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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 is seeking a Vendor Management Counsel to join its Office of the General Counsel (OGC). The OGC manages the full spectrum of legal matters arising from the firm's own operations—from commercial and vendor relationships to regulatory compliance, employment, and risk management. . This role offers the opportunity to manage a high-volume, varied contracting practice within a sophisticated internal legal team.
Our Technology Transactions Group offers an excellent opportunity for self-motivated and entrepreneurial individuals with a strong interest in technology companies at all stages of growth to help build and grow an established and dynamic national practice group. Our team primarily works on structuring, drafting, and negotiating a variety of intellectual property and commercial transactions as well as the intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, financings, and other multidisciplinary transactions. If you have 6+ years of relevant experience and enjoy training associates and working as part of a national team, we want to hear from you.
Wilson Sonsini is seeking an experienced M&A attorney for a full-time Practice Support Lawyer role embedded within our M&A practice group. This non billable, high impact position offers the opportunity to serve as a trusted resource and thought leader, building knowledge management infrastructure, driving practice innovation, and connecting the group to broader firm initiatives
If you are an attorney with a strong interest in the use of technology in healthcare who is passionate about using technology to shape the future of healthcare, we encourage you to explore this exciting opportunity. You will work exclusively on health innovation, representing companies across all stages, from pre-formation to capital markets as well as public health tech companies.
You will have a combination of 2-4 years of meaningful experience or a genuine interest in these areas: advising on a variety of healthcare regulatory issues; federal, commercial, and self-insured payor reimbursement; value-based care and accountable care organizations; fraud and abuse; HIPAA and state health privacy laws; federal and state laws governing health data exchange and interoperability; state health-care transaction notification laws; Knox-Keene; and state laws relating to the use of AI in healthcare.
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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.