Wilson Sonsini Leader Clark to Step Down After 14 Years at Helm

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati tapped two partners to lead the firm as longtime Managing Partner Douglas Clark prepares to exit.

California litigator Caz Hashemi and New York capital markets partner Megan Baier will become the firm’s next managing partners in August 2026, the firm said Wednesday. They will succeed Clark, who is set to retire after leading the firm since 2012.

“Leading Wilson Sonsini for the past 13 years has been an incredible honor,” Clark said in a statement. Hashemi and Baier “embody the qualities that have fueled our success—strategic insight, a solutions-oriented mindset, and the ability to guide both clients and the firm through pivotal moments,” he said.

The firm is a Silicon Valley legal pioneer whose lawyers helped Apple and Google go public. Wilson Sonsini more recently advised LinkedIn in its $26 billion acquisition by Microsoft and Twitter in Elon Musk’s $44 billion take private bid.

Hashemi, based in Palo Alto, joined Wilson Sonsini in 2000 from the US Securities and Exchange Commission. He serves as the head of Wilson Sonsini’s litigation department and has been a member of its board of directors. His clients have include Autodesk, Gen Digital, HDFC Bank, Infosys, Lumentum, Lyft, and Netflix.

Baier, who is based in New York, joined Wilson Sonsini in 2014 from Ropes & Gray and became partner at the firm in 2017. She has worked on capital markets transactions for KnowBe4, Aurora Innovation, Babylon Health, Livongo Health, and GoDaddy. among others.

“Previous leaders have established a foundation of excellence at Wilson Sonsini, and Caz and I are committed to building on it—investing in the next generation of practitioners, accelerating our strategic priorities, and continuing to deliver the trusted, innovative counsel our clients rely on,” Baier said in a statement.

Clark, who joined the firm in 2013, led the firm’s litigation department for several years before becoming its managing partner more than a decade ago. Under his leadership, the firm’s revenue has grown from $549 million in 2012 to $1.4 billion in 2025 and now has more than 1,000 lawyers globally. He will step down from his role in August 2026 and will serve in a senior advisory role through the end of the next fiscal year.