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Financial Services Litigation

Winston’s financial services litigators advise financial services companies of every size and scope on litigation, dispute resolution, and regulatory matters in local, state, and federal jurisdictions. While we are proud to have advised many clients as to how avoid formal legal proceedings, should litigation arise, we bring to bear the full strength of our nationally renowned litigation and trial practice when it does arise....Read more

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Government Program Fraud, False Claims Act & Qui Tam Litigation

Investigations and litigation involving alleged fraud against the government pose a significant and growing threat to organizations and individuals across all industries that engage directly or indirectly in business with federal, state, and/or local governments. The government makes aggressive use of its extensive criminal and civil investigatory powers to root out alleged fraud and abuse implicating government funds, including one of its most powerful civil enforcement tools—the federal False Claims Act (FCA)—and similar state false claims statutes....Read more

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Maritime & Admiralty

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May 27, 2025

PicoCELA Inc. Closes $1.8 Public Offering

Winston & Strawn represented Revere Securities LLC acted as the lead placement agent in connection with PicoCELA, Inc. in the closing of its public offering of 6,100,000 American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") at a public placement price of $0.30 per ADS. PicoCELA, Inc. received an aggregate gross proceeds of $1.83 million before deducting placement agent commission and other offering expenses. Each ADS represents one common share of the Company....Read more

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May 15, 2025

Winston Secures Federal Circuit Victory for Snap Axing Image-Presentation Patents on the Pleadings

Ask Sydney sued Snap along with four large tech companies in the Western District of Texas, Waco Division, asserting infringement of two related patents on methods of generating and presenting images to a user to determine the user’s interest.  Working closely with Snap, Winston successfully moved to transfer the case to the Central District of California, then moved for judgment on the pleadings of patent-ineligibility under § 101 of the Patent Act.  Following a hearing with multiple rounds of argument, the district court granted the motion, adopting Winston’s arguments that distinguished findings by the patent examiner during prosecution and by the Western District of Texas, which had denied § 101 motions brought by two other defendants.  Ask Sydney appealed, but the Federal Circuit summarily affirmed three days after oral argument, handing Snap a decisive win invalidating all claims of both asserted patents. Eimeric Reig led the strategy and argued the appeal and motion hearing, working with Kathi Vidal and Kelly Hunsaker....Read more

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May 9, 2025

An Am Law LOTW Shout Out-Worthy Gold Medal Victory In $Jenner

Winston, led by partners Jeffrey Steinfeld, John Schreiber, and George Mastoris, secured full dismissal of a high-profile securities class action involving hundred of millions of dollars in $Jenner memecoin trades. Plaintiffs alleged securities fraud under federal and California laws. The team was recognized in Am Law’s Litigator of the Week column for the win....Read more
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September 30, 2025

Tax Implications of the Big Beautiful Bill Act

Please join us for an engaging and informative webinar led by our experienced tax attorneys as they break down the most significant tax changes introduced by the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, signed into law on July 4, 2025....Read more

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September 23, 2025

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FinCEN Issues Proposed Rule to Delay the Investment Adviser AML Rule by Two Years

Last month, we published an alert about the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) order providing exemptive relief for covered investment advisers from certain anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism  program and other Bank Secrecy Act-related reporting, recordkeeping and information-sharing obligations (IA AML Rule) until January 1, 2028. The IA AML Rule, published by FinCEN as a final rule on September 4, 2024, is currently set to become effective on January 1, 2026. 
On September 22, 2025, FinCEN published a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the IA AML Rule to delay its effective date by two years, from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2028.

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September 22, 2025

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Winston & Strawn Continues Strategic Growth of its Finance Practice in London with Partner Richard Semple

LONDON – 22 September 2025—Winston & Strawn LLP has today announced the appointment of real estate finance specialist Richard Semple as a partner in the Transactions Department in its expanding London office....Read more
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What Is the Dodd-Frank Act?

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:...Read more

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The Corporate Transparency Act
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What Is The Jones Act?

The Jones Act, as used in the world of shipping is a law that reserves the transportation of goods between two points in the United States to qualified U.S.-flag vessels. This coastwise reservation law is named after its chief sponsor, Senator Wesley L. Jones. Similar laws apply to the transportation of passengers and reserve towing, dredging, and fishing in U.S. waters to qualified U.S.-flag vessels. Such vessels must be U.S. citizen-owned, U.S. citizen-crewed, U.S.-registered, and U.S.-built. Another law, also called the “Jones Act,” relates to merchant mariner injury recoveries....Read more
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