US firms Simpson Thacher and Wilson Sonsini connect for Microsoft’s $26.2bn LinkedIn purchase Matthew Field13 June 2016Corporate and M&AUS firms Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati have advised on Microsoft’s acquisition of professional social network LinkedIn for $26.2bn.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryTrading places: latest US laterals for Simpson Thacher, Dechert and A&O ShearmanThe Slaughters standard: what makes a top quality partner?Trading places: Paul Hastings hires Cravath investigations chair as Paul Weiss private credit co-head departsBeyond the deals: how clients rate London’s top M&A teamsFreshfields and Slaughters among international line-up on €5bn Deutsche Börse dealRopes and Kirkland lead on EQT’s $3.7bn acquisition of secondaries leader Coller‘There’s a lot of money in Chicago’ – the city’s top lawyers on what’s driving business in the MidwestLegal 500 US: Latham tops the charts in new US rankingsRevolving Doors: Travers and Shearman exodus continues as US firms pick up the talent