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Seattle has long been known as an incubator for innovation, technology, and brand names that change the world, and Wilson Sonsini is proud to be part of that tradition.
Our Seattle team focuses on forming and growing tech and life sciences start-ups; negotiating venture financings; and advising on important transactions—including strategic alliances, joint ventures, project development deals, and other financing arrangements.
As part of this innovation-focused legal team, you’ll gain broad experience and invaluable perspective in the tech and life sciences industries.
We also represent clients in a range of corporate matters, IP issues, energy projects, litigation and disputes, and investigations. Our Seattle office also represents clients based—and doing business—in Latin America.
Each year, our Seattle office brings in four to six summer associates to work with our corporate, M&A, and biotech transactions practices.
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Wilson Sonsini’s global life sciences practice, one of the largest in the U.S., is seeking a senior regulatory counsel for its FDA regulatory group. Our clients span medical devices, drugs, biologics, digital health, and consumer products, and many are developing novel therapeutics and next-generation technologies that call for innovative FDA marketing authorization strategies.
In this role, you will counsel biopharma companies at every stage of development, from pre-IND and pre-NDA/BLA meetings to FDA submissions, clinical trial endpoint negotiations, and pipeline strategy. You will also support our corporate, contracting, and patent teams on M&A, IPOs, and Hatch-Waxman matters. Ideal candidates have at least 10 years of life sciences experience, including law firm experience and senior counsel experience at FDA CBER or CDER. For more information, click the Details button.
Wilson Sonsini offers exciting opportunities for summer associates to work closely with the world's leading technology, life sciences, and growth companies, as well as companies across industries. We are seeking current law students (JD 2029) interested in joining Wilson Sonsini as part of the 2028 Summer Program. Candidates should have outstanding academic credentials, as well as excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills. Our broad spectrum of practices and our entrepreneurial spirit afford our summer associates exceptional opportunities for professional growth and exploration.
If you are interested in joining our Patents and Innovations department, please apply through the 2028 Patents and Innovations Summer Associate application.
If you have any questions, please contact lawstudents@wsgr.com.
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When a trial is days away or an attorney is minutes from a client call, the person who gets their tech working is a hero. As a member of our IT support team, you’ll deliver white glove, hands-on help to attorneys and staff, from desktops and conference rooms to the occasional trial site. If you enjoy solving problems in person and leaving people better off than you found them, we’d love to meet you.
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In 2022, Wilson Sonsini attorneys and staff participated in nearly 80 community service projects, and the Wilson Sonsini Foundation contributed almost $1.6 million to more than 90 law-related organizations and nearly 130 community organizations.