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Government Contracts & Grants

Winston & Strawn’s Government Contracts & Grants Practice is a nationally recognized, highly regarded group of lawyers with deep experience in handling high-value, and often contentious, government contract disputes, bid protests, and claims across a broad spectrum of industries and issues. Our team also counsels clients on significant regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters—predominantly private equity and M&A deals....Read more

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Compliance Programs

Today’s legal and regulatory landscape is more fraught with risk than ever before. To survive—and thrive—in this challenging environment, sophisticated companies must have robust, proactive, and effective compliance programs in place....Read more

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Experience

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July 31, 2024

Maritime Counsel for Rand Logistics's Acquisition of Andrie

Winston & Strawn served as special maritime counsel to Rand Logistics, a leading provider of bulk freight shipping in the Great Lakes region, in its acquisition of Andrie, LLC, a leading marine transporter of liquid bulk commodity goods, from Auxo Investment Partners....Read more

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April 26, 2021

ION Geophysical's At-the-Market Offering

Winston & Strawn LLP represented ION Geophysical Corporation (NYSE: IO), a leading technology company in the offshore energy and maritime operations markets, in connection with an “at-the-market” offering, pursuant to which it may sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate sales price of up to US$10M....Read more

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April 20, 2021

ION Geophysical Successfully Completes Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation and Rights Offering

Winston & Strawn LLP represented ION Geophysical Corp. (the Company) (NYSE: IO), a leading technology company providing services to offshore energy and maritime operations markets, in a restructuring of its 9.125% Senior Secured Second Priority Notes due 2021 (“Old Notes”) pursuant to a registered exchange offer and a concurrent rights offering. In the exchange offer, an aggregate principal amount of US$113,472,000, or approximately 94.1%, of the US$120,569,000 outstanding Old Notes were accepted for exchange for (1) US$84,652,000 aggregate principal amount of newly issued 8.00% Senior Secured Second Priority Notes due 2025 (the “New Notes”), (2) 6,116,369 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, including 1,542,201 shares issued as the Early Participation Payment and 4,574,168 shares issued as stock consideration in lieu of New Notes, and (3) US$20,659,722 paid in cash, including US$3,595,250 of accrued and unpaid interest that became due on the Old Notes as part of the exchange. In the concurrent Rights Offering, an aggregate amount of US$41,835,286 of Rights (including over-subscriptions) was validly exercised by the holders of the Company’s Common Stock, US$30,081,000 allocated in New Notes and US$11,754,286 allocated in 4,573,652 shares of ION Common Stock. ION received approximately US$14M in net proceeds from the transactions. ...Read more

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Global Trade & Foreign Policy Insights

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February 19, 2026

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9 Min Read

United States Issues Significant New Sanctions Relief for Venezuela’s Oil & Gas Sector

Although Venezuela remains subject to sanctions targeting the Government of Venezuela (GoV) and entities in which it holds a 50% or greater ownership interest, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a series of General Licenses (GLs) representing the broadest easing of Venezuela-related sanctions in years.

MaritimeFedWatch

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February 13, 2026

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2 Min Read

Trump Administration Issues Maritime Action Plan

The Trump Administration issued its “America’s Maritime Action Plan” on February 13, 2026. The MAP, as it is generally referred to, was called for by the President’s April 9, 2025, Executive Order titled “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance.” 

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January 2026

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1 Min Read

Stop Studying and Build Ships

This article was originally published in Marine News. Any opinions in this article are not those of Winston & Strawn or its clients. The opinions in this article are the authors’ opinions only....Read more
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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 Are U.S. Coastwise Laws?

Also known as maritime cabotage laws, U.S. coastwise laws reserve U.S. domestic maritime trade to qualified U.S. registered (referred to as “U.S.-flag” vessels). These laws are also commonly referred to as the Jones Act. One of these coastwise laws, the Passenger Vessel Services Act, reserves the transportation of passengers between U.S. ports, or points, to qualified U.S.-flag vessels....Read more

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Washington, DC

Winston & Strawn’s Washington, D.C. office—the first outside of Chicago—opened its doors in 1970. The office is home to 75+ lawyers, many of whom are nationally recognized and award-winning, with experience navigating clients through regulatory and enforcement issues as well as complicated governmental processes. Located in the center of the nation’s capital, the D.C. office assists clients at the intersection of business, government, and law. We represent 75+ Fortune 500 companies and employ eight lawyers with prior government experience. The office also boasts a nationally ranked eDiscovery group known for providing a full-service practice....Read more
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