Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Opens Georgetown, Delaware, Office

PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and other growth enterprises worldwide, is pleased to announce that it has opened an office in Georgetown, Delaware.

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"As a seat of the Delaware Court of Chancery, Georgetown is home to the nation's leading court for corporate law cases," said CEO Steve Bochner. "Although our firm has tried many cases before the Court of Chancery, having an official office in Georgetown gives us an increased presence in this important judicial hub. We are especially fortunate to have William Chandler, the former Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery, based in the new office, as his extensive expertise and familiarity with the court and corporate governance issues will afford our clients unparalleled insight and representation."  

Chancellor Chandler recently became a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati after a distinguished 22-year-long career at the Court of Chancery. During his tenure at the court, he issued more than a thousand opinions and presided over some of the most contentious and high-profile corporate law disputes in the country, including those involving The Walt Disney Company, Yahoo, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, eBay, Citigroup, Dow Chemical, and, most recently, the Air Products/Airgas dispute. His opinions and analyses have made him one of the most influential and well-respected jurists in the world on issues of corporate law and governance.

The new office is located at Eight West Laurel Street, Georgetown, DE 19947-1424. The main phone number is 302-856-4235 and the fax number is 866-974-7329.

About Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2011, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati offers a broad range of services and legal disciplines focused on serving the principal challenges faced by the management and boards of directors of business enterprises. The firm is nationally recognized as a leader in the fields of corporate governance and finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, securities litigation, employment law, intellectual property, and antitrust, among many other areas of law. With long-standing roots in Silicon Valley, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has offices in Austin, Georgetown, DE, Hong Kong, New York, Palo Alto, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C. For more information, please visit www.wsgr.com.

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