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6.02.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Contentful on Acquisition by Salesforce
On June 1, 2026, Salesforce, the world's No. 1 AI CRM, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Contentful, a leading composable content platform trusted by over 4,800 of the world’s leading brands to deliver personalized digital experiences at scale. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Contentful on the transaction.
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5.05.26
What’s Next for Age Assurance Laws in Europe?
Developments in law, regulatory guidance, and enforcement practice across Europe are leading to meaningful changes in how online services are offered to minors. A steady stream of announcements in recent months makes clear that this area will continue to develop at pace, requiring providers of online services to keep their approach to age assurance under regular review.
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4.10.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Canva on Acquisition of Ortto
On April 8, 2026, Canva, the world’s leading visual communication platform, announced the acquisition of Ortto, a customer data and marketing automation company, as part of its continued investment in artificial intelligence and marketing infrastructure. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Canva on the transaction.
Ortto combines a customer data platform with powerful marketing automation, enabling teams to design and orchestrate journeys across email, SMS, push notifications, in-app messaging, forms, and surveys, all within a single system. Canva’s acquisition of Ortto strengthens Canva Grow and builds on Canva’s recent additions of MagicBrief, MangoAI, and Doohly, accelerating its ability to power the full marketing and content lifecycle, from ideation and creation through to deployment, measurement, and optimization.
Ortto combines a customer data platform with powerful marketing automation, enabling teams to design and orchestrate journeys across email, SMS, push notifications, in-app messaging, forms, and surveys, all within a single system. Canva’s acquisition of Ortto strengthens Canva Grow and builds on Canva’s recent additions of MagicBrief, MangoAI, and Doohly, accelerating its ability to power the full marketing and content lifecycle, from ideation and creation through to deployment, measurement, and optimization.
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2.25.26
Wilson Sonsini Represents Google in Acquisition of ProducerAI
On February 24, 2026, Google announced its acquisition of ProducerAI, a platform that allows users to create and refine music using generative AI. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented Google in the transaction.
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2.23.26
Victor Jih Named Among Lawdragon's 2026 “500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports and Media Lawyers”
On February 20, 2026, Lawdragon named Wilson Sonsini partner Victor Jih to its second edition of “500 Leading Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers.” The list recognizes leading lawyers that advise individuals and entities at the heart of entertainment, sports, and media. Members were selected to the list through Lawdragon's proprietary process combining journalistic research, discussion with peers, other knowledgeable sources, and nominations.
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2.19.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Griptape on Acquisition by Foundry
On February 18, 2026, Foundry, a leading developer of creative software for the media and entertainment industry, announced the completion of its acquisition of Griptape, a pioneer in enterprise-grade AI orchestration. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Griptape on the transaction.
As described by Foundry, the acquisition accelerates Foundry's AI strategy, adding critical orchestration capabilities to complement the AI-powered features in Foundry's product portfolio. It represents the next evolution of this strategy, enabling studios to orchestrate multiple AI models and agents within secure, professional workflows that connect seamlessly with Foundry's existing creative toolsets. As studios shift from experimentation to everyday production use, the need for better control of AI models has become critical. Griptape enables controlled access to rapidly evolving open-source and commercial AI models in a user-friendly framework, while balancing the strict security and traceability required by major production environments.
As described by Foundry, the acquisition accelerates Foundry's AI strategy, adding critical orchestration capabilities to complement the AI-powered features in Foundry's product portfolio. It represents the next evolution of this strategy, enabling studios to orchestrate multiple AI models and agents within secure, professional workflows that connect seamlessly with Foundry's existing creative toolsets. As studios shift from experimentation to everyday production use, the need for better control of AI models has become critical. Griptape enables controlled access to rapidly evolving open-source and commercial AI models in a user-friendly framework, while balancing the strict security and traceability required by major production environments.
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1.22.26
2026 Antitrust Year in Preview
Last year was a landmark in the development of antitrust law. Enforcers, legislators, and private parties grappled with the fundamental shift represented by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, the resolution of important digital technology antitrust cases, and significant divergence in policy across a presidential administration transition. The changes will not stop in 2026. In this preview, we focus on several economic sectors that were most impacted by developments in antitrust law in 2025 to identify the trends that will drive governmental and private activity in antitrust in 2026.
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1.22.26
2026 Antitrust Year in Preview: Big Tech
This update focuses on the digital technology sectors and the firms that have come to be collectively known as “Big Tech.” Our AI Industry Preview discusses the outlook for firms, including digital technology incumbents, working to innovate and compete in AI technologies, infrastructure, and applications.
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12.11.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Runware on $50 Million Series A
On December 11, 2025, Runware, which powers media generation for some of the largest marketing and social content platforms in the world, announced that it has raised $50 million in Series A financing. The round was led by Dawn Capital, alongside Comcast Ventures, DST, Speedinvest, and insiders including Insight Partners and a16z speedrun. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Runware on the transaction.
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9.09.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Runware on $13 Million Seed Financing
On September 9, 2025, Runware, a performance and price-focused AI-as-a-Service provider, announced a $13 million fundraise led by global software investor Insight Partners, with participation from previous investors a16z Speedrun, Begin Capital, and Zero Prime. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Runware on the transaction.
The funding will be used to expand Runware's capabilities from image and video generation to all-media workflows, including audio, LLM, and 3D. To date, more than four billion visual assets have been generated on Runware's inference engine and over 100,000 developers have been onboarded in less than a year since launch. The platform hosts more than 400,000 AI models and powers media inference for over 250 million end users through customers like Quora, NightCafe, OpenArt, and FocalML.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Runware on the transaction includes Jonathan Chan, Mark Baudler, Catherine Riley Tzipori, Peter Bratton, Utsav Lall, and Joseph Auer.
For more information, please see Runware’s news release.
The funding will be used to expand Runware's capabilities from image and video generation to all-media workflows, including audio, LLM, and 3D. To date, more than four billion visual assets have been generated on Runware's inference engine and over 100,000 developers have been onboarded in less than a year since launch. The platform hosts more than 400,000 AI models and powers media inference for over 250 million end users through customers like Quora, NightCafe, OpenArt, and FocalML.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Runware on the transaction includes Jonathan Chan, Mark Baudler, Catherine Riley Tzipori, Peter Bratton, Utsav Lall, and Joseph Auer.
For more information, please see Runware’s news release.