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Keeping a deal moving forward can be challenging. Our 100+ Finance attorneys help clients maintain momentum with a commitment to understanding the challenges, risks, and opportunities they face. Our global team has developed great insights through the representation of financial institutions and corporate enterprises of all types and sizes in the finance industry. We have a well-rounded finance practice, with dedicated teams that advise banks, credit funds, alternative capital providers, sponsors, and corporations on a wide range of transactions including debt finance (leveraged, asset-based, and reserve-based lending), fund finance, structured finance, derivatives and structured products, project finance, and transportation finance.
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Our structured finance group is widely recognized as a leader, encompassing Esoteric Finance, Residential Asset Finance and Securitization, and CLOs/Fund Finance. Positioned prominently at the forefront of the industry, our team boasts extensive experience across a broad spectrum of assets, with a particular focus on bespoke structures and emerging and/or “esoteric” assets, including residential and commercial PACE, RMBS, and CMBS; aircraft, vessel, and railcar finance; FinTech and marketplace lending; CLOs; specialty finance; consumer and business lending; energy structured finance (including solar finance and reserve-based finance); derivatives and structured products; lease and operating asset finance; trade receivables; litigation settlement financing; and life settlements.
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Winston’s Debt Finance team focuses on all aspects of leveraged finance and asset-based lending both internationally and domestically. Our clients include leading international investment banks, commercial banks, direct lenders, credit funds, insurance companies, CLOs, and other institutional investors, as well as private equity funds, hedge funds, and corporations.
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Experience
|February 12, 2026
Braiin Ltd. Loan from Streeterville
Winston represented Braiin in a $6.5 million loan from Streeterville.
Experience
|January 27, 2026
Winston & Strawn secured a decisive victory for PayPal in an intellectual property dispute brought by Irish non-practicing entity Internet Payment Patents LTD (IPPL). Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen of the Northern District of California entered final judgment in PayPal’s favor, finding all asserted patent claims ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and granting PayPal’s motion to dismiss without leave to amend.
Experience
|January 21, 2026
Winston Represents Century Park Capital Partners In Its Exit of MCCi
Winston represented Century Park Capital Partners and its portfolio company MCCi, LLC, in connection with an investment by Incline Equity Partners in MCCi. MCCi is a provider of enterprise content management and workflow automation solutions to public sector clients with a comprehensive suite of products that enable state and local governments to solve manual workflow challenges and drive operational efficiency throughout their organizations. Under Century Park's stewardship, MCCi strengthened its position as a leader in business process automation while maintaining its culture of exceptional customer service.
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Seminar/CLE
|March 25, 2026
Sanctions, Arbitration, and Cross-Border Enforcement: Complex Intersections in Practice
We are pleased to host an exclusive panel session during Paris Arbitration Week, exploring the complex intersections of sanctions regimes, international arbitration, and cross-border enforcement. This program combines real-world case insights with comparative perspectives to help practitioners navigate today’s challenging global legal landscape.
Recognitions
|March 11, 2026
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Annie Maudouit Appointed Secretary General of the Association des Avocats en Droit Boursier
Partner Annie Maudouit has been appointed Secretary General of the Association des Avocats en Droit Boursier (ADB) in France.
In the Media
|March 11, 2026
|2 Min Read
Shan Haider Joins Winston & Strawn in New York
Winston & Strawn recently announced that Shan Haider has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Transactions Department and a member of the Structured Finance Practice. Shan advises institutional capital providers in deploying capital through various investment vehicles, in highly regulated markets, providing bespoke solutions to meet strategic objectives. He regularly represents asset managers, specialty finance companies, private funds, registered investment companies, and originators across a broad range of consumer and real estate-backed asset classes.
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ESG in finance can refer to, among other things, financing tools such as Green, Social, and Sustainability Bonds and similar ESG-related debt instruments, as well as the separate discipline of ESG Investing. ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. Investors are increasingly applying these non-financial factors as part of their analysis to identify ESG-related risks and opportunities in particular investments. ESG metrics have not historically been included in financial reporting, though companies are increasingly making disclosures in their annual report or in a standalone sustainability report, and regulatory requirements for such disclosures, including from the SEC, are expanding.
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The full name of the Dodd-Frank Act is the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. It was passed in 2010 to regulate the financial market and protect consumers from risky financial practices. The legislation and its rules cover the following:
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Founded in 2008, Winston & Strawn’s Charlotte, North Carolina office of 25+ lawyers, includes firm leaders such as Kobi Kennedy Brinson—represents many major national and international companies headquartered in the city. Our Charlotte office also provides legal services to all of the top ten financial services companies in the U.S., which aligns with Charlotte’s reputation as the second-largest banking center in the country.