Wilson Sonsini
Wilson Sonsini was founded in Palo Alto in 1961, when the peninsula was still orchards. It helped design the legal architecture Silicon Valley runs on. Displacing an incumbent who wrote the ecosystem
Before Silicon Valley had a name, it had a law firm. Wilson Sonsini was founded in 1961 in Palo Alto when the peninsula was still orchards. Larry Sonsini joined in '66 and began representing semiconductor startups before venture capital existed as an industry. By the time the internet arrived, three decades of relationships were already built. Revenue now exceeds 1.5 billion with roughly 1,200 lawyers. Wilson Sonsini has represented more technology IPOs than any other firm. When a first-time founder needs lawyers who understand preferred stock terms and dual-class structures, Wilson Sonsini's named surfaces before the conversation starts.
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