Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Expands Corporate & Securities Practice

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced that Barry Taylor has rejoined the firm as a partner in the corporate and securities practice. Taylor comes to the firm from Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm, where he served as a managing director in the technology, media, and telecom group. Prior to joining Warburg Pincus, he had been a senior corporate partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Taylor will be based in the firm's Palo Alto office.

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"We are delighted to welcome Barry back to the firm," said CEO Steve Bochner. "Aside from his substantial proficiency as both a transactional attorney and an investment professional, he brings outstanding management skills and international experience, most notably in Asia, which is a key focus for the firm. While well versed in representing companies at all stages of development, Barry has particular expertise in providing senior judgment, technical guidance, and transactional management to public company boards of directors and senior executives, as well as to investment professionals at private equity and venture capital firms."

"Barry's return adds to our already substantial bench in finance, mergers and acquisitions, and public and private company representation," said Vice Chairman Jeff Saper. "One of the most experienced corporate and securities attorneys in Silicon Valley, Barry is an incredibly accomplished partner, a great friend, and an inspiring mentor. He will be an invaluable asset to the firm and our clients."

As a managing director in the technology, media, and telecom group at Warburg Pincus, Taylor participated in the investment process for new deals and supported existing portfolio companies in Silicon Valley. He also managed the Menlo Park office for eight years and worked with Warburg's professionals in India and China on cross-border investments and servicing India- and China-based portfolio companies active in the United States. In his prior 16-year tenure as a partner in Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's corporate and securities practice, Taylor represented public and private companies in a wide range of matters, including private financings of preferred stock, convertible debt, and bridge loans with warrants, as well as both issuers and underwriters in public offerings. He also advised clients on public company governance and disclosure, reporting, and proxy matters, and negotiated and structured merger and acquisition transactions. His clients encompassed a broad array of sectors, including software, clean technology, healthcare, biotechnology, Internet, communications, and semiconductors. In addition, Taylor was a member of the senior management team and served on a number of the firm's key committees. Earlier in his career, he had been an associate, and then a partner, at Pillsbury Madison & Sutro (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman), serving as both a litigator and a corporate attorney.

Taylor was a member of the New York Stock Exchange's Legal Advisory Board for three years and the National Association of Securities Dealers' Legal Advisory Board for six years. He received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1975, and a B.A. in political science from Dickinson College in 1970.

About Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's broad range of services and legal disciplines is 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 class action 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, New York, Palo Alto, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C. In addition, the firm has applied for a license to open an office in Hong Kong. For more information, please visit www.wsgr.com.

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