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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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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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Bankruptcy Litigation & Investigations
Large corporate bankruptcies and companies in financial distress often spawn a complex web of claims by lenders, trustees, debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees, investors, shareholders, and other constituents. Attorneys in Winston & Strawn’s complex commercial litigation group and special situations and restructuring group serve as trusted advisors and resolute advocates to protect clients’ business interests and assets in multifaceted Chapter 11 cases and bankruptcy-related disputes.
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|January 27, 2026
Virtuix Holdings Inc. Direct Listing on the Nasdaq Global Market
Winston & Strawn LLP represented Virtuix Holdings Inc., a leading developer of full-body virtual reality systems, in its direct listing on the Global Market tier of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
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|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.
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|December 12, 2025
Banesco USA acquires BayFirst Financial’s SBA loan division business
Winston represented Banesco USA in its acquisition of BayFirst Financial’s SBA lending business. Through the acquisition of the SBA lending business and a portfolio of SBA 7(a) loans, Banesco USA gains the infrastructure, expertise, and enhanced capabilities to deliver SBA lending on a national scale. It marks a significant step in the bank’s growth strategy, enabling it to expand its lending nationally, enhance the ability to better serve small and mid-sized businesses, and diversify its offerings. Banesco USA is an independent Florida state-chartered bank and is part of the Banesco International financial brand of banks operating in multiple countries. Enrique Martin, partner in Winston’s M&A Practice group, led the transaction for Banesco USA and was assisted by counsel Jennifer Olivestone and associate Caitlin Calvo.
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Webinar
|March 19, 2026
New Perspectives on Venezuela: On-the-Ground Insights and Direct Foreign Investment Outlook
Please join us for the next session in our webinar series on Venezuela’s evolving economic and legal landscape, featuring a special presentation by Venezuelan lawyers Pedro Urdaneta and Miguel Rivero, partners at LEGA Abogados, who will share valuable on-the-ground insights. Winston & Strawn partners Cari Stinebower and Carl Fornaris will moderate the conversation, and time will be set aside to take questions from the audience.
Non-Fungible Insights: Blockchain Decrypted
|March 19, 2026
|6 Min Read
FCA Handbook Application for Regulated Cryptoasset Activities – Key Takeaways from CP26/4
The close of 2025 highlighted the continuing momentum for the digital asset industry, with regulatory developments accelerating rather than slowing.
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|March 19, 2026
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Law Firms: The Next Frontier for Private Equity in Professional Services?
Law firms are one of the last major professional services segments without meaningful private equity (PE) penetration. The core investment attributes are familiar:
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A federal contract is a binding contract or agreement with an authorized official of any agency or department of the U.S. Government for the purpose of purchasing goods, products or services of any kind, or purchasing, renting, or leasing property, for the direct use or benefit of the U.S. Government. Federal contracts are the procurement mechanism the U.S. Government uses to obtain such goods, products, services, and property across all sectors and industries. Federal contracts may be express or implied and may be of various different types, e.g., fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, time and materials, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ).
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What Is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an executive agency of the United States under the direct authority of the President of the United States. The EPA’s mission is to protect people and the environment from significant health risks. The EPA is responsible for developing, maintaining, and enforcing environmental regulations and policies, including regulating the manufacturing, processing, distribution, and use of chemicals and other pollutants. EPA enforcement powers include fines, sanctions, and other measures.
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What Is Cross-Border Data Protection Law?
A cross-border data protection law involves the safe movement of electronic, personal data around the world. The European Union currently has a cross-border data protection law called the General Data Protection Regulation, which replaces the EU’s Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC.