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On March 12, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) took steps to further the regulation of prediction markets. The CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight issued a staff advisory to provide its views on the listing and trading of event contracts. The advisory discusses existing regulations that may be applicable to event contracts offered by designated contract markets (DCMs) and the listing of certain event contracts by DCMs (including, as discussed in the advisory, sports-related event contracts). Among other things, the advisory reminds market participants that existing regulations prohibit “misappropriation of confidential information in breach of a pre-existing duty of trust and confidence to the source of the information (commonly known as ‘insider trading’).”Continue Reading CFTC Turns Up the Spotlight on Prediction Markets

Each year, Wilson Sonsini hosts CLE session(s) for clients and friends of the firm. For those with upcoming MCLE compliance deadlines, and those on a rolling basis, we are pleased to offer an expanded series of three programs designed to support you in meeting your requirements.

The third and final of our three MCLE Days will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at our offices in Palo Alto, California (details below), and will also be available virtually. Register for this event here.Continue Reading Event Alert Update: Wilson Sonsini’s MCLE Days, March Session Announced and February Recordings Available

With the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on everyone’s mind, companies are seeing investors ask an increasing number of AI-focused questions in shareholder engagement meetings. These questions reflect a growing consensus among institutional investors that effective AI governance is inextricably linked to fiduciary duty, long-term financial performance, and sustainable economic growth drivers. Although the answers to these questions are necessarily company-specific, we believe that it is important for companies to prepare for AI-related questions from investors.Continue Reading Questions About AI in Shareholder Engagement Meetings

As we look ahead to 2026, Wilson Sonsini remains at the forefront of emerging legal and regulatory trends. In anticipation of the new year, our attorneys have prepared a series of focused 2026 Year in Preview alerts. These publications highlight the top issues companies should watch across artificial intelligence, consumer…

Continue Reading 2026 Year in Preview: Regulatory, Antitrust, and Litigation Outlooks

On January 14, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission released its annual adjustments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act jurisdictional thresholds. The revised thresholds will take effect 30 days after publication in the Federal Register and apply to transactions closing on or after that date. For 2026, the minimum size‑of‑transaction threshold will…

Continue Reading FTC Announces 2026 HSR Thresholds

Wilson Sonsini partner and Known Trends Editorial Board member Richard Blake recently joined Evan Epstein on the Boardroom Governance Podcast to discuss Wilson Sonsini’s 2025 Silicon Valley 150 Corporate Governance Report. Richard and Evan talk about some of the findings, including notable shifts in DEI disclosure, evolving approaches to…

Continue Reading Wilson Sonsini’s 2025 SV150 Corporate Governance Survey Highlighted on Boardroom Governance Podcast

Our U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing deadline calendars for 2026 have been posted on our Resources page. These calendars reflect annual and quarterly filing deadlines for large accelerated filers, accelerated filers, and non-accelerated filers with a December 31 fiscal year-end.

As a reminder, the timing for the filing…

Continue Reading SEC Filing Deadline Calendars for 2026

Wilson Sonsini is pleased to offer MCLE Days, an expanded series of three programs to meet your MCLE requirements. The first and second MCLE Days will be held virtually on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 (details below), and Wednesday, February 25, 2026, respectively, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT.

Continue Reading Event Alert: Wilson Sonsini’s MCLE Days, December 17, February 25, and March 11

Our recent Client Alert discusses the Trump Administration’s announcement that it will charge companies $100,000 for new H-1B visas filed after September 21, 2025. This is a significant increase in the cost of H-1B visas and is expected to impact the ability of American companies to hire skilled workers from…

Continue Reading White House Announces Significant Increase in Fee for New H-1B Visas