Exhibit 5.1

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Professional Corporation   12235 El Camino Real San Diego, California 92130-3002   O: 858.350.2300 F: 866.974.7329

March 28, 2024

ImmunityBio, Inc.

3530 John Hopkins Court

San Diego, California 92121

Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This opinion is furnished to you in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”), filed by ImmunityBio, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on the date hereof in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the offer and resale from time to time by the selling stockholders named in the Registration Statement of (i) 2,432,894 shares of Company common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”) and (ii) up to $10,000,000 of shares of Common Stock that are issuable upon the exercise of an option, at a price per share to be determined by the 30-day trailing volume weighted average price of the Common stock, calculated from the date of exercise (collectively, the “Shares”).

We are acting as counsel for the Company in connection with the registration of the Shares for offer and resale. As such counsel, we have made such legal and factual examinations and inquiries as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering the opinions and statements set forth below. In rendering the opinions and statements expressed below, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of rendering this opinion.

In addition, we have reviewed originals or copies of such corporate records of the Company, certificates of public officials, a certificate of an officer of the Company as to factual matters and such other documents which we consider necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering the opinions set forth below. We have not independently established the facts stated therein.

In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity and completeness of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies, the authenticity of the originals of such documents and the legal competence of all signatories to such documents. We have also assumed the authority of such persons signing on behalf of the parties thereto other than the Company and the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by the parties thereto other than the Company. We have also assumed the conformity of the documents filed with the Commission via the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”), except for required EDGAR formatting changes, to physical copies submitted for our examination and the absence of any evidence extrinsic to the provisions of the written agreements between the parties that the parties intended a meaning contrary to that expressed by those provisions.

AUSTIN    BEIJING    BOSTON    BOULDER    BRUSSELS    HONG KONG    LONDON    LOS ANGELES    NEW YORK    PALO ALTO

SALT LAKE CITY    SAN DIEGO    SAN FRANCISCO    SEATTLE    SHANGHAI    WASHINGTON, DC    WILMINGTON, DE

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On the basis of the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. It is understood that this opinion is to be used only in connection with the offer and resale of the Shares while the Registration Statement is in effect. We assume no obligation to supplement this opinion if any applicable law changes after the date hereof or if we become aware of any fact that might change the opinion expressed herein after the date hereof. We express no opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction, other than the federal laws of the United States of America and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and we consent to the reference of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement.

Sincerely,

/s/ Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI

Professional Corporation