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 category‘Seismic changes’ – breaking down the Weil US exits as firmwide departures near 30Law firm dataAlex Ryan16 Sep 2026Trio of law firms advise as offshore leader takes external investmentLaw firmsEliza Winter14 Sep 2026Weil New York exits continue as Simpson Thacher hires corporate partnerLaw firmsKate Peacock10 Sep 2026Senior CEE partner leaves Freshfields for White & CaseLaw firmsEliza Winter18 Sep 2026Latham and Sidley lead as Boehly and Walter exit Chelsea investmentLaw firmsWill Lewallen17 Sep 2026Weil London M&A stars set to join Sullivan & Cromwell as exits mountLaw firmsKate Peacock16 Sep 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 2023