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3.03.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Versori on Acquisition by Avalara
On February 27, 2026, Avalara, the leading provider of cloud-based tax compliance automation software, announced that it acquired Versori Group, an integration platform company specializing in automated connector development powered by agentic AI. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Versori on the transaction.
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12.22.25
Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Rescission of Elon Musk’s Pay Package and Lowers Plaintiff’s Fee Award
In a much-anticipated decision issued on December 19, 2025, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the Delaware Court of Chancery’s rescission of Elon Musk’s 2018 equity compensation package and, as a result, significantly cut back the trial court’s award of attorneys’ fees to the plaintiffs’ attorneys. The opinion1 resolves a multi-year litigation over Musk’s compensation, which was valued at approximately $56 billion at the time of the Court of Chancery’s post-trial decision in 2024.
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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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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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3.21.24
Wilson Sonsini Advises LENZ Therapeutics on Completed Merger with Graphite Bio
On March 21, 2024, LENZ Therapeutics, Inc., a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing the first aceclidine-based eye drop that has been shown to improve near vision in people with presbyopia, announced the completion of its previously announced merger with Graphite Bio, Inc. The new combined company will operate under the name LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. and will commence trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “LENZ” on March 22, 2024. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised LENZ Therapeutics on the transaction.
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9.11.23
Numerous Wilson Sonsini Attorneys Named to 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
On September 8, 2023, Lawdragon released the 2024 edition of its Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America guide assessing America’s top talent among those who represent corporations and other wealthy entities in litigation involving antitrust; financial and securities litigation; intellectual property; commercial; real estate; M&A and Chancery; cybersecurity and data privacy; and white collar and investigations. Attorneys were selected based on journalistic research, submissions, and vetting.
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3.29.23
Delaware Court of Chancery Issues Important Ruling for Multi-Class Companies Addressing Class Votes
Earlier today, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an important ruling concluding that two companies with multiple classes of common stock were not required, under the Delaware statute, to obtain separate class votes of their stockholders in order to amend their certificates of incorporation to provide for exculpation of their officers.1 Those charter amendments took advantage of the recent amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL) permitting Delaware corporations to provide in their certificates of incorporation that, akin to protections long afforded to directors, specified officers of the corporation can be protected from monetary liability for certain breaches of fiduciary duty—specifically, direct, though not derivative, claims by stockholders asserting a breach of the duty of care. Today’s ruling, pending any appeal, is good news for dual-class companies seeking to amend their charters to implement officer exculpation and will also have broader implications for private and public companies assessing whether to seek a class or series vote of stockholders for other charter amendments. Wilson Sonsini is representing one of the defendant companies in the case.
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3.21.23
In Rare Decision, Delaware Court of Chancery Imposes Liability on CEO and Acquiror Post-Trial
On March 15, 2023, Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a rare post-trial decision finding a CEO personally liable for millions of dollars in damages for breaching his fiduciary duties by tilting his company’s sale process in favor of his preferred acquiror and failing to disclose material facts about the sale process. Equally unusual, the Court of Chancery found the acquiror liable for monetary damages, on a joint basis with the CEO, for aiding and abetting the CEO’s breaches of fiduciary duty in providing inadequate disclosures to stockholders. The decision provides valuable insight into what Delaware courts expect of management and a board when selling a company, as well as the risks that can arise when a court determines that a sale process and related disclosures were improper.
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3.28.22
Wilson Sonsini Represents Poly in $3.3 Billion Acquisition by HP Inc.
On March 28, 2022, HP Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire Poly, a leading global provider of workplace collaboration solutions, in an all-cash transaction for $40 per share, implying a total enterprise value of $3.3 billion, inclusive of Poly’s net debt. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is representing Poly in the transaction.
The acquisition accelerates HP’s strategy to create a more growth-oriented portfolio, further strengthens its industry opportunity in hybrid work solutions, and positions the company for long-term, sustainable growth and value creation. Poly will help drive the growth and scale of HP’s peripherals and workforce solutions businesses. Poly’s devices, software, and services, combined with HP’s strengths across compute, device management, and security, create a robust portfolio of hybrid meeting solutions. Poly is a leader in video conferencing solutions, cameras, headsets, voice, and software. Together, HP and Poly will deliver a complete ecosystem of devices, software, and digital services to create premium employee experiences, improve workforce productivity, and provide enterprise customers with better visibility, insights, security, and manageability across their hybrid IT environments.
The acquisition accelerates HP’s strategy to create a more growth-oriented portfolio, further strengthens its industry opportunity in hybrid work solutions, and positions the company for long-term, sustainable growth and value creation. Poly will help drive the growth and scale of HP’s peripherals and workforce solutions businesses. Poly’s devices, software, and services, combined with HP’s strengths across compute, device management, and security, create a robust portfolio of hybrid meeting solutions. Poly is a leader in video conferencing solutions, cameras, headsets, voice, and software. Together, HP and Poly will deliver a complete ecosystem of devices, software, and digital services to create premium employee experiences, improve workforce productivity, and provide enterprise customers with better visibility, insights, security, and manageability across their hybrid IT environments.
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12.06.21
Wilson Sonsini Elects 23 New Partners
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced that the firm has elected 23 new partners from its attorney ranks. The promotions will go into effect on February 1, 2022.
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10.04.21
Delaware Court of Chancery Addresses Outside Director’s Use of Another Entity’s Email Account for Board Communications
The Delaware Court of Chancery recently addressed whether an outside director’s use of another entity’s email account would require the director to turn over emails from that account in stockholder litigation relating to his board service. The ruling dovetails with another decision from the court late last year finding that use of another email account waived the attorney-client privilege. The decisions provide important guidance for outside directors, any of their related entities, and the companies on whose boards they serve.
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9.23.21
Delaware Supreme Court Eliminates Gentile Dual Natured Claims
On September 20, 2021, the Delaware Supreme Court overruled its 2006 decision in Gentile v. Rossette, eliminating so-called "dual natured" simultaneous direct and derivative claims for breach of fiduciary duty. The decision brings added predictability to Delaware law and eliminates a potential avenue for post-deal litigation.