By opening the Redwood Shores office in 1991, Weil Gotshal became the first global firm to open a Silicon Valley office to serve technology clients
Approximately 75 attorneys practice in Weil Gotshal’s Silicon Valley office in five practice groups
Chambers USA 2007 America’s Leading Business Lawyers gave Weil Gotshal’s intellectual property practice a #1 ranking in California
Our Practice
The Silicon Valley office is a thriving contributor to the firm’s continued success. Our lawyers work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with some of the largest and most successful companies in the world. The office serves established and emerging growth companies in high stakes litigations and complex corporate and technology transactions and has market-leading practices in the areas of intellectual property and media litigation, complex commercial litigation, counseling, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and technology transactions. We work closely with lawyers in our offices around the world in order to provide our clients with legal services of the highest quality in a seamless, efficient and effective manner.
Achievements, Community Service and Pro Bono
The Silicon Valley office actively invests its time and resources in a diverse range of pro bono causes and encourages broad participation by its attorneys in such matters. We represent a variety of pro bono clients, including Disabled American Veterans, Legal Aid Society, Progeria Research Foundation, Taproot Foundation, Mozilla Foundation and the United Way, and have undertaken matters related to Hurricane Katrina and violence against women. We received the firm’s 2006 pro bono award for the most improved pro bono performance among all Weil Gotshal offices and have been honored for our extensive pro bono work for the Disabled American Veterans, a quasi-governmental non-profit that is the preeminent support organization for wounded veterans.