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Professionals 383 results

David A. Sakowitz
David A. Sakowitz
Partner
  • New York, 
  • London
Email
+1 212-294-2639
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Partner

  • New York
  • London
Michael J. Blankenship
Michael J. Blankenship
Partner
  • Houston, 
  • San Francisco , 
  • New York
Email
+1 713-651-2678
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Partner

  • Houston
  • San Francisco
  • New York
Louis Savage
Louis Savage
Partner
  • Houston
Email
+1 713-651-2797
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Partner

  • Houston
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Capabilities 83 results

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Capital Markets

Our capital markets and securities attorneys represent U.S. and international issuers, institutional investors, underwriters, and placement agents in a wide variety of public and private offerings of debt and equity securities....Read more

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Private Equity

Winston & Strawn’s private equity attorneys provide strategic advice and legal counsel to middle-market private equity funds, hedge funds, family offices, real estate funds, alternative asset managers, portfolio companies, and institutional investors. We have one of the broadest and most active national middle-market private equity practices in the U.S. ...Read more

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Structured Finance

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....Read more

Experience 295 results

Experience

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May 1, 2026

Forefront Tech Holdings Acquisition Corp $100,000,000 Initial Public Offering

Winston & Strawn LLP served as legal counsel to Forefront Tech Holdings Acquisition Corp in connection with its $100,000,000 initial public offering. The Company priced 10,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustments....Read more

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April 27, 2026

Winston Represents Initial Purchasers in GABX Leasing’s $1 Billion Inaugural Senior Notes Offering

Winston & Strawn LLP represented the initial purchasers, BofA Securities, Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, in connection with GABX Leasing LLC’s inaugural $1 billion Rule 144A offering of senior notes, with GATX Corporation as guarantor. The offering consisted of $500 million of 4.625% Senior Notes due 2031 and $500 million of 5.300% Senior Notes due 2036. GABX Leasing LLC is a joint venture between GATX Corporation and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. and its institutional partners, formed in connection with the approximately $4.2 billion acquisition of a portfolio of approximately 101,000 railcars from Wells Fargo. This financing represents a key component of the joint venture’s capital structure and supports the continued expansion of one of the largest railcar leasing platforms in North America. This transaction underscores Winston’s market leading capital markets practice and its continued role advising global financial institutions on complex, large scale financings, particularly those supporting critical infrastructure and transportation assets....Read more

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March 30, 2026

Winston advised NextStage AM on its investment in Evoluderm, a leading French player in the hygiene and beauty sector.

Winston & Strawn LLP Paris advised NextStage AM on its investment in Evoluderm, a leading French player in the hygiene and beauty sector. This growth capital transaction, led by NextStage AM as a minority investor, will provide Nathalie and Gabriel Aiach – founders and majority shareholders with over 20 years’ expertise in the cosmetics sector – with the means to accelerate their ambition: to make Evoluderm an iconic brand, ranking among the world leaders in accessible, high-quality beauty. Founded in 2004, Evoluderm has established itself over the last five years as a benchmark in the health and beauty sector, distributed in over 100 countries. The brand has thus experienced remarkable growth, with turnover tripling over the last three years to reach nearly €40 million in 2025. With the support of NextStage AM, Evoluderm is embarking on an ambitious development plan to consolidate its position as a market leader. ...Read more
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Insights & News 2,824 results

False Claims Act Playbook

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May 14, 2026

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DOJ Launches FOCUS Initiative, Signaling Increasingly Data-Driven Era of FCA Enforcement

On April 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division announced a new initiative called the Fraud Oversight through Careful Use of Statistics (“FOCUS”) initiative, aimed at strengthening DOJ’s engagement with so‑called “data miner” whistleblowers who bring False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam actions based on publicly available government data, rather than insider knowledge.

Capital Markets & Securities Law Watch

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May 13, 2026

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From 10-Q to 10-S: What the SEC’s Optional Semiannual Reporting Proposal Means for Public Companies

On May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed optional semiannual Exchange Act reporting on a new Form 10-S, which represents a significant shift in the public company disclosure landscape.

Recognitions

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May 13, 2026

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Pete Morgan Recognized With Rainmaker Award in ABF Journal’s 2026 Legends & Leaders Awards

Winston & Strawn partner Pete Morgan has been recognized as one of only 18 “Rainmakers” in ABF Journal’s 2026 Legends & Leaders Awards. The Rainmaker award recognizes the leading deal closers in the specialty finance industry—top performers delivering standout results....Read more
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Site Content

What Is Emerging Technology?

Emerging technology is a term generally used to describe a new technology, but it may also refer to the continuing development of an existing technology; it can have slightly different meaning when used in different areas, such as media, business, science, or education. The term commonly refers to technologies that are currently developing, or that are expected to be available within the next five to ten years, and is usually reserved for technologies that are creating, or are expected to create, significant social or economic effects....Read more

Law Glossary

What Is Consumer Marketing Law?

Consumer marketing law is a broad legal segment dealing with federal and state statutes, along with government regulations, established to ensure that marketing and advertising are truthful. Federal law states that no form of advertising, including online advertising, can be deceptive. Marketing claims must also be evidence-based....Read more

Law Glossary

What Statutes and Regulations Govern the Approval and Marketing of Biosimilars?

Congress passed the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCIA) in 2010 an amendment of the Public Health Services Act. The BPCIA is codified at 42 U.S.C. § 262....Read more
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