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Finance

Keeping a deal moving forward can be challenging. Our 100+ Finance attorneys help clients maintain momentum with a commitment to understanding the challenges, risks, and opportunities they face. Our global team has developed great insights through the representation of financial institutions and corporate enterprises of all types and sizes in the finance industry. We have a well-rounded finance practice, with dedicated teams that advise banks, credit funds, alternative capital providers, sponsors, and corporations on a wide range of transactions including debt finance (leveraged, asset-based, and reserve-based lending), fund finance, structured finance, derivatives and structured products, project finance, and transportation finance....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

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Debt Finance

Winston’s Debt Finance team focuses on all aspects of leveraged finance and asset-based lending both internationally and domestically. Our clients include leading international investment banks, commercial banks, direct lenders, credit funds, insurance companies, CLOs, and other institutional investors, as well as private equity funds, hedge funds, and corporations. ...Read more

Insights & News 1,176 results

Non-Fungible Insights: Blockchain Decrypted

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July 31, 2025

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Preparing for Change: FCA Consultations Redefine the UK Digital Assets Regulatory Landscape

2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for the regulation of digital assets in the UK. As the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets is reshaping the EU’s regulatory landscape by introducing a unified framework for crypto-asset service providers, the UK Financial Conduct Authority is advancing its own agenda, guided by its Cryptoasset Roadmap, to ensure regulatory clarity while supporting innovation. 

Speaking Engagement

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July 30, 2025

Winston & Strawn Speaks at the SFA Research Symposium 2025

Pete Morgan, partner and Co-Chair of Winston & Strawn’s Structured Finance and Esoteric Finance practices, is proud to serve as a featured speaker at the Structured Finance Association (SFA) Research Symposium 2025 at PwC’s offices in New York. This full-day event will explore the ideas, innovations, and regulatory shifts reshaping the future of securitization and the credit markets....Read more

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July 29, 2025

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Greg Gartland and Jon Levine Named Co-Chairs of Winston’s Financial Restructuring Practice

Winston & Strawn is pleased to announce the appointment of Greg Gartland and Jon Levine as Co-Chairs of the newly named Financial Restructuring Practice. This leadership transition marks an exciting new chapter as the firm continues to expand its capabilities in distressed finance, cross-border insolvency, and complex restructuring matters....Read more
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What Is ESG in Finance?

ESG in finance can refer to, among other things, financing tools such as Green, Social, and Sustainability Bonds and similar ESG-related debt instruments, as well as the separate discipline of ESG Investing. ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. Investors are increasingly applying these non-financial factors as part of their analysis to identify ESG-related risks and opportunities in particular investments. ESG metrics have not historically been included in financial reporting, though companies are increasingly making disclosures in their annual report or in a standalone sustainability report, and regulatory requirements for such disclosures, including from the SEC, are expanding....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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Charlotte

Founded in 2008, Winston & Strawn’s Charlotte, North Carolina office of 25+ lawyers, includes firm leaders such as Kobi Kennedy Brinson—represents many major national and international companies headquartered in the city. Our Charlotte office also provides legal services to all of the top ten financial services companies in the U.S., which aligns with Charlotte’s reputation as the second-largest banking center in the country....Read more
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