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6.04.26
Wilson Sonsini Practices, Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Chambers USA Guide
The 2026 Chambers USA guide has recognized Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as a leading law firm in 44 geography-specific practice categories and named 87 Wilson Sonsini attorneys among the best in their fields. This year, the firm received four new practice area rankings, including in the nationwide National Security and Capital Markets: Convertible Debt categories, and three improved practice area rankings.
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5.29.26
Insights from the 2026 FTC Workshop on Last-Minute Antitrust Remedy Proposals
On May 20, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted “Eleventh-Hour Antitrust Remedy Proposals and Litigating the Fix” Workshop, which provided meaningful insight into how the agency is likely to approach merger remedies under its current leadership. Chairman Andrew Ferguson delivered the opening remarks, and Commissioner Mark Meador gave the closing remarks.
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5.08.26
Wilson Sonsini Attorneys Named to 2026 Lawdragon Leading Global Cyber Lawyers Guide
On May 8, 2026, Lawdragon announced its 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers guide, recognizing world leaders in privacy, data, security, and incident response, as well as the deals and lawsuits that revolve around all things cyber. The Wilson Sonsini attorneys named to the list included:
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4.06.26
FTC Announcement of Healthcare Task Force Coincides with Joint DOJ/FTC Appearance at ONC Annual Meeting
Two recent developments suggest that enforcers are poised to grapple with antitrust concerns in health tech, signaling an escalation of scrutiny into Information Blocking1 tactics that have persisted despite U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rules and regulations designed to curtail such practices. Stakeholders and industry participants should be prepared for potential outreach.
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3.27.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Excellergy on $2 Billion Acquisition by Novartis
On March 27, 2026, Excellergy, a biotechnology company developing a novel class of allergy therapeutics, announced it will be acquired by Novartis in a transaction with a total potential value of up to $2 billion in upfront and milestone payments. The acquisition brings together Excellergy's novel trifunctional ECRIs with the development expertise of Novartis. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Excellergy on the transaction.
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2.18.26
Federal Court Vacates FTC’s 2024 HSR Form Rule; Order Stayed Seven Days Pending Appeal
On February 12, 2026, Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted summary judgment to plaintiffs U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups, and vacated the 2024 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rulemaking that significantly revised the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) reporting requirements. The court concluded that the FTC exceeded its statutory rulemaking authority when it implemented the HSR reporting change, and such a change was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The court stayed its order for seven days to allow the FTC to seek an emergency appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. If the Fifth Circuit does not grant emergency relief before February 19, 2026, the current HSR rules will be vacated, and HSR reportable transactions will be filed under the HSR rules that were in effect prior to February 10, 2025, when the new HSR reporting rules went into effect.
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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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11.24.25
Federal Court Doesn’t “Like” FTC Claim That Meta Is a Monopolist
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has lost its long-running suit contending that Meta Platforms monopolized a “personal social networking” (PSN) market by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp, two acquisitions that the FTC had previously reviewed and declined to challenge. Judge James Boasberg of the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia held first, as a matter of law, that the relevant question was whether Meta has market power now, rather than when the suit was filed five years ago. Second, the court found that the FTC had failed to prove its relevant market (which the FTC alleged was essentially limited to Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat) and that, when competitors such as TikTok and YouTube were included, Meta lacked monopoly power.
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11.03.25
Maureen Ohlhausen Inducted to ABA Antitrust Law Section’s Hall of Fame-inism
The American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section has named Wilson Sonsini antitrust partner Maureen Ohlhausen among the four inductees to its “Hall of Fame-inism.” The 2025 inductees have made significant contributions to supporting and promoting women in the antitrust, consumer protection, and data privacy fields through mentoring, sponsoring, hiring, creating leadership opportunities, and more.
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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.