Huge congrats to firm client
@CoralVitaReefs
for being an
@EarthshotPrize
winner🎉Head to their page to learn more about their vital work towards protecting and restoring coral reefs!
#WSGR
to Open
#London
Office:
@wilsonsonsini
thrilled to announce the upcoming opening of our London office headed by partner
@DanielCGlazer
to provide expansive U.S. access and support for
#UK
companies and investors
#WSGR
is committed to providing networking opps for
#women
leaders in the
#lifesciences
industry. Thanks to all who joined us at the Weinstein Gallery in
#SF
for the annual WSGR Women in Life Sciences Rec. during
#JPM18
!
Day 1 highlight:
@Jason
&
@basevc
open w/lightning pitch sessions. The room is packed with an impressive group of 50+ women and underrepresented minority founders - we're proud to sponsor and host this amazing 2 day
@LAUNCH
event 4x!
Lively & informative lunch session today at
#WSGR
’s 2018
#MedicalDevice
Conference in
#SF
, as panelists share the story of NeoTract & its challenges and triumphs as one of today’s top
#medicaldevice
innovators, culminating in its acquisition by global
#medtech
leader Teleflex.
Next week, join partner Jess Cheng and founder & CEO at Coil Stefan Thomas in a virtual event as they explore why key stakeholders in crypto are beginning to focus on AI and the implications for payments innovation. Learn more:
We are pleased to announce the election of 23 new partners! This highly talented group includes one non-binary person, eight women, and 14 men, & matches the firm's largest group promoted since 1999. Please join us in welcoming the 2022 partner class!
#WSGR
is excited to kick off
#FounderUniversity
today w/
@Jason
& a stellar group of women founders—looking forward to sharing ideas, financing strategies & hear pitches from some of the new
#startups
on the block!
Full house at today's
#WSGR
rooftop reception at our
#London
office in celebration of opening the doors of our new Old Street home w/ partner
@DanielCGlazer
! We're excited to provide U.S. access & support to UK-based
#tech
&
#lifesciences
companies
#WSGR
is looking forward to hosting a "Lunch & Learn" panel w/
@MayfieldFund
@SynBioBeta
2018 on 10/3 discussing the biggest challenges & pitfalls facing
#syntheticbiology
companies as they scale, feat. partner Raj Judge & other experts. More info:
In our latest annual report,
#WSGR
examines the momentous year for
#CFIUS
in 2017, and we look ahead to the changing nature of the CFIUS regime expected to continue in 2018
#WSGR
is thrilled to be listed among the "Top Tier" firms in the 2019 Outside Counsel list by
@atlblog
. The pub reached out to
#corporate
counsel & in-house attorneys at 1000+ companies, w/ 1,000 lawyers sharing their evals of their outside law firms
#WSGR
is thrilled to partner w/
@JoinPaladin
in a groundbreaking platform that will expand the firm’s attorneys' opportunities for growth & participation in
#probono
work
#WSGR
happy to have hosted its Women's
#Leadership
Academy today for its women attorneys, which provided an opp for our female attorneys to strengthen relationships through the firm's shared business network & discuss growth &
#professionaldevelopment
opps
Calling all innovators!
@green4ema
is looking for early-stage innovations that fit into a circular and sustainable economy. Enter now for a chance to compete for EMA’s $50,000 grant at the 2020 EMA IMPACT Summit in May.
We’re excited to announce Wilson Sonsini’s ECP has launched a new digital hub of helpful tools for founders, entrepreneurs, and VCs to build the next generation of emerging technologies. Explore 200+ FAQs, industry alerts, and much more at:
More Day 1
@LAUNCH
highlights!
#WSGR
's TJ Graham, Andrew Sparks & Nico Kerr go through common legal issues start-ups encounter as they grow from Seed to Series A
#WSGR
is proud to be sponsoring the
@CEDNC
Life Science Conference, a program that showcases
#lifesciences
#entrepreneurs
while connecting them to investors, partners & clients, on 2/27-28 in Raleigh. Learn more here:
Partner Bob Day & experts from
@Nasdaq
,
@jpmorgan
& Solebury Capital discuss how to execute a successful
#IPO
now at
@nasdaqcenter
IPO seminar.
