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Stephanie T. Coelho

Associate

Washington, DC

+1 202-282-5881

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Associate

Washington, DC

Patrick Hogan

Partner

Washington, DC

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Partner

Washington, DC

Emilie Woodhead

Of Counsel

Los Angeles

+1 213-615-1823

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Of Counsel

Los Angeles

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Life Sciences

Winston has been a major player in the life sciences industry for decades. We represent market-leading clients across this broad sector, including companies involved in pharmaceuticals, biologics, biosimilars, biotechnology, and medical devices. Our attorneys are seasoned practitioners—many of whom have technical degrees in areas key to the life sciences sector, including biology, chemistry, pharmacy, and biomedical engineering—and bring a unique understanding of the industry and perspective to our representations....Read more

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Financial Crimes Compliance

Winston’s financial crimes compliance lawyers have been providing regulatory compliance counseling and enforcement services related to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML), and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) policy for decades. We also have experience with international AML matters, including in the EU and with respect to Financial Actions Task Force (FATF) recommendations....Read more

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Securities, M&A & Corporate Governance Litigation

In today’s market, litigators with experience in securities, corporate governance, and M&A-related (collectively, “securities litigation”) matters need to leverage their broad experience to serve as both advocate and as counsel and strategist, focused on helping clients to overcome not just a legal issue but a collective business problem. Given the frequent interplay between things such as corporate-control transactions, public offerings, activist shareholders, the use of complex derivatives and other financial instruments, bad news impacting stock performance, regulatory inquiries and investigations, and insurance coverage, strategic and tactical litigation decisions can have a wide-ranging impact on the success of a given transaction, as well as on companies, their boards, senior management, and advisors....Read more

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August 18, 2025

Winston Represented Amphenol in Definitive Agreement to Acquire Trexon

Winston represented Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH), one of the world’s largest designers, manufacturers, and marketers of electrical, electronic, and fiber optic connectors and systems, as well as coaxial and high-speed specialty cables, in its definitive agreement to acquire Trexon, a leading provider of high-reliability interconnect and cable assemblies primarily serving the defense market. The acquisition is valued at approximately US$1B, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. Amphenol will finance the transaction with cash on hand and expects to close in the fourth quarter of 2025....Read more

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July 15, 2025

Atsion Commits Up to $200 Million in Strategic OFA Investment

Winston & Strawn is representing Atsion Opportunity Fund LLC – Series 1 in connection with its committed equity facility of up to US$200M with OFA Group. The facility enables OFA to issue and sell ordinary shares over a 36-month period to support its cryptocurrency treasury strategy....Read more

Experience

July 11, 2025

Winston Represented South Reach Networks in Sale to Blue Owl

Winston represented Intermetro Fiber, LLC (d/b/a South Reach Networks (SRN)), a Florida-based fiber optic infrastructure provider, in its sale to a fund managed by affiliates Blue Owl Capital (Blue Owl). This acquisition will allow Blue Owl to provide incremental scale and deepen Blue Owl's existing fiber capabilities, adding major new builds across the network, and scale the business to meet the growing need for additional fiber optic network capabilities across SRN's dark and lit fiber optic infrastructure network which spans 370 miles from Jacksonville to Miami....Read more

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December 1, 2025

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Earn-outs: A Bridge to Troubled Water?

This article was originally published in Private Equity International. Reprinted with permission. Any opinions in this article are not those of Winston & Strawn or its clients. The opinions in this article are the authors’ opinions only....Read more

Press Release

November 24, 2025

5 Min Read

Winston & Strawn Names 18 New Partners Globally

Chicago – November 24, 2025 – Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce that 18 of the firm’s lawyers have been elevated to partner....Read more

Capital Markets & Securities Law Watch

November 24, 2025

3 Min Read

SEC to Companies: You’re on Your Own (Sort Of) Under Rule 14a-8

On November 17, 2025, the staff (the Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) announced a significant shift in its approach to the shareholder proposal process for the upcoming 2025-2026 proxy season. The Staff will no longer respond to most no-action requests under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8, which permits qualifying shareholders to place proposals in a public company’s proxy materials, while allowing issuers to omit proposals that fall within the rule’s procedural or substantive exclusions. Rule 14a-8 is a longstanding point of contention between issuers and proponents of socially and operationally significant shareholder proposals. This guidance fundamentally alters how the Division will address exclusion requests and increases uncertainty for issuers preparing proxy materials.

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What Is Failure to Warn?

In the product liability context, a failure to warn claim arises when a plaintiff alleges that a product lacked an adequate warning regarding potential risks associated with its use. To succeed in a failure to warn claim, a plaintiff typically needs to demonstrate that the lack of a warning regarding a particular potential harm rendered the product unreasonably dangerous, and that adequate warnings would have ultimately prevented the alleged harm....Read more

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What Is Tax Evasion?

Tax evasion is the failure to pay or the deliberate underpayment of federal income taxes. The U.S. income tax system is based on voluntary compliance, and it is the taxpayer’s responsibility to report all income and to pay all taxes due. Tax evasion is a known violation of a legal duty, and may result in monetary penalties, imprisonment, or both....Read more

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What Is Consumer Privacy Law?

Consumer privacy law is the legal area covering violations of personal information and the right to privacy in everyday life, including violations relating to technology use and finances. Consumer privacy laws and regulations protect individuals from privacy loss due to the failures and limitations of corporate customer privacy measures. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the primary agency directing federal privacy policies and enforcing associated regulations. The FTC utilizes law enforcement, creates policy, and educates consumers as it acts to protect privacy. Legal action can be taken against organizations that violate consumer privacy rights, especially regarding sensitive information....Read more