Key facts
- Morrison Foerster and Wilson Sonsini each have 40 alumni at seven major tech companies.
- Latham & Watkins followed with 33 former lawyers.
- Kirkland & Ellis ranked 11th with 21 former lawyers.
- Google's legal team employs 322 alumni from the top 25 law firms studied.
- A stint at a top law firm can be a stepping stone to tech legal roles.
Big Law firms are seeing a significant number of their lawyers move to major technology companies, according to data from Pirical. Morrison Foerster and Wilson Sonsini tied for the top spot, each sending 40 lawyers to legal roles at seven major tech firms including Google, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX. Latham & Watkins followed with 33 alumni.