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Government

May 30, 2009

Wilson Sonsini CEO Named as Next Envoy to Japan

With its chief executive officer John Roos nominated for the U.S. ambassadorship to Japan, the Silicon Valley stalwart Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati could soon be scrambling for a new leader.

By Sara Randazzo and Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writers

With its chief executive officer John Roos nominated for the U.S. ambassadorship to Japan, Silicon Valley stalwart Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati could soon be scrambling for a new leader.

Roos, a corporate finance attorney who became a partner at Wilson Sonsini in 1988, still has to be approved by the Senate, but his confirmation is expected to go smoothly. His appointment was...

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