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The federal government. Regulatory and enforcement agencies. Top decision-makers in the biggest industries in the world. Practicing law in Washington, D.C., is a whole different ball game.
Every D.C. firm worth your consideration will tell you about their proximity to the White House and K Street or their deep bench of former government officials and industry insiders.
Wilson Sonsini can go toe to toe with any of them on those points. But you should know that Washington, D.C., has been a growing tech hub for years: AOL was founded here, Amazon opened HQ2 just across the river in Arlington, and Northern Virginia’s Dulles Tech Corridor boasts a cluster of tech company headquarters and outposts. With our Silicon Valley roots and decades of experience helping start-ups and scale-ups in the tech and life sciences industries, our presence in D.C. just makes sense.
And it is an incredible place to practice law. Our D.C. practice is wide-ranging, so there is a wide range of practice groups from which to choose. Whether you work in antitrust and investigations or patents and transactions, or any of our other DC practice areas, you’ll learn from an established and growing team of litigators, dealmakers, and regulatory professionals.
You’ll also gain perspective from colleagues and mentors with substantial experience before major federal agencies, including the SEC, DOJ, FTC, FCC, USPTO, Copyright Office, Copyright Royalty Board, and the Departments of Commerce, Defense, State, and Treasury.
Our D.C. office hosts 11 to 15 summers each year, and they are assigned to any of a number of practices, including antitrust, appellate, corporate, complex litigation (which could include FCPA, government investigations, and white collar), M&A, national security, patents and IP, privacy and cybersecurity, or IT transactions.
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The firm has an exciting new opening for an experienced Patent Transfer Specialist to join our growing Patents and Innovation team. If you’re a skilled patent professional who has in-depth knowledge of procedures for client intake, docketing, and records management along with extensive experience in patent prosecution then this could be your calling. This position is available as both a hybrid and fully virtual work schedule.
Join our collaborative, client-focused fund services team! We represent leading venture capital and growth equity firms and guide clients through every stage of the fund life cycle. Your 2-6 years of fund formation experience will include working with sponsors in connection with the structuring, formation, and operation of investment funds.
Wilson Sonsini is seeking a Principal Security Engineer to play a critical role in protecting the Firm’s global technology environment. This is a high-impact opportunity for a hands-on security leader who thrives on solving complex challenges, strengthening defenses, and responding decisively to evolving threats. Partnering closely with the Director of Security Engineering and Operations, you’ll shape security strategy, lead incident response, and drive continuous improvement across our security architecture and operations.
We’re excited for you to join our world-class Antitrust practice that tackles the largest, most complex, and most high-profile antitrust merger investigations – and does so with an unmatched record of success. Our practice includes complex deals involving market-leading companies in many of the most competitive sectors, including technology, life sciences, medical, energy, financial services, transportation, and consumer product industries with a deal flow that is among the most robust in the legal industry. If you’re interested in joining our team, we’re looking for attorneys with at least 3-6 years of experience, with particular experience with mergers. Candidates should have experience in both the substantive and process portions of Second Request compliance and should be able to manage a 2R review including leading a team of associates and contract attorneys.
If you would like to submit an application to Wilson Sonsini, but do not see an active posting for the office or practice you are interested in, please apply here.
Did you know?
There are more than 20 participants in Wilson Sonsini's Patent Agent Law School Program (PALS) at any given time.