News & Insights

On October 13, 2025, California Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 243 on Companion Chatbots (“SB 243”) into law, being the first U.S. state law that requires operators of “companion chatbot” platforms to meet design, disclosure, safety and reporting requirements, including obligations to restrict harmful content and provide disclosures intended to address online safety

On July 8, 2025, just days before it was set to take effect, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s “Click-to-Cancel” rule, halting a major update to the agency’s long-standing rules on negative option billing

These revised federal and state regulations impact both B2B and B2C companies offering automatically renewing subscriptions and negative option plans. However, implementation of the federal rules remains subject to potential legal, legislative, and administrative actions.

Gunderson Dettmer Strategic Transactions & Licensing partner, Aaron Rubin, and associate, Christina Chen, hosted a discussion on key updates and forecasts for AI regulation under the Trump administration.

Strategic Transactions and Licensing partner Katie Gardner provides insights on important AI-related contract provisions, along with practical pre-contract advice, negotiation tactics and risk management strategies 

Gunderson Dettmer Employment & Labor Partner Max Perlman and Strategic Transactions & Licensing Partner Aaron Rubin host a 45-minute update on FTC’s adopted rule banning employers from using non-competes

Hi Ventures announces Ant International’s strategic investment in its portfolio company R2, a Latin American embedded finance platform

Vertical SaaS-focused growth equity firm, Frontier Growth, announces its strategic growth capital investment in EPR Fireworks, a leading provider of cloud-based unified records management and operations software for fire and emergency medical services agencies

AI-powered fitness software solution, Predictive Fitness, announces its strategic partnership with operations-focused investment firm, Ancor Capital Partners

For the 11th consecutive year, Gunderson Dettmer has been named the most active VC law firm globally by the 2024 PitchBook Global League Tables.

Pitchbook recognizes Gunderson Dettmer as the Most Active Venture Capital Law Firm in Latin America, in the 2024 Annual PitchBook Global League Tables

PitchBook recognizes Gunderson Dettmer as the Most Active Venture Capital Law Firm in Latin America in the Q3 2024 PitchBook Global League Tables