Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is a Palo Alto, CA-headquartered firm with approximately 1,056 attorneys and 11 offices. Founded in 1961.
First-year comp
$255,000+
Reported first-year compensation
Summer associates
82
Reporting year not confirmed; 100% reported offer rate
Partnership track
Not reported
No sourced figure yet
Vault 100
#34
Overall firm rank
Wilson Sonsini's life sciences practice works with entrepreneurs, scientists, investors, and public and private companies. Its team includes lawyers, patent agents, and scientific advisers, reflecting the technical subject matter of the businesses it represents. The firm describes relationships extending beyond intellectual property into a broader strategic counsel role.
Its services include transactions connected to the discovery, development, supply, and commercialization of products and technologies. Clients span biopharmaceuticals, medical technology, digital health, and medical devices. Healthcare and FDA regulatory advice adds work involving product strategy and proceedings before the Food and Drug Administration, Federal Trade Commission, and other agencies.
For students, this practice illustrates the combination of scientific understanding and commercial law involved in representing an innovative business. A company may need financing, intellectual property protection, a collaboration agreement, or regulatory advice at different stages of development. Wilson Sonsini's materials connect those needs across the life cycle of a life sciences product and company.
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| Practice | Market | Recognition |
|---|---|---|
Appellate Litigation | California | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
Capital Markets / Securities | California | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
Corporate / M&A | Washington | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
Privacy / Data Security | Nationwide | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
Private Equity | California | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
Private Equity | Nationwide | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
Antitrust | District of Columbia | Chambers Band 2 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
Antitrust | Nationwide | Chambers Band 2 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
Capital Markets / Securities | Nationwide | Chambers Band 2 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
Commercial Litigation | Washington | Chambers Band 2 Reported year: 2026 Ranking source not supplied |
Profits per partner
$3.7M
AmLaw #37