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6.04.26
Wilson Sonsini Practices, Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Chambers USA Guide
The 2026 Chambers USA guide has recognized Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as a leading law firm in 44 geography-specific practice categories and named 87 Wilson Sonsini attorneys among the best in their fields. This year, the firm received four new practice area rankings, including in the nationwide National Security and Capital Markets: Convertible Debt categories, and three improved practice area rankings.
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1.08.26
Litigation Trends to Watch in 2026
Entering 2026, Wilson Sonsini litigators see a landscape defined by AI driven disputes, continued tightening of patent review standards, renewed securities and governance litigation, stronger consumer and influencer enforcement, and escalating Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) exposure—trends that require companies to align legal strategy with technical and operational controls.
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9.22.25
White House Announces Significant Increase in Fee for New H-1B Visas
The Trump Administration announced on September 19, 2025, that it will charge companies $100,000 for new H-1B visas filed after September 21, 2025. This is a significant increase in the cost of H-1B visas that is expected to impact the ability of American companies to hire skilled workers from outside the U.S. The new policy, memorialized in a Presidential Proclamation1 (Proclamation) and Fact Sheet,2 is part of the Administration’s efforts to reduce immigration and increase pressure on businesses in the U.S. to train and hire American employees in lieu of importing foreign talent.
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6.05.25
2025 Chambers USA Guide Recognizes Wilson Sonsini Practices, Attorneys
The 2025 Chambers USA guide has recognized Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as a leading law firm in 39 geography-specific practice categories and named 86 Wilson Sonsini attorneys among the best in their fields. This year, the firm received three new practice area rankings, including in the Artificial Intelligence category, and four improved practice area rankings.
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2.28.25
2025 Environmental and Social Developments
2025 is off to a fast start with several changes in the legal landscape of the environmental and social (E&S) categories of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance). This alert highlights key E&S developments thus far in 2025, including executive actions, regulatory updates, state legislation, and proxy advisor and institutional investor guidance.
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10.25.24
Wilson Sonsini Advises Socure on $136 Million Acquisition of Effectiv
On October 24, 2024, Socure, the leading provider of artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, fraud prevention, and sanction screening, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Effectiv, a real-time risk decisioning company, for $136 million. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Socure on the transaction.
The strategic acquisition pairs Socure’s best-in-class digital identity verification and fraud solutions with a developer-friendly AI orchestration and decisions platform. With this acquisition, Socure—which serves more than 2,700 customers and has verified more than 2.26 billion identities over the past 12 months—further solidifies its leadership position in the identity verification and fraud prevention market, and is propelled into the $200 billion enterprise fraud industry, which additionally encompasses payments fraud, credit underwriting, and AML transaction monitoring. The transaction is expected to close in November.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Socure on the transaction includes:
The strategic acquisition pairs Socure’s best-in-class digital identity verification and fraud solutions with a developer-friendly AI orchestration and decisions platform. With this acquisition, Socure—which serves more than 2,700 customers and has verified more than 2.26 billion identities over the past 12 months—further solidifies its leadership position in the identity verification and fraud prevention market, and is propelled into the $200 billion enterprise fraud industry, which additionally encompasses payments fraud, credit underwriting, and AML transaction monitoring. The transaction is expected to close in November.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Socure on the transaction includes:
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10.04.24
California Governor Gavin Newsom Vetoes Law Requiring Attorney General Approval for Certain Healthcare Investments
Last weekend, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill (AB) 3129, which would have required healthcare investors to notify and obtain written consent from the California Attorney General (AG) before investing in certain healthcare facilities and providers. In a letter to the California State Assembly, Governor Newsom reasoned that California’s existing Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) is the more appropriate entity for healthcare transaction reviews:
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9.17.24
Heightened Obligations for Job Postings for Massachusetts-Based Roles
Beginning on July 31, 2025, Massachusetts will join a host of other states1 in requiring employers to provide detailed pay disclosures in public-facing and internal employee job postings pursuant to the recently passed Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act (the Act). Specifically, the Act will require covered Massachusetts employers to disclose employee pay ranges in job postings and submit annual wage data reports to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD).
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9.12.24
California Passes Law Requiring Attorney General Approval for Certain Healthcare Investments and Emphasizes Requirements for MSO-PC Models
Pre-Closing Notice or Consent: Assembly Bill 3129 (AB 3129) mandates that certain healthcare investors must provide a 90-day written notice to, or obtain consent from, the California Attorney General (AG) before proceeding with transactions involving specific healthcare facilities and providers.
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6.06.24
Wilson Sonsini Practices, Attorneys Named in 2024 Chambers USA Guide
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati practices and attorneys were honored in the recently published 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. This year, the firm was ranked in 36 geography-specific practice categories, while 79 attorneys were honored among the best in their fields.
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4.24.24
FTC Issues Sweeping Non-Compete Ban
On April 23, 2024, the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) voted 3-to-2 along party lines to approve a final rule (Rule) that prevents all for-profit employers nationwide from using non-compete agreements for any worker (whether an employee, independent contractor, or other), regardless of whether they are designed to protect legitimate business interests of employers. The Rule declares that it is an unfair method of competition—and therefore a violation of section 5 of the FTC Act—for businesses to impose non-compete restrictions (non-competes) on workers on or after the Rule’s effective date.
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3.06.24
New York Redefines the Permissible Scope of Invention Assignment Provisions
Invention assignment provisions are fundamental in employment agreements. On one hand, they are the mechanism by which an employer takes ownership of important types of intellectual property employees create that relates to the job—potentially patentable inventions, which may be trade secrets unless patent protection is sought. In that manner, they safeguard important employer interests, including preventing potential disputes over ownership of key company inventions and ensuring that employers can make necessary representations about ownership of their intellectual property in corporate transactions such as financings and acquisitions. On the other hand, such agreements also provide boundaries under which employees can safely create unrelated intellectual property, such as when planning a new, future start-up company.