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International trade is essential for the growth and development of global economies and businesses. As international trade has expanded and developed, so too have the myriad rules and regulations that govern it. The global compliance environment is becoming more complex by the day and can be difficult to navigate without the assistance of experienced counsel. Failure to comply with international trade rules and regulations—even if done so unwittingly—can lead to civil and criminal penalties, monitorships, consent agreements, debarment, reputational damage, substantial administrative burden, legal expense, and unsatisfied business objectives. Increasingly, there also is exposure for individual officers/directors, which can include monetary penalties and, potentially, jail time.
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|January 24, 2024
Winston Represents Grupo Calleja in its US$1.2 billion Acquisition of Almacenes Éxito
Experience
|December 21, 2023
Global Hydrogen Energy Completes Business Combination with Dune Acquisition Corporation
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|May 21, 2024
Bite-Sized Insights: Legal Trends Impacting the Food & Beverage Industry
Join Winston & Strawn on May 21 for a CLE-accredited webinar during which we’ll uncork the latest class action, environmental, labor, and antitrust trends affecting the food and beverage industry.
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|May 15, 2024
Winston Sponsors, Kevin Goldstein Speaks at GCR Live: Cartels 2024
Winston & Strawn Antitrust/Competition partner Kevin Goldstein will speak on the panel “Where did the safe harbours go? Adrift in the sea of information sharing” at this year’s GCR Live: Cartels on May 15, 2024, in Washington D.C. from 11:35am-12:35pm EST. This panel will focus on recent DOJ actions revoking longstanding healthcare guidelines and how companies seeking market information should mitigate risk in light of the potential equivalence between information sharing and cartel behavior as perceived by European and other enforcers.
Client Alert
|May 7, 2024
|6 Min Read
Banks Operating in Florida Should Be Aware of New Florida Rule Before Closing Customer Accounts
On May 2, 2024, Florida Governor DeSantis signed Florida House Bill 989 (HB 989) into law. Among other things, HB 989 amends section 655.0323 of the Florida Statutes, titled “Unsafe and unsound practices,” which the Florida Legislature adopted in 2023 pursuant to Florida House Bill 3 (HB 3).[1] The provisions of HB 989 will become effective on July 1, 2024.
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What Is the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)?
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a government agency established in 1914 to prevent anticompetitive, deceptive, or unfair business practices. The FTC is defined as having a dual mission of: (1) protecting consumers; and (2) promoting competition. Agency expertise and resources are available to federal and state legislatures, as well as other U.S. government agencies. The FTC enforces consumer protection and antitrust laws, and also works to advance consumers’ interests and provide educational programs.
Law Glossary
The United States Patent and Trademark Office refers to a trade secret as a type of intellectual property. This definition of trade secret is in reference to the business ownership of a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process that provides a competitive edge. As a member of the World Trade Organization, the U.S. government has a responsibility to protect trade secrets. The passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) also increased trade secret protection. Under the DTSA, an individual or organization may be found liable in a civil case for the misappropriation of trade secrets.
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Wash trading occurs when a buyer and seller collude to mislead the market and artificially inflate the value of a security without incurring any actual risk or changing the traders’ positions. The buyer and seller essentially send the security and cash back and forth, but only the initial sale is publicly reported, with the second exchange where the security and money are returned to their original owners happening surreptitiously. Wash trading was first banned by the federal government by the Commodity Exchange Act in 1936, but it has come under recent scrutiny again following the advent of high-frequency trading.