About David Meuel

Peace in the Valley

Larry Sonsini is famous for taking chances, often betting his time and lots of his money on businesses that were little more than ideas. But he took his biggest chance, and reaped his biggest reward, on a decision he made four decades ago.   In the spring of 1966, he was finishing up his coursework at Boalt School of Law. Fascinated by business law, he considered moving to New York to pursue his career. That would have been the safe bet. But Sonsini’s securities law professor, Richard …