Fenwick & West LLP
Fenwick & West counts approximately 500 attorneys in 7 offices. Founded in Palo Alto, CA in 1972.
$225,000+
Market base, no firm announcement (as of Sep 2026)
Not reported: Partnership Track.
Openings
2L Summer 2028 · Class of 2029Open
Opens
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About Fenwick & West
Fenwick focuses on technology and life sciences companies and the investors that support them. Its practice follows businesses through formation, financing, growth, public offerings, and strategic transactions. That industry concentration gives its corporate work a recurring connection to the commercial development of new products, platforms, and scientific research.
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The firm's published matters illustrate both the transactional and contentious sides of that focus. It has highlighted work involving Figma's public offering, Wiz's acquisition by Google, and CoreWeave's public offering, alongside patent litigation for Lashify. These examples show a practice that addresses how innovation is funded and commercialized as well as how intellectual property is defended.
For students, Fenwick's defining feature is this combination of sector knowledge and legal work across a company's development. Corporate transactions and intellectual property disputes can involve similar underlying industries while requiring different day-to-day skills. Exploring the firm's individual practices offers a clearer picture of those opportunities than treating technology law as a single category.
Practice Strength by Market
Every band below appears on this firm’s Chambers USA 2026 profile, checked September 26, 2026. Where Chambers splits a table into The Elite and Highly Regarded, every Elite firm ranks above every Highly Regarded firm.
| Practice | Market | Recognition, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
Intellectual Property | Vermont | Band 1 |
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution | California | Band 1 |
Startups & Emerging Companies | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Tax | California: Northern | Band 1 |
Technology | California | Band 1 |
Venture Capital | California | Band 1 |
Artificial Intelligence | Nationwide | Band 2 |
Capital Markets: Convertible Debt | Nationwide | Band 2 |
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity | California | Band 2 |
Corporate/M&AThe Elite | California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds | Band 2 |
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Rankings
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Size and Standing
Associate Life
Pro Bono
- Average Hours Per Attorney
- 43.4 hoursAm Law pro bono rank #54