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Wilson Sonsini was honored as a 2022 "California Powerhouse” by Law360 as part of the publication’s 2022 Regional Powerhouses feature. Overall, Law360 recognized 43 law firms handling some of the biggest deals and most high-profile courtroom battles across nine states, offering clients regional expertise and making a lasting impact on the law at the state and local level. The 2022 California…

On July 25, 2022, Chief Judge Orlando L. Garcia of the Western District of Texas issued an "Order Assigning the Business of the Court as it Relates to Patent Cases." The Chief Judge ordered that all civil cases involving patents filed in the Waco Division, which were previously solely assigned to one judge, Judge Alan Albright, would now be randomly assigned to a group of 12 district judges…

I wrote an article over 12 years ago titled Who Cares What SCOTUS Says On Securities Fraud? I was reminded of that article when reading the Second Circuit's recent decision in SEC v. Rio Tinto PLC, et al.

For years, it was mainly Democrats who used the courts to force social change.

On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Womens Health Organization,1 opening a legal path to state laws restricting or prohibiting access to certain reproductive health services. To enforce these laws, law enforcement officials may attempt to access individuals health information, including from technology platforms that process health…

On July 19, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced they were joining forces to “bolster the FTCs efforts to protect workers by promoting competitive U.S. labor markets and putting an end to unfair practices that harm workers.“1 A memorandum of understanding (MOU) reached between the two agencies outlines the ways they will work together…

One under-utilized defense to Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claims is reliance on the lead generator's website Terms and Conditions.

As heat waves spread across the country, many men are looking for opportunities to go without socks. (To those men, I might suggest a good pair of no-show socks but, like with other grooming tips...

The Rule Proposal Would Clarify Which Market Participants Are Engaged in Buying and Selling Securities for Their Own Account "as Part of a Regular Business" and Are Subject to Dealer Registration Requirements The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed a new rule1 (the Proposal) which could require a diverse range of market participants to register as dealers,2 including a…

Several years ago, in Salcedo v. Hanna, the Eleventh Circuit held that the receipt of a single allegedly unsolicited, autodialed text message was not a concrete enough injury-in-fact to establish Article III...