WilmerHale

About WilmerHale in Palo Alto

WilmerHale is the short name of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, a large national law firm. Its Palo Alto office is at 2600 El Camino Real, Suite 400. Older map data puts the firm at 950 Page Mill Road, but the firm's own office page lists the El Camino Real address, so plan around that one. The main number is 650-858-6000.

The firm says the office opened in 2005. It describes a client base that runs from Fortune 50 corporations to venture-backed startups. Sonal N. Mehta is listed as the partner in charge of the Palo Alto office. In 2019 the firm announced three transactional partners joining in Palo Alto. It said then that its California offices were in Los Angeles and Palo Alto, plus a San Francisco office opened earlier that year.

This page describes the office as the firm presents it. It is not legal advice. It does not describe or evaluate any case or client result.

Practice focus

The office page lists lawyers across a wide range of practice areas. The main ones it names are:

• Litigation, including patent litigation across the country
• Corporate work, including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets
• Securities enforcement and securities litigation
• Intellectual property counseling, patent prosecution and technology transactions
• Technology licensing
• Fund formation for venture capital firms
• Cross-border transactions and litigation
• Government investigations and white collar criminal litigation

The firm says its corporate group represents venture capital firms in fund formations and financings and acts as general counsel to emerging growth companies, including clean tech and life sciences companies. It also says the office handles independent board investigations and defends companies, investment advisers and broker-dealers in SEC and FINRA matters. International arbitrations over technology, copyright and trade secret disputes are part of the intellectual property work the office describes.

The firm's careers site adds a little history. It says the Palo Alto office started out anchored by two attorneys, much like a startup. It grew quickly in its first years. The same page says the office also handles antitrust and competition litigation and counseling, plus complex commercial disputes. Lawyers from related practices often work on a matter together. The office also draws on colleagues in other WilmerHale offices.

Who the office works with

WilmerHale's list points to business clients. Venture funds, startups seeking general counsel, public companies facing securities claims and technology companies in patent disputes all fit the work the office describes. It is not a firm for personal matters such as divorce, wills or a landlord dispute. For those, look for a local practice that lists the area you need.

If you are on the startup side and want background first, our venture capital guide and term sheet basics explain the deals that firms like this one paper. Our Silicon Valley history page covers how the region's law and finance community grew up around technology companies.

Getting there

The office is on El Camino Real in the California Avenue area, a short walk from the California Avenue Caltrain station. That makes the train a practical choice for visitors from San Francisco or San Jose. Meetings are by arrangement, so contact the lawyer you plan to see before you come. Ask your contact about visitor parking, since the firm's page does not describe it.

The same street address, 2600 El Camino Real, is also home to a BMO bank branch, handy if you need a bank errand on the same trip. Our Stanford Research Park guide covers the office park where many of the area's technology companies are based. If you have time to fill before a meeting, the cafes and restaurants of California Avenue are within walking distance.

How to get in touch

Call 650-858-6000 or use the contact details on the firm's Palo Alto page. The firm's website notes that contacting it does not by itself create an attorney and client relationship. It asks people not to send confidential information until the firm has agreed in writing to represent them. You can confirm any California attorney's license through the State Bar of California's public attorney search.

Location and getting there

WilmerHale is at 2600 El Camino Real, Suite 400, Palo Alto, CA 94306, in the California Avenue area of Palo Alto. Our California Avenue guide covers what else is around.

The nearest train stop is the California Avenue Caltrain station, about 0.4 miles away. That is roughly a 9 minute walk.

Parking: street spaces and city garages with posted limits (see parking in Palo Alto).

What is nearby

• BMO Palo Alto, service business, under 0.1 mi
• Chipotle El Camino and Page Mill, quick-service spot, under 0.1 mi
• Fambrini's Cafe, cafe, under 0.1 mi
• Sleep Number, store, under 0.1 mi
• Starbird, restaurant, under 0.1 mi
• College Terrace Library, 0.3 mi
• Bowden Park, 0.4 mi
• Boulware Park, 0.5 mi

Other professional services nearby: Lee Aldinger Insurance (0.2 mi); Wilson Sonsini (0.2 mi); Candice Kistner - State Farm (0.2 mi); Haynes Boone (0.2 mi). Browse the full professional services list.

Before you go

• Most firms meet by appointment only. Call or email before visiting the office.
• Ask about fees, billing and what is included before you sign an engagement letter.
• Check professional licenses through the relevant California board, such as the State Bar or the Department of Real Estate.

About this listing

Checked October 30, 2026 against WilmerHale Palo Alto office page; WilmerHale news, September 12, 2019; WilmerHale careers, Palo Alto office. How our listings work. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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