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1.20.26
Fred Rowley Honored Among Los Angeles Business Journal's 2026 "Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys"
On January 12, 2026, Los Angeles Business Journal named Wilson Sonsini partner Fred Rowley among its “Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys” in a special supplement recognizing “superb attorneys in the LA region who happen to be minorities, which is an important benchmark for an effective legal landscape."
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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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2.27.25
Daily Journal Names Firm-Led Google Victory Among “Top Verdicts of 2024”
On February 26, 2025, the case Best Carpet Values Inc. et al. v. Google LLC, led by Wilson Sonsini, was recognized among Daily Journal's "Top Verdicts of 2024," an annual list that highlights California's top verdicts based on dollar amounts, impact, defense victories, and appellate reversals.
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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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3.22.24
Wilson Sonsini-Advised Art Institute of Chicago Prevails in Ownership Dispute over Egon Schiele Drawing
On February 28, 2024, Judge John Koeltl of the federal district court in Manhattan dismissed an attempt to challenge the Art Institute of Chicago’s legal ownership of an Egon Schiele drawing, “Russian War Prisoner.” In the latest memorandum, Koeltl upheld his prior decision to dismiss the case brought by the heirs of a Fritz Grünbaum, who alleged that the drawing was stolen from the Austrian Jewish performer by Nazis during World War II.
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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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6.01.23
2023 Chambers USA Guide Recognizes Wilson Sonsini Practices and Attorneys
The recently published 2023 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business recognized numerous Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati practices and attorneys. This year, the firm was ranked in 35 geography-specific practice categories, while 79 attorneys were honored among the best in their fields.
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8.19.22
Firm Helps Secure Utah Court Order That Halts Law Barring Transgender Girls from Playing Girls’ Sports
On August 19, 2022, the Third District Court of Utah issued an order blocking enforcement of H.B. 11, a newly enacted law barring all transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams. The court held that the new law likely violates the equality guarantees of the Utah Constitution by singling out transgender girls and barring them from competing on girls’ teams, regardless of their individual circumstances. Following a two-day hearing, the court concluded that “the Defendants do not offer persuasive reasons to categorically ban all transgender girls from competing on girls’ teams.”
The lawsuit, Roe v. UHSAA, was brought by the families of three Utah girls who love sports and wish to play on their schools’ teams. The ruling follows a hearing at which the girls’ attorneys presented evidence of the ongoing harm caused by enforcement of the law. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, along with the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah and the National Center for Lesbian Rights, represented the plaintiffs in the matter.
The court noted that its decision will not mean that every transgender girl is able to play on girls’ teams, but rather that every transgender girl will have an opportunity to do so. The court explained that under another part of the new law, if the ban is struck down, a statewide commission will “consider confidentially, for each transgender girl who seeks to compete in school athletics, whether it would be fair to permit that transgender girl to compete on girls’ teams.”
The ruling on the preliminary injunction bars enforcement of the ban while the remainder of the litigation proceeds through Utah state courts.
The Wilson Sonsini team representing the plaintiffs in the matter includes Senior Of Counsel Christine Durham and partner Deno Himonas, both of whom are former Utah Supreme Court Justices, as well as partner Fred Rowley.
The lawsuit, Roe v. UHSAA, was brought by the families of three Utah girls who love sports and wish to play on their schools’ teams. The ruling follows a hearing at which the girls’ attorneys presented evidence of the ongoing harm caused by enforcement of the law. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, along with the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah and the National Center for Lesbian Rights, represented the plaintiffs in the matter.
The court noted that its decision will not mean that every transgender girl is able to play on girls’ teams, but rather that every transgender girl will have an opportunity to do so. The court explained that under another part of the new law, if the ban is struck down, a statewide commission will “consider confidentially, for each transgender girl who seeks to compete in school athletics, whether it would be fair to permit that transgender girl to compete on girls’ teams.”
The ruling on the preliminary injunction bars enforcement of the ban while the remainder of the litigation proceeds through Utah state courts.
The Wilson Sonsini team representing the plaintiffs in the matter includes Senior Of Counsel Christine Durham and partner Deno Himonas, both of whom are former Utah Supreme Court Justices, as well as partner Fred Rowley.
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6.01.22
Wilson Sonsini Practices, Attorneys Honored in 2022 Edition of Chambers USA Guide
The recently published 2022 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business recognized numerous Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati practices and attorneys. The firm was ranked in 34 geography-specific practice categories and 70 attorneys were honored among the best in their fields.
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1.28.22
Law.com Highlights LA Litigation Team Among Top 2021 Lateral Hires
On January 26, 2022, Law.com published a follow-up analysis that highlighted the Los Angeles litigation team that joined Wilson Sonsini in late 2021. The analysis followed The American Lawyer article published on January 25 that listed 2021’s top lateral hires in Big Law. According to the analysis, there were 10 litigation hires that made the list of the 25 lateral moves Am Law says “left the biggest imprint on the industry in 2021”—including Wilson Sonsini’s hiring of partners Luis Li, Matthew Macdonald, Fred Rowley, and Mark Yohalem in the Los Angeles office, and the addition of Eric Tuttle as a partner in the Seattle office.