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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati counts approximately 1,100 attorneys in 16 offices worldwide. Founded in Palo Alto, CA in 1961.

$225,000

Reported to Chambers Associate (Sep 2026)

60

Reporting year not confirmed; 97.6% reported offer rate

#34

Overall firm rank

$3.7M

Am Law #37

$1.6B

Rank #37; $1.6M per lawyer

Not reported: Partnership Track.

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Openings

  • 2L Summer 2028 · Class of 2029Open

    2L Summer Associate

    Palo Alto, Silicon Valley

    Opens

    Opened Nov 2

    Deadline

    Not announced

    Checked 1d ago

    The official application board lists the 2028 2L Summer Associate role.

  • 1L Summer 2027 · Class of 2029Closed

    Opens

    Closed this cycle

    Deadline

    Not announced

    Closed

About Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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.

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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 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.

PracticeMarketRecognition, 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Nationwide

Band 1

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

California

Band 1

Corporate/M&A

Washington

Band 1

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds

Band 1

Litigation: Appellate

California

Band 1

Litigation: Securities

California

Band 1

Startups & Emerging Companies

Nationwide

Band 1

Venture Capital

California

Band 1

Antitrust

District of Columbia

Band 2

Antitrust

Nationwide

Band 2

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Average Hours Per Attorney
81.5 hoursSource