| EXPERIENCE: Chairman of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Larry W. Sonsini has gained international recognition for his expertise in the areas of corporate law, corporate governance, securities, and mergers and acquisitions. He has been instrumental in many of the IPOs, mergers, acquisitions, and other key transactions of Silicon Valley and beyond, including Google's historic IPO and Hewlett-Packard's merger with Compaq Computer. In addition to his duties at the firm, which included serving as chief executive officer as well as chairman for more than 20 years, Larry is chairman of the New York Stock Exchange's newly formed Commission on Corporate Governance, and a member of the NYSE's Proxy Working Group. He was a member of the NYSE's board of directors from 2001 to 2003, and also served as chairman of the NYSE's Regulation, Enforcement and Listing Standards Committee until 2008. Larry previously was a member of the NYSE's Legal Advisory Committee and the NYSE Committee for Review.
EDUCATION: - J.D., University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1966
- A.B., Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1963
ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS: - Chairman, Commission on Corporate Governance, New York Stock Exchange
- Chairman, Enforcement and Listing Standards Committee, New York Stock Exchange (2003-2008)
- Director, Echelon Corporation
- Member, Advisory Board, Silicon Valley Bank
- Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Member, Advisory Committee on Capital Formation and Regulatory Processes, Securities and Exchange Commission
- Member, Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, American Bar Association
- Member, Advisory Board, NASD
- Member, Board of Advisors, Technical Law Journal, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
- Member, American Law Institute
- Member, President's Board on Science and Innovation, University of California
 Larry W. Sonsini
continued | - Member, Berkeley Fellows (2001)
- Trustee, Santa Clara University
- Trustee, University of California, Berkeley (1990-1996)
- Honorary Chair, High Technology Law Institute, Santa Clara University
- Faculty Member, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
HONORS: - Named "one of the most influential players in U.S. corporate governance" by Directorship magazine in 2007
- Business Leader of the Year, Harvard Business School Association of Northern California, 2005
- Business Hall of Fame Award, Bay Area Council
- Community Service Award for Exemplary Leadership, National Conference for Community and Justice
- Award for Achievement, California Alumni Association, University of California, Berkeley
- Third Annual Visionary Award, Software Development Forum
- Boalt Hall School of Law Citation Award, University of California, Berkeley
- Director's Award, San Francisco Exploratorium
- Special Achievement Award in Commerce and Law, National Italian American Foundation
- Honorary Doctorate, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
SELECT PUBLICATIONS: - Co-author, Creating an Effective Board, Globe White Page Boardroom Advisor Series, 2004
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