Numerous Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati practices and attorneys were recognized in the recently published 2021 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. The firm was ranked in 29 geography-specific practice categories, while 56 attorneys were honored among the best in their fields.

The listings are the result of on an extensive research process that analyzes information gathered via submissions and interviews. Chambers bases its analysis on a set of main factors and considerations, including technical legal ability, client service, depth of the team, commercial vision and business understanding, diligence, and other valued qualities.

Wilson Sonsini’s rankings are summarized below. For additional details, please see the results online.

Practice Area Rankings

Wilson Sonsini is ranked as a “Leading Firm” in the following categories and geographies:

Nationwide:

• Antitrust
• Antitrust: Cartel
• Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel
• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
• International Trade: CFIUS Experts
• International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
• Life Sciences
• Privacy & Data Security: The Elite
• Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
• Securities: Litigation
• Startups & Emerging Companies

California:

• Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
• Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
• Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
• Life Sciences
• Litigation: Securities
• Technology Transactions
• Venture Capital
• Tax
• Corporate/M&A
• Corporate/M&A: The Elite
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Delaware:

• Chancery

District of Columbia:

• Antitrust

New York:

• Antitrust

Texas:

• Technology: Corporate & Commercial
• Corporate/M&A

Washington:

• Corporate/M&A
• Intellectual Property

Individual Attorney Rankings

In addition, the following attorneys are ranked as “Leading Individuals” in the 2021 Chambers USA guide:

• John Aguirre, Employee Benefits & Compensation (California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds)
• Josephine Aiello LeBeau, International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (Nationwide)
• Steven Bochner, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (California); Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States (Nationwide); Startups & Emerging Companies (Nationwide); and Venture Capital (California)
• Andrew Bryant, Tax (Washington)
• William Chandler, Chancery (Delaware)
• Kenneth Clark, Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial (California and Nationwide)
• Andrew Cordo, Chancery (Delaware)
• Susan Creighton, Antitrust (District of Columbia and Nationwide)
• Ian Edvalson, Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial (California)
• Jamillia Ferris, Antitrust (District of Columbia)
• Mark Fitzgerald, Corporate/M&A (Massachusetts)
• Morris Fodeman, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (New York)
• Erik Franks, Capital Markets: Convertible Debt (Nationwide); Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (California); and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States (Nationwide)
• Todd Glass, Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (Nationwide)
• Joshua Gruenspecht, International Trade: CFIUS Experts (Nationwide)
• Caz Hashemi, Litigation: Securities (California)
• Stephen Heifetz, International Trade: CFIUS Experts (Nationwide)
• Aaron Hendelman, Intellectual Property (Washington)
• Jonathan Jacobson, Antitrust (New York and Nationwide)
• Tony Jeffries, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (California) and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States (Nationwide)
• Raj Judge, Venture Capital (California)
• Barry Kaplan, Litigation: General Commercial (Washington)
• Martin Korman, Corporate/M&A (California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds)
• David Kramer, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (California)
• Katherine Ku, Corporate/M&A (California: Los Angeles & Surrounds)
• Nicki Locker, Litigation: Securities (California)
• Matthew Lyons, Corporate/M&A (Texas: Austin & Surrounds); Technology (Nationwide); and Technology: Corporate & Commercial (Texas: Austin & Surrounds)
• Katharine Martin, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (California) and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States (Nationwide)
• Casey McGlynn, Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial (California and Nationwide) and Venture Capital (California)
• Peter Mostow, Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (Nationwide)
• Michael Murphy, Technology: Transactions (California)
• Michael Nordtvedt, Corporate/M&A (Washington)
• Vern Norviel, Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation (California)
• Michael Occhiolini, Capital Markets: Convertible Debt (Nationwide); Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (California); and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States (Nationwide)
• Christopher Olsen, Privacy & Data Security (Nationwide)
• Kenneth O’Rourke, Antitrust: Cartel (Nationwide)
• Chul Pak, Antitrust (New York)
• Lydia Parnes, Privacy & Data Security (Nationwide)
• Rezwan Pavri, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (California) and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States (Nationwide)
• Mark Rosman, Antitrust (District of Columbia) and Antitrust: Cartel (Nationwide)
• Ignacio Salceda, Litigation: Securities (California)
• Jeff Saper, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (California) and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States (Nationwide)
• Steven Schatz, Litigation: Securities (California)
• Patrick Schultheis, Corporate/M&A (Washington)
• Scott Sher, Antitrust (District of Columbia and Nationwide)
• Craig Sherman, Corporate/M&A (Washington) and Startups & Emerging Companies (Nationwide)
• Amy Simmerman, Corporate/M&A (Delaware)
• Larry Sonsini, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (California); Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States (Nationwide); Corporate/M&A (California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds); and Startups & Emerging Companies (Nationwide)
• Allison Spinner, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (California) and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States (Nationwide)
• David Strong, Tax (California: Northern)
• Robert Suffoletta, Corporate/M&A (Texas: Austin & Surrounds) and Technology: Corporate & Commercial (Texas: Austin & Surrounds)
• Yokum Taku, Startups & Emerging Companies (Nationwide) and Venture Capital (California)
• Jeff VanHooreweghe, Antitrust (California)
• Wendy Waszmer, Antitrust (New York)
• Martin Waters, Corporate/M&A (California: San Diego)
• Jonathan Zhu, Tax (California: Northern)