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4.29.26
Firm Advises Match Group on $100 Million Investment in Sniffies
On April 27, 2026, Match Group, a leading provider of digital technologies designed to help people make meaningful connections, announced a $100 million investment in Sniffies, a map-based platform serving non-heterosexual men. The investment represents a significant minority ownership stake and includes the option to acquire the remaining equity in the future. Sniffies will continue to operate independently and remain founder-led, with Match Group supporting the team's vision and growth. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Match Group on the transaction.
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4.22.26
State Coalition Claims Victory in Live Nation Monopolization Trial
On April 15, 2026, a federal jury found Live Nation liable for monopolization. The case was initially filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and joined by 40 attorneys general (AGs) from the states and the District of Columbia, but the DOJ reached a surprise mid-trial settlement limited to behavioral remedies. A broad coalition of 34 of the AG plaintiffs, from both political parties, rejected the federal settlement as inadequate and continued to litigate the case, culminating in a resounding verdict for the states on all counts tried.
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3.18.26
Compass Voluntarily Dismisses Antitrust Suit Against Zillow After Firm Defeats Preliminary Injunction
Following Zillow’s victory over Compass's preliminary injunction (PI) motion on all claims on February 6, 2026, Compass voluntarily dismissed its antitrust lawsuit against Zillow on March 18, 2026.
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1.16.26
Firm Attorneys Named to 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers
On January 16, 2026, 15 Wilson Sonsini attorneys were selected for inclusion in Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Antitrust & Global Competition Lawyers” guide. The lawyers featured are recognized for navigating global antitrust regulatory regimes, representing clients in massive competition contests, and navigating frameworks of countries and markets globally.
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12.01.25
GCR 100 Names Wilson Sonsini Among 2026 Leading Law Firms
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.
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8.13.25
Thirteen Wilson Sonsini Attorneys Appointed to American Bar Association Antitrust Leadership Roles
Palo Alto, CA (August 13, 2025) — Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, is proud to announce that 12 of its attorneys have been appointed to leadership roles within the American Bar Association (ABA) for the 2025–2026 term. Of these, 11 will serve in the ABA’s Antitrust Law Section—the world’s foremost community of competition and consumer protection professionals, with more than 7,000 members globally. Additionally, one attorney has been named to the ABA’s Business Law Section, one of the organization’s largest sections focused on business, corporate, and commercial law matters.
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7.25.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Revival on Strategic Partnership with Olympus
On July 25, 2025, Revival Healthcare Capital (Revival), an investment firm focused on transformative external innovation partnerships in MedTech, announced a strategic partnership with Olympus Corporation (Olympus), a global healthcare leader committed to making people’s lives healthier, safer, and more fulfilling through advanced medical technologies and solutions. The partnership is aimed at harnessing external innovation to accelerate development and market entry for an endoluminal robotics platform initially targeting gastrointestinal (GI) treatments. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Revival on the transaction and on fund matters related to the transaction.
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6.20.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Couchbase on $1.5 Billion Acquisition by Haveli Investments
Couchbase, the developer data platform for critical applications in AI, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Haveli Investments, a technology-focused investment firm, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.5 billion. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is advising Couchbase on the transaction.
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4.15.25
States Expand Premerger Filings Family by Adopting “Baby-HSR” Laws to Review More Transactions
In a growing trend, states are requiring more premerger filings by enacting “baby-HSR” laws modeled after the federal Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. These state-level statutes require parties to certain mergers and acquisitions to make an informational filing and, in certain cases, observe a waiting period before a transaction can be completed. While most state-specific laws have been limited to transactions involving the health care sector, Washington state is now the first state to expand their health care provider-focused statute to also capture transactions across all industries where one of the parties has its principal place of business located in the state or has significant annual sales in the state. The law goes into effect on July 27, 2025.1 Other states may follow suit to require filings in connection with transactions across all industries based on a similar “nexus” with the state.
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2.10.25
Expanded HSR Reporting Requirements Now in Effect
As of February 10, 2025, the new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) reporting requirements that expand the volume of documents and information filing parties must submit to the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are effective for all transactions that meet the HSR thresholds. The new HSR filing requirements, which the FTC unanimously voted to adopt in October 2024, are a significant expansion of prior HSR reporting requirements and the FTC estimates that parties will spend up to 121 additional hours preparing their filings. Parties considering an HSR reportable transaction should engage antitrust counsel early in the diligence process to avoid HSR-related delays.
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2.05.25
“Beat Mist” Campaign Draws Scrutiny from DOJ in Merger Challenge
Following a familiar playbook and relying heavily on market share presumptions and “hot” documents describing close competition, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s (HPE) proposed $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks, Inc. (Juniper).1 The DOJ alleges HPE and Juniper are the second and third largest enterprise-grade wireless local area network (WLAN) technology providers in the United States and that a merger between the two companies will result in the merged firm and market leader Cisco Systems commanding over 70 percent of the market despite Cisco accounting for a significantly larger proportion of the 70 percent. The lawsuit is the first merger enforcement action taken under the Trump Administration. The lawsuit also reinforces the prominent role of internal documents in agency merger complaints and how internal documents evidencing close competition between merging parties can create significant antitrust risk.