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1.29.26
2026 WTR 1000 Honors Wilson Sonsini’s Trademark Practice, Attorneys
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s trademark and advertising practice has been ranked among the leading firms in the 2026 edition of World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000, an annual guide that showcases the top trademark professionals across key jurisdictions worldwide. The firm is recognized as a leader in both California and Washington.
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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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3.14.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Azurity on Litigation Matters Related to Covis Pharma Acquisition
On March 14, 2025, Azurity Pharmaceuticals announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Covis from existing investors. With this acquisition, Covis is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Azurity. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Azurity on litigation matters related to the transaction.
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11.15.24
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Elects 16 New Partners
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8.23.24
FCC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding the Use of AI-Generated Technologies for Consumer Communications
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently issued a unanimous Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry targeting the use of AI-related technologies for communicating with consumers.1 In the proposed rule, the FCC seeks to impose a broad definition for AI technologies subject to the requirements of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Companies using technology falling within the FCC’s proposed definition would be required to make certain disclosures under the TCPA to notify consumers that they are communicating with AI-technology. This proposal is the latest move by the FCC to tackle its largest source of consumer complaints: unwanted and illegal robocalls and robotexts.2 The proposed new rule may require companies to modify their current approach in engaging with consumers through AI-generated calls and/or texts, including potentially altering their current practices in collecting consent where necessary.
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2.13.24
FCC Rules AI-Generated Voices Are “Artificial” Under the TCPA
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently declared that AI-generated voices do fall within the meaning of “artificial” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in a ruling issued on February 8, 2024.1 The ruling follows a recent surge in robocalling and robotexting using AI technologies that simulate a human voice or that generate call content using a prerecorded voice, resulting in a significant number of complaints from consumers and attorneys general. Going forward, businesses and callers who use AI-generated voices will need to ensure they first obtain, at a minimum, prior express consent from the receiving party and otherwise comply with the requirements of the TCPA.
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8.18.21
New York Adds Text Messages to Telemarketing Regulations
On July 13, 2021, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation that expands New York state's definition of "telemarketing" to include marketing by text messages.1 Under the legislation, which became effective on August 12, 2021, "telemarketing sales calls" will include an "electronic messaging text made directly or indirectly by a telemarketer … in which such … electronic messaging text is for the purpose of inducing payment or the exchange of any other consideration of any goods or services."2 This means that many of New York's requirements for telemarketing phone calls will now apply to telemarketing text messages, including a prohibition on unsolicited sales texts to numbers on the federal "Do Not Call" registry.
Client Highlights
7.16.21
Wilson Sonsini Represents Aurora in Merger with Reinvent Technology Partners Y
On July 15, 2021, Aurora, the self-driving technology company, has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Reinvent Technology Partners Y (Reinvent), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Upon closing of the proposed transaction, the combined company will be named Aurora Innovation, Inc. and be publicly traded, with its common stock expected to be listed on Nasdaq with the ticker symbol "AUR." Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is representing Aurora in the transaction.
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6.10.21
Firm Advises MessageMedia on U.S. Aspects of $1.3 Billion Acquisition by Sinch AB
On June 9, 2021, Stockholm, Sweden-based Sinch AB, a global leader in cloud communications for mobile customer engagement, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Australia-based MessageMedia, a leader in mobile messaging solutions for small and medium-sized businesses in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. Sinch will pay a total enterprise value of US$1.3 billion, with a total cash consideration of US$1.1 billion and 1,128,487 new shares in Sinch. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is advising MessageMedia on U.S. aspects of the acquisition, which is expected to close in the second half of 2021.
MessageMedia offers a web-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) suite that makes it easy to leverage two-way messaging without any need for coding or familiarity with APIs. It operates a highly automated and scalable tech platform that is purposefully tailored to meet the specific needs of small and medium-sized businesses. With a go-to-market motion built around digital customer acquisition and online self-service, the company serves over 60,000 customers and handles more than five billion mobile messages per year.
The Wilson Sonsini team advising MessageMedia on the transaction includes:
M&A
Doug Schnell
Broderick Henry
MessageMedia offers a web-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) suite that makes it easy to leverage two-way messaging without any need for coding or familiarity with APIs. It operates a highly automated and scalable tech platform that is purposefully tailored to meet the specific needs of small and medium-sized businesses. With a go-to-market motion built around digital customer acquisition and online self-service, the company serves over 60,000 customers and handles more than five billion mobile messages per year.
The Wilson Sonsini team advising MessageMedia on the transaction includes:
M&A
Doug Schnell
Broderick Henry
Alerts
4.02.21
U.S. Supreme Court Rules for Facebook in Much-Anticipated TCPA Ruling
On April 1, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, a case addressing a split among federal circuit courts as to what constitutes an "automatic telephone dialing system"—often referred to as an "autodialer"—under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA).