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5.15.26
Takeaways from the Maduro Raid Prediction Market Indictment
On April 23, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) brought parallel civil and criminal charges against U.S. Army Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke related to insider trading in connection with event contracts used in prediction markets. The civil complaint marks the first-ever insider trading case brought by the CFTC involving event contracts in prediction markets.
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4.10.26
Washington State’s Expansive New Non-Compete Ban
On March 23, 2026, Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1155 (HB 1155), which effectively bans non-compete agreements for all employees and independent contractors in the state. Previously, in 2019 and 2024, Washington prohibited non-compete agreements for lower wage earners and included other requirements for such restrictions.
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4.03.26
Court Denies Plaintiffs Leave to Amend in Replacement Tires Antitrust MDL, Dismissing Alleged Price-Fixing Cases with Prejudice
A Wilson Sonsini team recently obtained a full dismissal with prejudice on behalf of Continental Aktiengesellschaft and Continental Tire the Americas, LLC of alleged price-fixing claims on replacement tires.
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4.02.26
Colleen Bal Honored Among Daily Journal’s 2026 Leading Commercial Litigators
On April 1, 2026, litigation partner Colleen Bal was featured in Daily Journal’s special supplement of "Leading Commercial Litigators 2026." The accompanying profile highlights Colleen’s track record of jury trial victories at Wilson Sonsini, spotlighting her recent trial win for Google and victory for Guardian Innovative Solutions (GIS).
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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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3.06.26
Firm Obtains Complete Jury Victory for Cyntec in Patent Validity Trial
On March 5, 2026, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati secured a complete jury victory in a patent invalidity trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of firm client Cyntec Company, Ltd. Rejecting defendant Chilisin’s arguments on obviousness, the jury found that all asserted claims of Cyntec’s U.S. Patent Nos. 8,922,312 and 9,481,037 were valid. Wilson Sonsini also represented Cyntec in a previous jury trial which had found that Chilisin willfully infringed both patents and imposed a 5 percent royalty.
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2.25.26
Firm-Led Google Victory Named Among Daily Journal's "Top Verdicts of 2025"
On February 25, 2026, Daily Journal recognized the case ReactX LLC v. Google LLC, led by Wilson Sonsini, among the "Top Verdicts of 2025." The annual list highlights California's top verdicts based on dollar amounts, impact, defense victories, and appellate reversals.
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2.20.26
Wilson Sonsini Prevails in Blockbuster U.S. Supreme Court Case: V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump
In a case closely watched by corporate America and indeed the entire world, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a Federal Circuit ruling in favor of five small business clients, confirming that the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the President of the United States to impose the “Liberation Day” trade deficit tariffs announced in April 2025 and since revised on multiple occasions.
Client Highlights
2.11.26
Wilson Sonsini Secures HKIAC Arbitration Victory for Clients
On February 6, 2026, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) issued a partial award (the Partial Award) in a dispute between Leed Education Holding Limited, National Education Holding Limited, and Hyde Education Holding Limited (collectively, the Claimants) and Minsheng Vocational Education Company Limited (the Respondent), a subsidiary of Minsheng Education Group Company Limited (Minsheng Education). Wilson Sonsini represents the Claimants in the arbitration.
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1.29.26
All Eyes on AI: Regulatory, Litigation, and Transactional Developments - Q3/Q4 2025
Wilson Sonsini’s All Eyes on AI: Regulatory, Litigation, and Transactional Developments closely follows the evolving regulatory landscape for artificial intelligence (AI) in the U.S., new EU regulations for AI, international developments, litigation, recent deals highlights, firm publications, and other AI and machine learning highlights. This latest Q3/Q4 2025 edition features: