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Winston’s Intellectual Property (IP) Practice is one of the most active and highly regarded in the United States per Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation US, and Best Law Firms®, among other ranking organizations. Our team features some of the country’s best IP lawyers, attorneys with the technical abilities to litigate and try highly complex IP disputes, and technical lawyers who provide critical advisory services.
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We routinely help clients protect and commercialize their intellectual property (IP) assets and provide due diligence on complex technology and IP transactions. We negotiate and draft IP licenses and transfers; provide strategic guidance on optimal structures for IP and IT transactions; and evaluate copyright, trademark, and patent portfolios and provide related due diligence activities in connection with IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, licenses, and other corporate transactions.
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Insurance plays an essential role in risk mitigation for financial services companies. As risks evolve, questions often arise concerning the scope of insurance coverage and the interpretation and application of policy provisions. Winston’s insurance lawyers provide companies with best-in-class advice, corporate and transactional counsel, and, if need be, litigation defense in high-stakes coverage disputes and class actions. We have achieved excellent outcomes for our clients in matters involving a wide variety of insurance policies and claims, including cybersecurity, travel, long-term care, and annuities, among others. Moreover, we have experience in emerging issues and industries, such as blockchain technology and artificial intelligence, both of which present insurers with a unique and complicated set of risks and opportunities.
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Experience
|February 13, 2025
RF Acquisition Corp. Closes Business Combination with GCL Asia to Go Public
Experience
|November 23, 2024
Experience
|August 15, 2024
Winston Achieves Historic No-Damages Summary Judgment for Microsoft in Patent Case
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|June 23, 2025
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Winston Team Led by Tom Melsheimer Recognized in Litigator of the Week Column
A Winston team led by Tom Melsheimer was featured in the Litigator of the Week column by the Am Law Litigation Daily on June 23, 2025.
In the Media
|June 20, 2025
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Mike Blankenship Discusses IPO Market Rebound with Venture Capital Journal
Winston & Strawn partner Mike Blankenship was quoted in a Venture Capital Journal article discussing his perspective on the rebound in the IPO market. According to Venture Capital Journal, at the end of May, US IPO volume was double where it was in the previous two years, with 141 IPOs completed on US exchanges in the first five months of the year, up from 77 in the same period in 2024 and 68 in the first five months of 2023.
In the Media
|June 20, 2025
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Tom Melsheimer Discusses Successful Retrial for Client Ruel Hamilton with Texas Lawyer
Winston & Strawn partner Tom Melsheimer spoke with Texas Lawyer to discuss the retrial of and subsequent win on behalf of client Ruel Hamilton. Hamilton was convicted in a 2021 trial of bribing two city council members and sentenced to eight years in prison, but the Fifth Circuit overturned the verdict and allowed Hamilton to remain free pending an appeal. After six days of testimony in the retrial, a federal jury deliberated for two days before returning a not-guilty verdict.
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Social media law is a developing area of the law that includes both criminal and civil aspects. Generally, it covers legal issues related to user-generated content and the online sites that host or transmit it. Some of the special legal concerns raised by social media include privacy, including the rights of both social media users and third parties (for example, when photos are posted and used online without the permission of the people depicted); defamation; advertising law; and intellectual property (IP) law. Material shared on social media can sometimes infringe on a copyright, a trademark, or other IP rights.
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