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Bankruptcy Litigation & Investigations
Large corporate bankruptcies and companies in financial distress often spawn a complex web of claims by lenders, trustees, debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees, investors, shareholders, and other constituents. Attorneys in Winston & Strawn’s complex commercial litigation group and special situations and restructuring group serve as trusted advisors and resolute advocates to protect clients’ business interests and assets in multifaceted Chapter 11 cases and bankruptcy-related disputes.
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Winston is a global powerhouse in the financial restructuring space. We offer a fully integrated team of attorneys across a global platform to guide clients through any distressed situation, whether the client is a savvy and interested investor, a creditor seeking to maximize its recovery, or a company aiming to proceed through a successful yet complex restructuring. We have advised stakeholders in some of the highest-profile restructurings and bankruptcy cases in the United States and beyond, including Caesars Entertainment, ResCap, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Enron, Lehman Brothers, Pacific Gas & Electric, LATAM Airlines, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, among others.
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Securities, M&A & Corporate Governance Litigation
In today’s market, litigators with experience in securities, corporate governance, and M&A-related (collectively, “securities litigation”) matters need to leverage their broad experience to serve as both advocate and as counsel and strategist, focused on helping clients to overcome not just a legal issue but a collective business problem. Given the frequent interplay between things such as corporate-control transactions, public offerings, activist shareholders, the use of complex derivatives and other financial instruments, bad news impacting stock performance, regulatory inquiries and investigations, and insurance coverage, strategic and tactical litigation decisions can have a wide-ranging impact on the success of a given transaction, as well as on companies, their boards, senior management, and advisors.
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Experience
|April 30, 2025
In December 2022, Winston convinced Judge Albright of the W.D. Tex. to reverse his tentative construction and invalidate four patents based on means-plus-function indefiniteness at claim construction in the district court. Winston also persuaded Judge Albright to deny Fintiv’s motion for reconsideration the next month. Fintiv appealed to the Federal Circuit, which affirmed the district court in a precedential opinion in April 2025. Winston overcame a significant amount of sleight of hand from Fintiv, which continually shifted the purported structure of the “payment handler” term through claim construction, its motion for reconsideration, and appellate briefs, muddying the record. Ultimately the opinion clearly distinguished the factual record from that in Dyfan v. Target, curbing patentees abilities to argue that all code or applications are a “class of structures” and not indefinite under 112(f). The Federal Circuit affirmed four of the five patents Winston invalidated for PayPal, effectively foreclosing Fintiv’s ability to revive these patents for assertion. Winston also invalidated the fifth patent at the PTAB; Fintiv’s appeal of that Final Written Decision is pending.
Experience
|October 24, 2023
Haitong UT Leasing HK Limited Extension of Loan Facility of US$30M
Winston & Strawn represented Haitong UT Leasing HK Limited in connection with the extension of repayment of a loan facility up to US$30M. Haitong UT Leasing HK Limited is a subsidiary of Haitong Unitrust International Financial Leasing Co Ltd (stock code: 1905), which is principally engaged in financial leasing in the PRC.
Experience
|October 20, 2023
Moody Technology Holdings Limited Placing of New Shares
Winston & Strawn represented Moody Technology Holdings Limited (stock code: 1400) on its placement of 100M new shares. The net proceeds from the placement is intended for general working capital. Moody Technology Holdings Limited is principally engaged in the sales of shoes and clothes and design, manufacturing and sales of fabrics in the PRC.
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Recognitions
|March 17, 2026
|Less Than 1 Min Read
A number of Winston & Strawn lawyers have been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Global Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers list. As described by the outlet, this recognition honors lawyers “who can keep their cool for companies, investors, governments and others on the fiscal precipice.”
Capital Markets & Securities Law Watch
|March 17, 2026
|4 Min Read
SEC Staff Provides Relief for Delayed Section 16(a) Reporting Due to EDGAR Access Delays
On March 13, 2026, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) updated its Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to provide relief for directors and officers of both foreign private issuers and domestic companies encountering delays with obtaining EDGAR access codes due to the flood of applications received as the March 18, 2026 effective date approaches.
Capital Markets & Securities Law Watch
|March 10, 2026
|7 Min Read
Section 16(a) To Apply to Foreign Private Issuers: Takeaways from the SEC’s Final Rule
On February 27, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule (Release No. 34-104903) (Final Rule) implementing the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (HFIAA), which was enacted on December 18, 2025 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026.
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Since opening in 2011, Winston & Strawn’s Houston office has grown to nearly 60 lawyers and is home to many long-standing leaders of the Houston legal and business communities. Our Houston office hosts a comprehensive transactional team specializing in private equity, capital markets, and public companies, as well as extensive commercial litigation and intellectual property practices—with nearly all Houston IP attorneys possessing technical degrees. We are also home to a leading energy and infrastructure group that focuses on oil and gas projects and infrastructure litigation, and an international arbitration practice. Our robust offerings demonstrate our commitment to the continued growth of the city’s global, economic, and cultural footprint.
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What Is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT)?
The definition of a Non-Fungible Token, also known as an NFT, is a digital certificate (or token) which is stored on decentralized ledgers popularly referred to as the blockchain. NFTs use software code, referred to as “smart contracts,” to transfer the digital certificate of ownership, ensuring proof of ownership in the process. Like cryptocurrency, NFTs also use the blockchain to record transactions, but where cryptocurrency creates interchangeable (or “fungible”) tokens, NFTs create unique, noninterchangeable tokens with distinct identifiers.
Law Glossary
What Is a Qualified Retirement Plan?
A qualified retirement plan is a retirement plan established by an employer that is designed to provide retirement income to designated employees and their beneficiaries, which meets certain IRS Code requirements in terms of both form and operation. Common plan types are 401(k) plans, pension plans, and profit-sharing plans. A qualified retirement plan may allow for both employer and employee contributions. Employers must follow procedures to ensure participants and beneficiaries are able to receive their benefits. They must also stay apprised of changes in retirement plan laws and regulations. Qualified retirement plans provide certain tax advantages to employers and tax deferral advantages to employees who are contributing. Taxes on earnings from the contributions are also deferred until the employee withdraws them from the plan.