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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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10.17.25
2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America Recognizes Wilson Sonsini Attorneys
On October 17, 2025, Lawdragon published the sixth edition of its Leading Dealmakers in America guide, honoring the lawyers who shake the world with the deals they make happen. The list was compiled through Lawdragon’s time-honed methodology, independent journalistic research, robust and simple submissions from as wide of a group as possible, and vetting from established dealmakers and clients.
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9.05.25
2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America Recognizes Wilson Sonsini Attorneys
On September 5, 2025, Lawdragon named 32 Wilson Sonsini attorneys to its 2026 edition of Leading Litigators in America. The lawyers featured in the guide represent the best litigators in the U.S. in antitrust, intellectual property, white collar and investigations, securities and corporate governance litigation, and a vast array of class actions, product liability, and other complex civil litigation.
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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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2.05.25
Delaware Supreme Court Issues Important Ruling Addressing Fiduciary Duties When Reincorporating out of Delaware
On February 4, 2025, the Delaware Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in the TripAdvisor1 litigation addressing the standard of review that applies to a board’s decision to reincorporate from Delaware to another jurisdiction. The court determined that TripAdvisor’s proposed reincorporation from Delaware to Nevada should be reviewed under the business judgment standard of review, under which courts will defer to the judgment of boards and dismiss ensuing fiduciary duty claims from stockholders.
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10.21.24
Firm Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America Guide
On October 18, 2024, Lawdragon published its fifth edition of its Leading Dealmakers in America guide. The 2025 guide recognizes “the eminents of M&A, the power players of private equity, the consiglieres of capital markets” and “the lawyers firms cherish for their swagger, can-do hustle, and ability to move the needle with clients and firms themselves.”
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9.25.24
Wilson Sonsini Attorneys Named to 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
On September 6, 2024, Lawdragon named 27 Wilson Sonsini attorneys to its 2025 edition of Leading Litigators in America. The lawyers featured in the guide represent the best litigators in the U.S. in antitrust, intellectual property, white collar and investigations, securities and corporate governance litigation, and a vast array of class actions, product liability, and other complex civil litigation. To create this list, Lawdragon weighed nominations, independent research, and views of peers.
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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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5.29.24
Wilson Sonsini Advises FTAI Aviation's Special Committee on Internalization
On May 28, 2024, FTAI Aviation (FTAI), an owner and operator of commercial jet engines, announced that it has entered into definitive agreements providing for the internalization of the company’s management operations. Pursuant to the internalization agreement, FTAI and FIG LLC terminated the Management and Advisory Agreement dated July 31, 2022, and the Services and Profit Sharing Agreement dated November 10, 2022, effective as of May 28, 2024. FTAI's board of directors established a special committee of independent and disinterested directors to negotiate and approve the terms of the internalization. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised the special committee in connection with the internalization.
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4.12.24
Recent Delaware Law Developments and Proposed Legislative Responses
The last several months have marked an extremely busy time in Delaware corporate law, with regard to decisions out of the Delaware courts, proposed legislative responses, and shifting market practices. In recent weeks in particular, the Delaware Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated ruling addressing controlling stockholder conflicts of interest that is important for companies with significant stockholders. The Council of the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association (the DSBA) has also proposed an extensive set of amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL) that address several recent cases, particularly relating to mergers and acquisitions and stockholder agreements. Those amendments still must be adopted by the Executive Committee of the DSBA, enacted by the Delaware legislature, and signed by the Delaware Governor before they become law. This alert is designed to provide an overview of the most pertinent information about these developments.
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1.18.24
Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Important Ruling for Multi-Class Companies Concerning Class Votes
On January 17, 2024, the Delaware Supreme Court issued a significant decision affirming that the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL) does not require companies with multiple classes of common stock to obtain separate class votes to amend their certificates of incorporation to provide for officer exculpation.1
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11.13.23
Delaware Court of Chancery Addresses Benefit-of-the-Bargain Damages in Busted Deals and Who Can Seek Them
On October 31, 2023, in Crispo v. Musk, Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a decision addressing an important question that arises in mergers and acquisitions: if one of the parties (usually the buyer) refuses to close the transaction, can the jilted company (usually the target company) obtain “benefit-of-the-bargain” damages (including the lost premium that would have gone to stockholders)? At least based on the circumstances before it, the court answered that question in the negative, indicating that only stockholders who are third-party beneficiaries of the agreement, not the corporation, would be entitled to such damages. We expect the decision to engender significant discussion and impact merger agreement drafting.