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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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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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European Disputes, Regulatory & Compliance

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June 28, 2024

Agreement Between 119 Institutional Investors and the Company Vivendi SE

119 institutional investors, among which Union Asset Management Holding, accused the French company Vivendi of having disseminated false or misleading information between 2000 and 2002, thereby causing them an important stock market damage....Read more

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January 27, 2022

The Vistria Group's Majority Recapitalization of Education Solutions Services

Winston & Strawn LLP represented The Vistria Group in its majority recapitalization of Education Solutions Services (ESS.) ESS is one of the nation's leading scaled managed services companies dedicated to K-12 outsourced substitute, paraprofessional, and in-classroom virtual teacher solutions. The company acts as the exclusive outsourced substitute teacher management provider to its growing base of client school districts across the country. ESS's turn-key solutions include its flagship substitute management solution and a growing virtual teacher offering, which provide school districts, substitutes, and students a more sustainable and effective alternative to in-house management. ESS currently serves approximately 900 districts, representing over 4M students throughout 31 U.S. states....Read more

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September 30, 2020

CORE Industrial Partners's Sale of Prototek to Snow Phipps

Winston & Strawn LLP represented CORE Industrial Partners (“CORE”), a Chicago-based private equity firm, in the sale of Prototek Holdings LLC (“Prototek” or the Company), one of the largest national rapid prototyping service providers, to Snow Phipps, a middle-market private equity firm. Founded in 1987, Prototek manufactures CNC machined and fabricated parts and components across both metal and plastic materials with a specialty in difficult and complex parts. Prototek serves a diverse customer base across a variety of end markets, including aerospace, defense, medical, robotics, electronics, consumer, telecommunications, and general industrial. Based outside of Boston with additional facilities in Milwaukee and Silicon Valley, the Company conforms to a variety of rigorous customer and industry standards and holds certifications and compliance designations including ISO:9001, DFARS, and ITAR....Read more
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FEBRUARY 4 – MARCH 11, 2026

Digital Assets: What Financial Institutions Are Building Now… and Next

Spurred by a rapidly evolving regulatory environment and increased commercial demand, financial institutions are accelerating their implementation of blockchain technology and digital assets into their legacy platforms or partnering with digital assets firms to provide their clients with access to crypto markets....Read more

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February 3, 2026

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Group Health Plans Must Update HIPAA Notices by February 16 to Address New SUD Privacy Rules

Covered entities, including group health plans, must update and distribute their Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) by February 16, 2026, to comply with new rules for handling substance use disorder ) records.

Non-Fungible Insights: Blockchain Decrypted

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February 3, 2026

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SEC Confirms Application of Federal Securities Laws to Tokenized Securities

On January 28, 2026, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Investment Management, and Division of Trading and Markets jointly issued a Statement on the taxonomies associated with various products marketed as “tokenized securities.” The Statement confirmed what has been previously expressed in public statements: tokenization does not alter the legal status of a security or lessen regulatory obligations.

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Law Glossary

What Is Privacy Compliance Law?

The area of privacy compliance law addresses how organizations meet legal and regulatory requirements for collecting, processing, or maintaining personal information. Data privacy breaches can lead to regulatory investigations and fines. When privacy is compromised, consumers or employees may respond with civil lawsuits. It is recommended, but not required by a federal law, that companies create and post privacy policies on websites and mobile apps. Once posted, companies must follow these policies or face scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission. (California and Delaware state law does require privacy policies to be posted on websites and mobile applications, if the site collects personally identifiable information)....Read more

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Law Glossary

What Is Privacy Audit Law?

A privacy audit, also known as a privacy compliance audit, is an assessment tool that looks at an organization’s privacy protection policies and procedures, specifically in light of current relevant laws or regulatory requirements. The audits may be conducted by private organizations or by government agencies that are verifying a company’s regulatory compliance. In terms of privacy audit law, the FTC can conduct audits of organizations and take action when a company is improperly securing private information. Action is taken under the FTC Act, which covers unfair trade practices. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act audits are also conducted to ensure that providers are following HIPAA law and protecting private health information....Read more
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