Law firms US firms Simpson Thacher and Wilson Sonsini connect for Microsoft’s $26.2bn LinkedIn purchase Matthew Field · 13 June 2016 · 2 min read Corporate and M&A US firms Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 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 categoryKirkland leads for data centre recruitment as lateral hiring at US firms hits new peakLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Oct 2026Four elite US firms on call for dating app Bumble’s $1.3bn take-privateWill Lewallen13 Oct 2026Simpson Thacher, Travers, Winston Taylor lawyers among new UK Green AmbassadorsGreen AmbassadorsTom Cox8 Oct 2026White & Case targets US in latest partner promotions roundLaw firmsWill Lewallen16 Oct 2026Paul Weiss and Clifford Chance in line for nearly £60m in fees for Apollo-easyJet dealLaw firmsKate Peacock15 Oct 2026‘There’s a lot of money in Chicago’ – the city’s top lawyers on what’s driving business in the MidwestLaw firmsAlex Ryan13 Jan 2025Legal 500 US: Latham tops the charts in new US rankingsLegal 500 dataBarnaby Merrill28 Jun 2024Revolving Doors: Travers and Shearman exodus continues as US firms pick up the talentLaw firmsAlex Ryan16 Feb 2023Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025