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Compliance Programs

Today’s legal and regulatory landscape is more fraught with risk than ever before. To survive—and thrive—in this challenging environment, sophisticated companies must have robust, proactive, and effective compliance programs in place....Read more

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Appellate & Critical Motions

Our nationally recognized Appellate & Critical Motions (ACM) Practice delivers sophisticated legal advocacy and analysis before trial, at trial, and on appeal. From state trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court, our ACM attorneys identify, preserve, and present the critical legal issues that can make the difference between winning and losing....Read more

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Class Actions & Group Litigation

Winston has developed a consistent record of success handling class action cases in state and federal courts. The practice is anchored by seasoned class action lawyers, many of whom have been recognized by Chambers USA and other ranking organizations as being top practitioners in their field. Our clients rely on us to steer them through class action matters by drawing on the firm’s significant experience in resolving complex litigation using creative and aggressive arguments, across a broad range of class, collective, coordinated, and mass actions, as well multidistrict litigation. We also have succeeded at trial in several class actions—a rare occurrence....Read more

Insights & News 46 results

Global Trade & Foreign Policy Insights

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January 24, 2025

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5 Min Read

Summary of America First Trade Policy

On January 20th, President Trump issued a memorandum titled the America First Trade Policy to the Secretaries of State, the Treasury, Defense, Commerce, Homeland Security, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the U.S. Trade Representative, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, and the Senior Counselor of Trade and Manufacturing. 

Client Alert

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October 25, 2024

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9 Min Read

Bankers Worldwide: You May Not Be Interested in Export Controls, But They Are Interested in You

On October 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a six-page guidance statement (the Guidance) to financial institutions (FIs) regarding best practices under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). 

Speaking Engagement

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October 17, 2024

Alexandra Chopin Speaks on American Society of International Law Panel

Winston & Strawn partner Alexandra Chopin will speak on the “U.S. Courts International Law Year in Review” panel hosted by the American Society of International Law. The discussion will cover sovereign immunity and personal jurisdiction disputes in the U.S. under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and the Anti-Terrorism Act; conflicting interpretations of U.S. and non-U.S. law in the context of bilateral investment treaties, commercial disputes, and human rights claims; and, recent decisions from the federal appellate courts that decline to defer to the Executive Branch interpretation of treaties and U.S. law with extraterritorial reach....Read more
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What Are Export Controls?

Export controls are a set of laws and regulations that govern the physical or electronic movement, transfer, or brokering of commodities, tooling, equipment, materials, software, technology, data, and services (collectively, “Items”), worldwide, to jurisdictions outside of a given country (example: non-U.S. jurisdictions), persons (individuals or entities) who are not a part of a given country (example: non-U.S. persons), and for prohibited end-uses. The term “export controls” can be misleading as export controls, particularly United States export controls, are extraterritorial and therefore apply also to reexports and transfers exclusively among and within non-U.S. jurisdictions....Read more

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Los Angeles

Serving one of the world’s largest economies for over 20 years, Winston & Strawn’s Los Angeles office is home to more than 100 lawyers and business professionals. Under the guidance of Office Managing Partner Angela Machala, our L.A. office thrives as a dynamic and tightly knit community with an inclusive culture in which its members from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives collaborate closely to support each other’s success and achieve their clients’ goals. Our L.A. lawyers—who are equally split between litigation and transactional work—advise 80+ Fortune 500 companies, which is a testament to the collaborative environment we’ve created to provide exceptional legal services....Read more

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Silicon Valley

Launched in 2013, Winston & Strawn’s Silicon Valley office is home to nationally recognized attorneys that draw clients from Fortune 500 companies, startups, and everything in between. Led by Kelly Hunsaker—who has deep roots in Silicon Valley spanning nearly three decades—the office draws from the firm’s deep bench strength and global network of resources to serve clients in a variety of industries, including the semiconductor, computer hardware and software, telecommunications, life sciences, and pharmaceutical sectors. The office’s intellectual property attorneys have litigated extensively in all the top national patent litigation venues, as well as before the International Trade Commission and the Patent Trial and Appeals Board of the USPTO....Read more
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