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.This article is for Legal Business subscribers. Please log in or subscribe to read on. Related ContentMore in this categoryUS pair lead on $115bn tech megadealLaw firmsWill Lewallen2 Nov 2026Simpson Thacher set to hire London PE partner as Weil fallout continuesLaw firmsKate Peacock30 Oct 2026Freshfields lands Anthropic IPO role alongside raft of US firmsLaw firmsEliza Winter26 Oct 2026Cravath makes rare London partner promotion amid 11-strong roundLaw firmsWill Lewallen6 Nov 2026Sidley in talks to take Weil Paris office alongside heavyweight PE partners in London and GermanyLaw firmsWill Lewallen5 Nov 2026Slaughters leads for Anthropic on UK share offer in IPOLaw firmsKate Peacock4 Nov 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