Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati elects 18 new partners

By William Gullotti

Buffalo, N.Y., Dec. 5 – Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC has elected 18 new partners from its attorney pool, the firm announced in a press release on Monday.

Among the partners-elect, whose promotions will be effective Feb. 1, are Lester Ang, Jocqui Kaup, Brendan Mahan and Victor Nilsson.

Ang represents start-up and late-stage private companies in matters ranging from incorporation and initial capitalization to venture capital, debt financing, and initial public offerings. He also represents public companies in securities offerings, M&A transactions, SEC reporting and corporate governance matters. He advises investment banks, venture capital firms and private equity firms. He has been with the firm since 2015 and is based in the firm’s Palo Alto office.

Kaup represents private technology growth companies ranging from start-ups to late-stage enterprises. With an emphasis on larger private companies, she is focused on corporate and securities matters for emerging growth companies and venture capital and private equity firms in both equity and debt financing transactions, as well as mergers and acquisitions. She also advises on strategic alliances, spinouts, recapitalizations and other corporate reorganizations. She is based in Seattle but is working virtually through the firm’s Washington D.C. office.

Mahan advises public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, minority and controlling investments, and other strategic transactions. His global experience includes public and private mergers, tender offers, asset and stock purchases, and spin-off transactions, as well as financings and structured finance transactions. Formerly of Cravath, Swaine & Moore’s New York office, Mahan is based in the firm’s Seattle office.

Nilsson practices corporate and securities law with a focus on representing issuers, investment banks, and strategic investors on a broad range of capital markets transactions. These include IPOs and follow-on offerings, ADS offerings, ATMs, PIPEs, private placements, and convertible note offerings, as well as high-yield and investment-grade debt offerings. He also advises public companies on SEC reporting, securities law compliance and corporate governance. He Nilsson is based in the firm’s Seattle office and is a former associate of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Perkins Coie LLP.

Wilson Sonsini has 19 offices in technology and business hubs worldwide.

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