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Retail & Luxury

We help retail and luxury clients navigate challenges around the globe as they protect and expand their brands. We serve as trusted advisors and valued business partners, handling some of the industry’s highest-profile litigation, regulatory matters, and deals. Our track record of successes in both state and federal courts is a testament to our prowess in consumer fraud, product liability, and antitrust litigation and our commitment to excellence extends to our transactional representation, ensuring swift, seamless, smooth, and cost-efficient deals for our retail and luxury clients....Read more

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Trade Secrets, Non Competes & Restrictive Covenants

Theft of trade secrets and other confidential information occurs all too frequently in today’s global, highly mobile, and competitive marketplace. In the course of advising clients, we have developed comprehensive, yet scalable, strategies for both mitigating against and responding to issues along the trade secrets protection spectrum, including helping position clients proactively before trade secrets theft occurs....Read more

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IP Licensing & Due Diligence

We routinely help clients protect and commercialize their intellectual property (IP) assets and provide due diligence on complex technology and IP transactions. We negotiate and draft IP licenses and transfers; provide strategic guidance on optimal structures for IP and IT transactions; and evaluate copyright, trademark, and patent portfolios and provide related due diligence activities in connection with IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, licenses, and other corporate transactions....Read more

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May 13, 2025

2025 Health Care & Life Sciences Summit

Winston & Strawn is pleased to host its fifth annual Health Care & Life Sciences Summit. Clients and friends of the firm are invited to join us to network with peers and gain insights from industry leaders and legal experts. The summit will take place live at our Chicago office, and CLE-eligible recordings of the Summit’s sessions will be available shortly following the event....Read more

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May 2, 2025

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SHIPS for America Act Reintroduced – What’s New

On April 30, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) together with several original co-sponsors re-introduced in the U.S. Senate the SHIPS for America Act, first introduced in December 2024, divided into two bills. Companion legislation was also introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS) and Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA). This is a major, historic effort to revitalize the U.S. merchant marine. The legislation had to be re-introduced to be considered by the new U.S. Congress which commenced in January.

Competition Corner

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May 1, 2025

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From Pricing to Platforms: What Shifting U.S. Antitrust Enforcement Means for Retail and Consumer-Facing Businesses

For companies operating in the U.S. consumer and retail space—whether in luxury goods, electronics, e-commerce, or mass retail—the current political and regulatory climate presents a shifting landscape of antitrust enforcement that’s worth watching closely....Read more
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What Is the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)?

The Federal Acquisition Regulation, commonly referred to as “FAR,” is a collection of regulations governing the process by which the federal government purchases products, supplies, and services. The FAR consists of 53 parts, each covering a different aspect of the government procurement process. FAR part 52, for example, provides solicitation provisions and clauses that can (and in some instances must) be inserted into contracts with the government. While the FAR applies to all executive agencies, many agencies, such as the Departments of Defense, State, and Veterans Affairs, have issued their own supplements to the FAR which provide regulatory guidance on contracting issues that are unique to them....Read more

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What Is The Shipping Act?

The Shipping Act is a set of maritime commerce regulations overseen by The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). The Shipping Act of 1916 created the United States Shipping Board, the first federal agency tasked with regulating the U.S. maritime industry and addressing shipping shortages caused by World War I. It was later modified by the Shipping Act of 1984 in response to changes in the industry and more recently by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022. Today it remains foundational to regulating the U.S. commercial shipping industry....Read more

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What Is the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)?

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) “establishes a rebuttable presumption that the importation of any goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, or produced by certain entities, is prohibited by Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and that such goods, wares, articles, and merchandise are not entitled to entry to the United States”... “The UFLPA also requires the interagency Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and Director of National Intelligence, to develop and submit to Congress a strategy for supporting CBP’s enforcement of Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to goods, wares, articles, and merchandise produced with forced labor in the People’s Republic of China.”...Read more
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