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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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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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European Disputes, Regulatory & Compliance

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November 29, 2024

Winston advises 21 Invest France on its acquisition of a stake in Donora, the new holding company for Leetchi and iRaiser

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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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February 15, 2024

Winston represented Eurofeu's partners in the context of IK Partners' majority stake acquisition

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August 11, 2025

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The Current Debate about “Debanking”: Navigating Legal, Regulatory, and Reputational Challenges for Financial Institutions

Debanking—closing accounts or refusing to open accounts for customers perceived to be high risk—has become a hotly debated topic in recent years among groups on both sides of the political aisle. The debate involves allegations that banks have improperly debanked customers for political, rather than risk-based, reasons. Such accusations have shined a spotlight on banks’ account management practices, resulting in changes to regulatory practices and a new executive order from President Trump requiring additional regulatory changes and investigations. All of which will mean increased risk for financial institutions....Read more

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August 8, 2025

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FinCEN Orders Exemptive Relief to Delay the Investment Adviser AML Rule by Two Years

Last year in September, we published an alert about the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) final rule, which would have imposed certain anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) program and other Bank Secrecy Act-related obligations on investment advisers (IA AML Rule) effective January 1, 2026.

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August 7, 2025

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Yulia Makarova and Kimberly Prior Discuss Guiding Clients Through the GENIUS Act with IFLR

Winston & Strawn Winston & Strawn Digital Assets Group co-chair Kimberly Prior and partner Yulia Makarova were featured in an IFLR article sharing their insights on client reaction, increased demand for their legal knowledge, and compliance challenges for non-US issuers following the passing of the GENIUS Act. The act, passed by the House of Representatives on July 17 and signed by the President on July 18, brings clarity to the digital assets markets after years of regulatory uncertainty legitimizing the use of payment stablecoins in the US financial system and providing detailed requirements for compliance and governance....Read more
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What Is the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)?

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) “establishes a rebuttable presumption that the importation of any goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, or produced by certain entities, is prohibited by Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and that such goods, wares, articles, and merchandise are not entitled to entry to the United States”... “The UFLPA also requires the interagency Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and Director of National Intelligence, to develop and submit to Congress a strategy for supporting CBP’s enforcement of Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to goods, wares, articles, and merchandise produced with forced labor in the People’s Republic of China.”...Read more
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