About Our San Diego Office

Opened in 2004, Wilson Sonsini's San Diego office brings to Southern California its unique brand of legal services specifically designed to meet the needs of life sciences, technology, and growth companies at all stages of development. This thriving location reflects the growing importance of the San Diego marketplace and allows the firm to better serve our clients across a variety of industries in Southern California.

The firm's local experience includes facilitating the corporate formation of technology and growth start-ups; negotiating venture capital financing; advising on complex technology and business transactions, as well as strategic alliances and joint ventures; preparing companies for initial public offerings, secondary offerings, and mergers and acquisitions; and providing representation on issues of corporate governance and employee benefits and compensation.

In addition, our San Diego office has broad and deep experience in patents and innovation strategies counseling, technology transactions, and intellectual property litigation. Our team of recognized intellectual property experts is adept at implementing successful new business models, developing and executing strategic intellectual property litigation, structuring and negotiating technology transactions, and consulting on long-term intellectual property strategies.

The San Diego office assists clients in regional growth industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, healthcare, telecommunications, networking, clean technology, cloud computing, e-commerce, new and traditional media, semiconductors, and software.

Through the seamless integration of all Wilson Sonsini offices, we leverage the institutional experience and resources of the entire firm to provide high-quality services to clients. Our proprietary collaborative systems give our attorneys immediate access to the firm's collective expertise and knowledge, enabling them to respond quickly with effective solutions for our clients.