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LinkedIn Expects to Pay Wilson Sonsini $1.5 Million in IPO Legal Fees
LinkedIn is expected to raise more than $405 million in an initial public offering this week, and according to registration papers filed with the SEC, the networking site estimates that the offering’s legal fees and expenses for outside counsel Wilson, Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati will be $1.5 million.
According to the Am Law Daily, Wilson Sonsini vice chair Jeffrey Saper leads the legal team with partners Katherine Martin and Jon Avina. Also involved in the transaction is Cooley, representing the underwriters. The article notes that LinkedIn general counsel Erika Rottenberg began her legal career at Cooley, while the LinkedIn corporate counsel, Lora Blum was previously a Wilson Sonsini associate.
