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Angela M. Machala
Angela M. Machala
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  • Los Angeles
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+1 213-615-1997
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Partner

  • Los Angeles
Carl Fornaris
Carl Fornaris
Partner
  • Miami
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+1 305-910-0626
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Partner

  • Miami
Charlie Papavizas
Charlie Papavizas
Partner
  • Washington, DC
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+1 202-282-5732
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  • Washington, DC
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Financial Crimes Compliance

Winston’s financial crimes compliance lawyers have been providing regulatory compliance counseling and enforcement services related to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML), and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) policy for decades. We also have experience with international AML matters, including in the EU and with respect to Financial Actions Task Force (FATF) recommendations....Read more

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FinTech, Banking & Payments

Financial services companies in the financial technology (FinTech) space are contributing to rapid technological advances and innovation in the development, offering, and delivery of core financial products and services. Winston’s FinTech, Banking & Payments attorneys support these companies throughout the entire FinTech business life cycle, from proof of concept through maturity, including federal and state licensing and registration, regulatory compliance and risk management, structured finance, M&A, and private equity, intellectual property (IP) management, and supervision and enforcement. Our clients include banks, FinTech companies, private equity and other investors, money services businesses, trust companies, consumer finance companies, investment advisers, and other financial firms....Read more

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Government Program Fraud, False Claims Act & Qui Tam Litigation

Investigations and litigation involving alleged fraud against the government pose a significant and growing threat to organizations and individuals across all industries that engage directly or indirectly in business with federal, state, and/or local governments. The government makes aggressive use of its extensive criminal and civil investigatory powers to root out alleged fraud and abuse implicating government funds, including one of its most powerful civil enforcement tools—the federal False Claims Act (FCA)—and similar state false claims statutes....Read more

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March 6, 2026

Transition Evergreen & Zencap Agreement: Winston Advises Transition Evergreen on Its Restructuring

Transition Evergreen, a company listed on Euronext Paris and dedicated to ecological transition and carbon-footprint reduction, has completed the first phase of its financial restructuring by carrying out, on February 26 and 27, 2026, the operations set out in a settlement agreement concluded with its main creditor, a private debt fund managed by Zencap Asset Management (“Zencap”)....Read more

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January 22, 2026

Advised SQM on US$600M offering of subordinated capital notes due 2056 (Hybrid Bond Offering)

Winston & Strawn LLP advised longstanding client Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (“SQM”) (NYSE: SQM) on its US$600 million offering of subordinated capital notes. The notes were offered in the United States pursuant to Rule 144A and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S.The subordinated capital notes are due in 2056 and constitute SQM’s first international hybrid bond issuance, structured to be consistent with SQM’s recent UF 10 million (approximately US$ 430 million) Series S hybrid-subordinated bond issuance in the Chilean securities market. The notes bear an initial annual interest rate of 5.625% and are subject to reset on April 22, 2031 (the “First Reset Date”), and on every fifth anniversary thereafter, based on a spread over the 5-year U.S. Treasury bond rate, with interest rate step-ups on the fifth and twentieth anniversaries of the First Reset Date. The transaction closed on January 22, 2026.BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Santander US Capital Markets LLC, and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. acted as initial purchasers of the notes.Link Capital Partners was financial advisor to SQM.SQM is a global company with a leading position in the lithium, iodine, and potassium nitrate markets. It develops and produces a diverse range of products for industries essential to human progress, including health, nutrition, renewable energy, and technology, driven by innovation and technological development.The Winston & Strawn team advising on the transaction included corporate partner Sey-Hyo Lee (New York) and foreign legal advisor Bruno M. Fiorino (New York). Partner Katherine Erbeznik (New York) advised on tax matters....Read more

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January 8, 2026

Winston Represented Good Culture in its Majority Investment from L Catterton

Winston represented Good Culture, LLC, a clean-label cultured dairy brand credited with revolutionizing cottage cheese for the modern age, in its sale to L Catterton, a market-leading consumer-focused investment firm. This sale transaction officially closed Monday, February 2, 2026. ...Read more
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20 May 2026

New European Commercial Mortgage Index: Q1 2026 Data

Join Winston partner Aparna Sehgal for a conversation marking the release of a new European Commercial Mortgage Index (ECMI), an industry partnership between the Bayes Business School's CRE Debt Project and FinLoop, featuring Q1 2026 data....Read more

False Claims Act Playbook

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May 14, 2026

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DOJ Launches FOCUS Initiative, Signaling Increasingly Data-Driven Era of FCA Enforcement

On April 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division announced a new initiative called the Fraud Oversight through Careful Use of Statistics (“FOCUS”) initiative, aimed at strengthening DOJ’s engagement with so‑called “data miner” whistleblowers who bring False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam actions based on publicly available government data, rather than insider knowledge.

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May 13, 2026

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From 10-Q to 10-S: What the SEC’s Optional Semiannual Reporting Proposal Means for Public Companies

On May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed optional semiannual Exchange Act reporting on a new Form 10-S, which represents a significant shift in the public company disclosure landscape.

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What Is The Jones Act?

The Jones Act, as used in the world of shipping is a law that reserves the transportation of goods between two points in the United States to qualified U.S.-flag vessels. This coastwise reservation law is named after its chief sponsor, Senator Wesley L. Jones. Similar laws apply to the transportation of passengers and reserve towing, dredging, and fishing in U.S. waters to qualified U.S.-flag vessels. Such vessels must be U.S. citizen-owned, U.S. citizen-crewed, U.S.-registered, and U.S.-built. Another law, also called the “Jones Act,” relates to merchant mariner injury recoveries....Read more

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What Is the Securities Act of 1933?

The Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the “Securities Act”) was passed to ensure that investors have financial and other important information about securities that are being sold publicly. It also bans the use of fraud, deceit, and misrepresentation in the sales of securities. The Securities Act, which is also referred to as the “truth in securities” law, is part of a legislative effort to govern and oversee the securities industry....Read more
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