#WSGR
also announced the release of its 2018 Mid-Year Tech & Life Sciences Report at today's gathering:
#WSGR
partner Donna Petkanics moderating the
@MedtechWomen
"Non-Traditional Investments in
#Medtech
" panel last night that discussed how the medtech investing landscape is evolving and how it will continue to develop
Join us March 7th! With the support of
@SVB_Financial
and
@wilsonsonsini
we invite industry professionals to the latest Power Breakfast: Biotech + Sustainability: 2018 and Beyond - RSVP Today!
#WSGR
is proud to have been named the
#VentureCapital
Firm of the Year at the 2018
@LMGLifeScience
Awards last week. The annual awards program honors the top firms & legal professionals in the
#lifesciences
market. More info:
Wilson Sonsini is proud to be a sponsor of
#GeospatialAlpha
's webinar, “Quantum Technologies and Geospatial Intelligence," which will include a handful of exciting speakers who will explore
#quantumtechnologies
and
#geospatial
intelligence. For more info:
We have created a new
#SVB
Advisory Information page for updates, recommendations, and answers to key questions about developments involving Silicon Valley Bank.
Recap:
#WSGR
partner Rob Suffoletta & other pros discuss how companies can draw in VCs & the major keys in obtaining capital from investors for your business
@FUNDConference
in Austin
#WSGR
is proud to have presented
#PhoenixCEO2019
’s Hall of Famers tonight. Congrats to Tom Prescott, Csaba Truckai, Silk Road Medical & Flowtriever for winning the Lifetime Achievement, Innovator, Emerging Growth Company & Most Promising New Product awards, respectively. 👏🏽
Next week, we'll be in Austin at
#Consensus2023
hosted by
@CoinDesk
. Firm partners will be sharing insights on the
#crypto
industry as a whole, as well as relevant legal and financial challenges. Learn more about the conference, and their panel, at:
We lost an extraordinary and accomplished member of our legal community with the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. As we reflect and celebrate her landmark work, we are reminded to remain vigilant in our commitment to gender equality, within our profession and beyond.
On Wednesday, partners Jonathan Chan, Neel Maitra, and Yoichiro Taku will be on a panel to discuss the most recent developments in regulations, enforcement, and other industry trends in crypto/NFT/Web3. Learn more:
We are pleased to share that Maureen Ohlhausen and Taylor Owings have joined the firm as partners in our Washington D.C. office. Learn more about Maureen and Taylor and their extensive experience at:
We are proud to be working alongside
@acluutah
,
@NCLRights
, and
@EqualityUtah
on this important matter to protect the rights of transgender children. Learn more about the suit, challenging the state’s ban on transgender girls playing school sports, at the link below.
ACLU Utah, along with
@NCLRights
,
@wilsonsonsini
& with support from
@EqualityUtah
, just challenged the law that bars
#trans
girls from competing in school sports on behalf of 2 Utah families. Every kid deserves the chance to play sports. Read More:
Earlier today,
#WSGR
attorneys filed the respondents’ brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical & NCPG in the closely watched
#antitrust
case concerning
#VitaminC
exported from China. Read more:
Reach. Advance. Succeed.
#WSGR
is thrilled to release its 2018
#Diversity
Newsletter, which includes a profile of Of Counsel Beth George, a Q&A with member Derek Liu, information about the firm’s diversity-related achievements and initiatives, & more.
On April 4,
@WSJ
rounded up the 10 largest
#tech
#IPOs
based on market value.
#WSGR
was legal counsel for four out of the 10 tech companies in their offerings: Palm’s 2000 IPO,
@Google
's 2004 IPO,
@Twitter
's 2013 IPO, and
@Agilent
's 1999 IPO.