengths

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  • They are extremely responsive and great communicators.

    Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded respondentUSA
  • They have deep transactional knowledge.

    Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded respondentUSA
  • Wilson Sonsini has a keen awareness of internal and external business dynamics, and provides practical, actionable guidance. I can rely on them to add value far beyond legal technical expertise.

    Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded respondentUSA

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