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Product Liability & Mass Torts

Major multinational companies trust Winston to defend their products and reputations in high-profile, high-stakes product liability and mass tort claims. Our Product Liability & Mass Torts Practice is one of the industry’s most seasoned, with a deep bench of experienced lawyers and a unique combination of extensive trial experience and expansive technical knowledge....Read more

Practice Area

Derivatives & Structured Products

Winston represents swap dealers, major swap participants, financial intermediaries, hedge funds, national exchanges, and end-users in a broad array of derivative transactions ranging from highly structured transactions to more traditional trading or hedging transactions, and in regulatory and enforcement issues related to commodities and derivatives....Read more

Industry

Consumer Financial Services

The financial services landscape is undergoing rapid and unprecedented transformation—driven by technological innovation, evolving market dynamics, and a shifting regulatory climate. Winston & Strawn is uniquely positioned to help clients not only adapt to these changes, but to anticipate what’s next....Read more

Insights & News 2,347 results

Competition Corner

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July 2, 2025

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10+ Min Read

Spotlight on Japan: Japan’s New Freelance Act – A Comparative Overview with U.S. and EU Legal Frameworks

This post highlights key aspects of the Japan Freelance Act and compares them with relevant legal frameworks in the United States—particularly in California and New York—as well as in Europe with an aim to help businesses operating globally understand the important legal considerations when working with freelance workers across jurisdictions.

Competition Corner

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July 1, 2025

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1 Min Read

Takeaways from the ABA Antitrust in the Americas Conference

Sofia Arguello attended the 2025 Antitrust in the Americas Conference. The conference explored the latest in competition, data privacy, and consumer protection across the Americas. It featured in-depth panels on the most pressing competition enforcement and policy issues shaping markets in the region, with insights from top government enforcers, corporate counsel, and leading practitioners. 

Webinar

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June 25, 2025

What’s Going on in the World of Enforcement?

In this webinar, our attorneys discussed the latest developments at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and what these changes may mean for the financial services industry....Read more
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Law Glossary

What Is Consumer Fraud?

Consumer fraud is commonly defined as deceptive business practices that cause consumers to suffer financial or other losses. The victims believe they are participating in a legal and valid business transaction when they are actually being defrauded. Fraud against consumers is often related to false promises or inaccurate claims made to consumers, as well as practices that directly cheat consumers out of their money....Read more

Law Glossary

What Is Consumer Targeting Law?

The protection of consumers’ privacy online is addressed within the field of consumer targeting law. The Federal Trade Commission’s Behavioral Advertising Principles recommend that websites disclose data collection policies, which are used to create consumer-targeted advertising. The FTC also advises that websites allow consumers to opt out of data collection. The FTC Act can be used to charge companies that do not adhere to their stated consumer privacy policies, do not protect consumer data, or do not provide adequate notifications of privacy policy changes. The law does not require all companies to provide privacy policies, though financial firms must disclose their information-sharing policies to their customers....Read more

Law Glossary

What Is Consumer Marketing Law?

Consumer marketing law is a broad legal segment dealing with federal and state statutes, along with government regulations, established to ensure that marketing and advertising are truthful. Federal law states that no form of advertising, including online advertising, can be deceptive. Marketing claims must also be evidence-based....Read more
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