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Alex Wolens
Alex Wolens
Associate
  • Dallas
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+1 214-453-6485
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Associate

  • Dallas
Jeffrey L. Steinfeld
Jeffrey L. Steinfeld
Partner
  • Los Angeles
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+1 213-615-1960
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Partner

  • Los Angeles
James P.  Smith III
James P. Smith III
Partner
  • New York
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+1 212-294-4633
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Partner

  • New York
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Capabilities 22 results

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Securities, M&A & Corporate Governance Litigation

In today’s market, litigators with experience in securities, corporate governance, and M&A-related (collectively, “securities litigation”) matters need to leverage their broad experience to serve as both advocate and as counsel and strategist, focused on helping clients to overcome not just a legal issue but a collective business problem. Given the frequent interplay between things such as corporate-control transactions, public offerings, activist shareholders, the use of complex derivatives and other financial instruments, bad news impacting stock performance, regulatory inquiries and investigations, and insurance coverage, strategic and tactical litigation decisions can have a wide-ranging impact on the success of a given transaction, as well as on companies, their boards, senior management, and advisors....Read more

Practice Area

Public Companies

Winston offers a comprehensive cross-practice area Public Company Advisory Group, which leverages the collective experience of our Capital Markets and Securities, M&A, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Complex Commercial and Securities Litigation, and Tax practices, to advise our clients on the wide range of issues they face as public companies. With extensive experience providing top-tier legal counsel to our clients, we have cultivated a deep reservoir of knowledge in SEC reporting and compliance, capital markets, executive compensation, and corporate governance matters, earning the trust of numerous public company clients as their legal advisors in these critical areas....Read more

Industry

Food & Beverage

As a leading law firm with decades of experience representing the interests of food and beverage clients, Winston has a dedicated multinational and cross-disciplinary team of attorneys that focuses on the unique and varied ways in which laws, regulations, and market forces impact our clients in this sector....Read more

Experience 8 results

Experience

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January 31, 2025

Winston Secures Complete Defense Judgment for Alphatec in Prolonged Litigation Battle

Experience

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January 9, 2025

Delaware Court Sees Though Plaintiffs’ Poorly Disguised Derivative Claims

Experience

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April 23, 2023

Secured Settlement for Fox on Brink of Trial in High-Profile Defamation Litigation Brought by US Dominion Voting Systems

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Insights & News 161 results

MaritimeFedWatch

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July 2, 2025

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U.S. Maritime Administration Proposes Vessel Citizenship Changes

The U.S. Maritime Administration proposed changing the way persons prove U.S. citizenship for participation in various programs on July 1, 2025. Those regulations were last adjusted in 2004. MARAD proposed changes initially in 2019. The proposal is of special interest to public companies seeking to qualify for MARAD programs.

Client Alert

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June 10, 2025

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PTAB Acting Director Denies IPR Merely Because Petitioner Knew of the Challenged Patent Over a Decade Ago

We previously reported how the PTAB’s institution rate has fallen to approximately 40% in the new administration, with many of those denials stemming from the PTAB’s increased usage of its discretionary denial processes to deny IPR challenges without otherwise addressing the merits of the identified prior art. The latest grant of discretionary denial continues that trend and exemplifies the current challenges in pursuing IPR/PGR invalidity challenges at the U.S. Patent Office. 

Capital Markets & Securities Law Watch

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May 20, 2025

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3 Min Read

Texas Governor Signs Law to Raise the Bar for Shareholder Proposals

The Texas Governor signed a bill that raises the bar for shareholder proposals for Texas corporations. The new law, signed by Governor Abbott on May 19, 2025, has major implications for shareholders of certain Texas corporations and is part of a larger effort to make Texas more business-friendly.

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Other Results 14 results

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What Is a Delaware Corporation?

A Delaware corporation is a company that is formed in the state of Delaware but can conduct business anywhere. Incorporating in Delaware has become widespread among large U.S. companies, including more than half of the S&P 500....Read more

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