SilconvalleyTechnology leader Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has lost more than 100 lawyers this year – despite claims from the West Coast giant that it is resisting the wave of redundancies that are sweeping US tech firms.

Enquiries by Legal Week have established that Wilson Sonsini, regarded as one of the US’ elite technology specialists, has lost about 120 fee earners this year – equivalent to nearly one in four of its lawyers.