Practice/Organization Description
Fenwick is a leading law firm, purpose-built to guide visionary tech and life sciences companies and their investors through every stage of growth, from startups securing their first round of funding to leading publicly-traded global enterprises. As one of Silicon Valley’s original legal practices, today we have over 500 lawyers, patent agents, engineers and scientists serving clients from seven offices located in innovation hubs across the United States and China. Named 2023 Life Sciences Practice Group of the Year by Law360, we are consistently ranked a Chambers first-tier firm for delivering the deep experience and technical skill that help innovators at the forefront of their industries shatter boundaries and redefine what’s possible. Visit www.fenwick.com to learn more.
Honors and Awards
• Named ‘Best of the Best’ for Generative AI by BTI (2024)
• Named a Top ‘Leading Edge Law Firm’ by BTI (2024)
• Awarded Practice Group of the Year for Life Sciences by Law360 (2024)
• Named one of America’s Top Law Firms by TIME and Statista (2024)
• Named one of the world’s leading law firms advising technology companies by Chambers Global (2023)
• Recognized by The Legal 500 as one of the leading law firms in the US, with 21 practices 84 lawyers ranked among the nation’s best (2023)
• Consistently honored among the nation’s leading firms by Chambers USA; 25 of Fenwick’s practices were recognized for their excellence (2023)
• Awarded the Keta Taylor Colby Award by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area for the firm’s role in securing a historic lawsuit victory that challenged unlawful civil assessments that disproportionately penalized low-income Californians (2023)
• Ranked among the Top 10 law firms in The American Lawyer's Composite Ranking Index of key financial and diversity metrics (2022)
• Recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work in the Bay Area” by Silicon Valley Business Journal and San Francisco Business Times (2023) and one of the “Best Places to Work in New York City” by Crain’s New York Business (2022)
• Received the National Public Service Award from the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section for the wide-ranging scope of Fenwick’s pro bono work and commitment to providing legal services to individuals and entities that could not otherwise afford them (2022)
