On November 28, 2025, Global Competition Review (GCR) launched the 2026 edition of GCR 100, recognizing Wilson Sonsini’s antitrust practice as “Outstanding” in Washington, D.C., “Highly Recommended” in New York, and “Recommended” in California.

The guide spotlights the key developments and ongoing achievements of Wilson Sonsini’s antitrust and competition practice across multiple jurisdictions, led by global co-chairs, Jamillia Ferris and Maureen Ohlhausen. Recently, the team advised Hashicorp on its $6.4 billion sale to IBM, Hawaiian Airlines on its $1.9 billion merger with Alaska Airlines, and Run:ai Labs on its acquisition by Nvidia. In New York, Wilson Sonsini’s antitrust capabilities span both merger control and litigation and the team includes major players including Beau Buffier, Taylor Owings, Chul Pak, and Rachael Racine. Recently, the New York-led team advised Infinera on the global antitrust aspects of its $2.3 billion acquisition by Nokia and was lead antitrust counsel to VIZIO in its $2.3 billion acquisition by Walmart. The California competition practice includes several esteemed lawyers, including Brent Snyder and Jeff VanHooreweghe, who lead the practice, and Ben Labow, a former Deputy Attorney General in the antitrust section of the California Attorney General’s Office. The group recently secured a full dismissal for Continental Tire in multidistrict litigation and represents Seagate in litigation alleging price-fixing in HDD suspension assemblies.

GCR 100 is a comprehensive listing of the world’s best competition practices. The rankings provide a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the law firms and economic consultancies doing the most important antitrust work across 61 jurisdictions globally.

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