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Trade Secrets, Non Competes & Restrictive Covenants
In today’s fast-paced, global marketplace, the theft of trade secrets and other confidential information is an all-too-common risk. Our team helps clients navigate this complex landscape with strategies that are both comprehensive and scalable—designed to prevent issues before they arise and respond effectively when they do.
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Winston takes a strategic approach to privacy and data security, integrating our extensive capabilities across practices to provide our clients with cutting-edge privacy and data security counseling, crisis management, security incident investigation and notification management, defense of data security class action litigation and regulatory inquiries, and international data protection. Our Global Privacy & Data Security Practice features a core team of privacy professionals and is bolstered by more than 40 attorneys from a variety of other disciplines firmwide. Our team combines compliance counselors, transactional lawyers, former government regulators and federal prosecutors, seasoned investigators, and experienced litigators. Few firms can rival our in-depth, sophisticated, and integrated experience in this area.
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As society and business become even more digitalized, technology and intellectual property (IP) have become key focal points for businesses. Our Technology Antitrust Group combines the cross-practice and cross-office experience of our lawyers to assist clients in successfully navigating the dynamic convergence of technology, antitrust, and IP law. We understand the challenges presented by the ever-changing digital landscape and are committed to providing our clients with tailored solutions to address their specific needs.
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Experience
|November 7, 2023
Winston & Strawn LLP represented Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) in connection with its "green" bond offering of US$750M principal amount of 6.500% Notes due 2033 (the “Green Bonds”). The Green Bonds were offered in the United States to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The proceeds of the Green Bonds will be used to finance or refinance recently completed, ongoing or future eligible green projects with respect to lithium production capacity expansion for applications related to clean transportation and energy efficiency. Disbursements may cover project expenditures for up to 36 months preceding the issuance of the Green Bonds and until their maturity date. BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Santander US Capital Markets LLC (Confidential) acted as initial purchasers of the Green Bonds. SQM shares are traded on the Santiago Stock Exchange and its ADSs are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Under SQM’s green bond Financing Framework, eligible green projects include expenditures for the development, expansion, operation and maintenance of projects for the extraction and processing of lithium and production of lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate primarily dedicated to clean transportation and energy efficiency. Lithium is a critical component of the batteries to power electric vehicles that have become popular in response to climate change concerns, as well as batteries for energy storage.
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Winston assisted a financial investment asset manager in connection with issues related to a former high-level employee, who was terminated for performance issues and communication style. We provided coaching for four years with respect to the former employee’s contentious, combative, and abusive communication style. After her termination, she alleged explicit sexual harassment allegations against her former female supervisor, the company President. We conducted an extensive search of each parties’ emails, uncovering evidence the fired employee may actually have been the pursuer, and that the President was neither aware nor interested in her pursuits. At mediation, we were able to very favorably settle the case, including strong confidentiality provisions.
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Winston represented a major international fashion company in a highly confidential matter that began as an urgent investigation of harassment and related allegations. Over the course of the investigation, we convened a meeting of the Board of Directors; provided regular consultation with the five female executive complainants and subsequent negotiation with complainants counsel; conducted an interview and negotiation with the CEO (the accused) and his counsel; revised employment contracts; revised severance agreements; updated handbooks; planned for a reduction-in-force (RIF); provided daily consultation with interim executives; and dealt with insurance brokers and carriers; among other things. Following our investigation, the CEO was suspended, his employment terminated, and a settlement was reached over his long-term agreement. Following that, three of the five female executive accusers were part of a RIF. They subsequently prepared a lawsuit and obtained declarations (from many other RIF’d employees). At mediation, we settled the matter on behalf of our client for approximately one tenth of the claim value.
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Article
|March 25, 2026
|9 Min Read
Navigating Venezuelan Oil and Gas Sanctions Rollbacks
This article was originally published in Law360. Any opinions in this article are not those of Winston & Strawn or its clients. The opinions in this article are the authors’ opinions only.
Global Trade & Foreign Policy Insights
|February 19, 2026
|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.
Benefits Blast
|February 17, 2026
|9 Min Read
Recent developments at the federal legislative and regulatory levels signal a significant shift toward greater transparency requirements in the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) industry.
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Law Glossary
What Is Theft of Confidential Information Law?
Theft of confidential information law is a legal area that covers both business information and customer data stolen from a company. When confidential data is stolen from a computer or a network, a company has the right to file a lawsuit against the responsible party under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. This law is also violated when hackers steal the personally identifiable information of consumers through unauthorized access to a network.
Site Content
Cloud computing law deals with the legal issues, such as data confidentiality, that occur when business and personal assets are placed on a cloud computing service. Because the IT infrastructure used in the cloud is owned by someone other than the organization collecting the information, issues arise. Cloud computing allows companies to use fewer resources and may involve public, private, and hybrid versions of cloud processing and storage.
Law Glossary
Colloquially referred to as the “patent dance,” the BPCIA provides a framework that includes certain steps and a schedule during which the applicant and reference product sponsor exchange confidential information disclosed in the aBLA. During the patent dance, the applicant and sponsor identify the patents that could be litigated in the future during two potential phases of litigation. In the first phase, the sponsor can allege infringement of a subset of the patents identified during the patent dance. The second phase begins after the sponsor receives the Notice of Commercial Marketing from the applicant. During this second phase, the sponsor can assert any remaining patents that were not asserted in the first phase.