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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Summary

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier provider of legal services to technology companies, representing more than 350 public and private software companies and more venture-backed software companies than any other U.S. law firm.

Verified Facts

  • Represents 350+ public and private software companies.1
  • More venture-backed software companies than any other US law firm.1
  • Over 1,000 attorneys.1
  • Has secured landmark decisions in disputes involving social media, online advertising, copyright law, the First Amendment, and privacy.1
  • Founded over 60 years ago.1
  • Internet Strategy and Litigation practice handles First Amendment and privacy cases.2

Historical Context

Historical context has not yet been drafted beyond the founding date. Future work should document the firm's role in the growth of Silicon Valley and notable technology law matters.

Analysis

Analysis has not yet been drafted. Future work should use independent sources to document major technology transactions, IP litigation, and First Amendment matters handled by the firm.

Relevance to Open Source and Software Companies

Premier technology law firm with First Amendment litigation experience, IP transactions, and startup representation. The Internet Strategy and Litigation practice has secured landmark decisions involving the First Amendment, privacy, and copyright law relevant to open internet principles.

Relationships

Sources

  1. SRC-WILSON-SONSINI-SOFTWARE: Wilson Sonsini Software Industry Practice Page.
  2. SRC-WILSON-SONSINI-INTERNET: Wilson Sonsini Internet Strategy and Litigation Practice Page.

Research Debt

  • Add independent sources for firm history and notable matters.
  • Document specific landmark First Amendment and privacy decisions.
  • Identify key attorneys in the technology and internet litigation practices.
  • Review per-fact footnote-to-source mapping; multiple sources are cited on this page.

Document metadata

  • Last verified: 2026-06-25

  1. SRC-WILSON-SONSINI-SOFTWARE — Wilson Sonsini Software Industry Practice Page. Official organizational record. ↩↩↩↩↩

  2. SRC-WILSON-SONSINI-INTERNET — Wilson Sonsini Internet Strategy and Litigation Practice Page. Official source; review reliability tier. ↩