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Alessandra Swanson
Alessandra Swanson
Partner
  • Chicago
Email
+1 312-558-7435
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Partner

  • Chicago
Sean G. Wieber
Sean G. Wieber
Partner
  • Chicago
Email
+1 312-558-5769
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Partner

  • Chicago
James P.  Smith III
James P. Smith III
Partner
  • New York
Email
+1 212-294-4633
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Partner

  • New York
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Capabilities 90 results

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Privacy & Data Security

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....Read more

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Privacy: Regulated Personal Information (RPI)

Winston’s Regulated Personal Information (RPI) Practice offers seamlessly integrated counseling and litigation services to companies looking for practical and solution-oriented assistance navigating the compliance, regulatory, and private class action enforcement risks presented by the emerging patchwork of complex (and often conflicting) privacy laws in the United States and beyond....Read more

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Capital Markets

Our capital markets and securities attorneys represent U.S. and international issuers, institutional investors, underwriters, and placement agents in a wide variety of public and private offerings of debt and equity securities....Read more

Experience 241 results

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September 11, 2025

$1.5 Billion Raymond James Financial, Inc. Public Offering of Senior Notes

We served as underwriters' counsel to BofA Securities, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and Raymond James, as joint book-running managers, in connection with the registered public offering of $1.5 billion of Senior Notes by Raymond James Financial, Inc. comprised of $650 million of its 4.900% Senior Notes due 2035, and $850 million of its 5.650% Senior Notes due 2055....Read more

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September 10, 2025

$1.05 Billion PECO Energy Company Public Offering of First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds

We served as underwriters' counsel to BNY Capital Markets, Citigroup, PNC Capital Markets LLC, Scotiabank, US Bancorp, Mizuho and MUFG, as joint book-running managers, in connection with the registered public offering of $1.05 billion of First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds by PECO Energy Company comprised of $525 million 4.875% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds due 2035 and $525 million 5.650% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds due 2055....Read more

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September 9, 2025

Greenland Exploration Limited enters business combination with Pelican Acquisition Corporation and March GL Company

Winston & Strawn LLP represented Greenland Exploration Limited in a landmark business combination with Pelican Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: PELI) and March GL Company. The transaction, structured as a merger agreement, will result in the formation of Greenland Energy Company, expected to be publicly listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “GLND.” Winston advised Greenland Exploration on all aspects of the deal, including regulatory strategy, corporate structuring, and negotiation of the merger terms....Read more
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October 21, 2025

Bayes H1 2025 UK Debt Market Survey Results

UK CRE market: surprising results for a time of macro-economic unpredictability, and fiscal and trade policy volatility. ...Read more

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October 16, 2025

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Winston Recognized in the BTI Litigation Outlook 2026

Winston & Strawn has been recognized in the BTI Litigation Outlook 2026 as “Distinguished in Litigation” for Cybersecurity Litigation and Complex Employment Litigation. Additionally, Winston was named a “Litigation Standout” in Securities & Finance Litigation, Employment Litigation, and Complex Commercial Litigation....Read more

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October 16, 2025

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OIG Issues Advisory Opinion on Contributions to Charitable Foundations for Therapy Services

On September 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (the OIG) issued a favorable advisory opinion (AO 25-10 or the Opinion) regarding an arrangement between a healthcare services company (the Company) and a charitable foundation (the Foundation), whereby the Company makes financial contributions to the Foundation, which then provides grants to families of children receiving a particular type of therapy (the Arrangement). Pursuant to AO 25-10, the OIG will not impose sanctions with respect to the Arrangement, despite the Arrangement potentially generating prohibited remuneration under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (the AKS) and implicating the civil monetary penalty provision prohibiting inducements to beneficiaries (the Beneficiary Inducements CMP).

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Other Results 144 results

Law Glossary

What Is Data Breach and Data Security Law?

Within 48 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, data breach and data security laws require organizations and government agencies to provide notifications of security breaches when they involve personally identifiable information. Companies may also be required by state data breach laws to act to minimize the effects of a breach. The FTC can investigate companies that do not adhere to their stated privacy policies and do not have safeguards to protect customer data, but no broad federal law exists regarding breach notifications. However, these U.S. data security laws and government agency rules are enforced:...Read more

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What Is Data Security Law?

Though the U.S. has not passed legislation dealing solely with data security law, organizations are expected to safeguard sensitive information and establish privacy policies. Legislation addressing specific types of sensitive data is found within various U.S. laws, such as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act....Read more

Law Glossary

What Is Online Privacy?

The definition of online privacy is the level of privacy protection an individual has while connected to the Internet. It covers the amount of online security available for personal and financial data, communications, and preferences. Internet users often attempt to increase online privacy through anti-virus software, strong password choices, turning off tracking, reviewing site security, and opting for stricter privacy settings. Risks to online privacy range from phishing scams to malware, while problems with website security may result in identity theft....Read more
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