Bio

Robert Wernli is a corporate partner in the San Diego office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where his practice focuses on securities, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures and strategic alliances. Rob is a skilled public company and capital markets attorney with considerable experience advising public companies on capital markets transactions, SEC reporting, listing exchange compliance matters, corporate governance, and general corporate law matters. He also advises clients with respect to public offerings and PIPE transactions. In addition, Rob has broad experience representing clients in mergers and acquisitions, having counseled both private and public company buyers and sellers in a diverse range of industries. Further, he is experienced in drafting and negotiating the complex partnership and LLC agreements that are customary in joint venture and project finance transactions. Rob has worked on projects in a variety of industries, with a focus on solar and real estate development projects. He represents both capital partners and operating partners in such transactions. Prior to joining the firm, Rob was a partner at Sheppard Mullin, which he had joined in 2012. Before Sheppard Mullin, he was a vice president and senior corporate attorney for Wilson Sonsini client Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (now known as Zovio), a NYSE-listed education technology services company. Rob went in-house at Bridgepoint after having been an associate at Sheppard Mullin for five years. He started his legal career as an associate at the San Diego-headquartered firm of Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP. Rob previously served on the Partnerships and LLCs Standing Committee of the State Bar of California. In addition to English, Rob speaks fluent German.