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3.09.26
Wilson Sonsini Attorneys Named Among Lawdragon’s 2026 100 Leading AI & Legal Tech Advisors
On March 6, 2026, Lawdragon published the third edition of its 100 Leading AI & Legal Tech Advisors guide, recognizing leaders in the AI and technology industry, including litigators who are shaping laws revolving around this new tech, dealmakers who are applying it in innovative ways, and legal technologists who are building the systems. Wilson Sonsini partners Barath Chari, Laura De Boel, Jordan Jaffe, Matt Macdonald, Scott McKinney, Maneesha Mithal, and Eric Tuttle have been named to this year's guide.
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12.18.25
Wilson Sonsini Named Among Global Elite in Lexology 100: Data 2026
On December 18, 2025, Lexology published the 2026 edition of the Lexology 100: Data 2026 (formerly GDR 100), a global ranking that captures the capabilities, track record, and market reputation of the top 100 leading law firms in the field. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has been ranked No. 13 overall among the “Global Elite,” a shortlist of the top 25 firms recognized for market-leading expertise. Wilson Sonsini also placed No. 2 for advisory work, No. 4 for investigations, and No. 10 for litigation.
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12.15.25
Matt Macdonald Named Among LABJ's 2025 "Leaders of Influence: Thriving in Their 40s"
On December 15, 2025, Wilson Sonsini litigator Matt Macdonald was honored among Los Angeles Business Journal's 2025 "Leaders of Influence: Thriving in Their 40s.” The annual list recognizes established experts in the Los Angeles region and provides insight on their careers, attributes, and accomplishments.
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9.12.25
The Trump FTC Takes New Action Against Non-Competes, While Abandoning Defense of the Biden-Era Non-Compete Clause Rule
Demonstrating its focus on challenging non-competes through case-by-case enforcement, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently undertook a series of actions. It announced a consent decree requiring Gateway Memorial Pet Services (Gateway), the largest pet cremation business in the United States, to immediately cease enforcement of non-compete agreements that the FTC alleged “limit [employee] job mobility and the ability to negotiate better wages and benefits."1 Along with that action, the FTC also issued a broad Request for Information (“RFI”), inviting members of the public to provide information on non-compete agreements that they themselves may be subject to or have knowledge regarding so the FTC can investigate further and bring enforcement action as appropriate. The following day, the FTC announced it would abandon its appeals in Ryan, LLC v. FTC, No. 24-10951 (5th Cir.), and Properties of the Villages v. FTC, No. 24-13102 (11th Cir.), and to accede to the order in Ryan setting aside the Biden-era Non-Compete Clause Rule.
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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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7.17.25
Matt Macdonald Named Among LABJ's Leaders of Influence: Litigators and Trial Attorneys 2025
On July 14, 2025, Wilson Sonsini litigation partner Matt Macdonald was honored among Los Angeles Business Journal's "Leaders of Influence: Litigators and Trial Attorneys 2025." The special supplement recognizes the very best litigators and trial attorneys in the region.
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5.22.25
Wilson Sonsini Obtains Summary Judgment for OpenAI in Defamation Lawsuit
On May 19, 2025, Wilson Sonsini secured summary judgment for OpenAI in the first-ever case charging a generative AI company with defamation based on an AI output. The plaintiff, Mark Walters, is a nationally prominent gun rights advocate and radio show host. His defamation claim arose from a journalist's use of ChatGPT in May 2023, where the journalist asked ChatGPT to read and summarize a legal complaint hosted on the web. ChatGPT incorrectly summarized the lawsuit as involving allegations of embezzlement against Walters.
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5.09.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises AppLovin on Agreement to Sell Mobile Gaming Business to Tripledot
AppLovin Corporation, a leading marketing platform, announced the entry into a definitive agreement to sell its mobile gaming business to Tripledot for $400.0 million in cash consideration and equity consideration representing approximately 20% of Tripledot. The deal is anticipated to close in the second quarter of 2025, pending regulatory approvals. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised AppLovin on the transaction.
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2.03.25
Wilson Sonsini Successfully Represents Impossible Foods in First-of-Its-Kind FoodTech Patent Suit
Wilson Sonsini served as lead counsel for Impossible Foods in a patent infringement litigation alleging infringement of seven Impossible Foods patents covering manufacturing processes, ingredients, and finished products relating to plant-based food containing heme and Impossible’s innovative transgenic yeast used to manufacture that heme. Our team successfully represented Impossible Foods in defense of six inter partes review petitions before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in 2022 and 2023. Wilson Sonsini defeated the defendant’s motion to dismiss and motion to stay the District Court litigation. The matter was closely watched as the first patent infringement case in the burgeoning foodtech industry. With trial approaching, the parties resolved the matter and released a joint statement that said: “This resolution affirms Impossible Foods’ category leadership and the strength of its product portfolio related to heme.”
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1.21.25
Wilson Sonsini Honored Among Leading Law Firms in 2024 GIR 100
On November 15, 2024, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati was named among the leading global law firms in Global Investigations Review’s 2024 GIR 100 guide, profiling the best firms for companies and executives to call on during high-stakes cross-border corporate investigations. GIR’s editorial team selected the top 100 firms handling complex and sophisticated investigations based on extensive market research, submissions, and references. The result is an in-depth survey of the best-performing investigations practices, specialist white-collar defense firms, and consulting businesses in the world.
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9.27.24
Wilson Sonsini Defeats $341 Million Arbitration Claim Against Aadi Bioscience
On September 26, 2024, an international arbitration tribunal delivered a unanimous award in favor of Wilson Sonsini’s client, Aadi Bioscience, Inc., and decisively rejected the claimant’s multimillion-dollar demand for damages.