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Financial Innovation & Regulation
Winston’s Financial Innovation & Regulation attorneys routinely counsel financial services, digital assets, and other clients on complex banking, crypto, FinTech, consumer financial, and securities matters. Many of our team members previously held positions as in-house counsel at global financial institutions and served in positions at government agencies, which gives us considerable experience in helping our clients obtain innovative, effective, and efficient solutions.
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Winston is a global powerhouse in the financial restructuring space. We offer a fully integrated team of attorneys across a global platform to guide clients through any distressed situation, whether the client is a savvy and interested investor, a creditor seeking to maximize its recovery, or a company aiming to proceed through a successful yet complex restructuring. We have advised stakeholders in some of the highest-profile restructurings and bankruptcy cases in the United States and beyond, including Caesars Entertainment, ResCap, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Enron, Lehman Brothers, Pacific Gas & Electric, LATAM Airlines, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, among others.
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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.
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|March 6, 2026
Transition Evergreen & Zencap Agreement: Winston Advises Transition Evergreen on Its Restructuring
Transition Evergreen, a company listed on Euronext Paris and dedicated to ecological transition and carbon-footprint reduction, has completed the first phase of its financial restructuring by carrying out, on February 26 and 27, 2026, the operations set out in a settlement agreement concluded with its main creditor, a private debt fund managed by Zencap Asset Management (“Zencap”).
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|February 22, 2026
Winston & Strawn LLP Paris advised the Compagnie Européenne de Garantie et Caution (CEGC, BPCE Group) financial creditors on the adoption of Réalités’ recovery plan by the Nantes Commercial Court.
Experience
|January 22, 2026
Advised SQM on US$600M offering of subordinated capital notes due 2056 (Hybrid Bond Offering)
Winston & Strawn LLP advised longstanding client Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (“SQM”) (NYSE: SQM) on its US$600 million offering of subordinated capital notes. The notes were offered in the United States pursuant to Rule 144A and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S.The subordinated capital notes are due in 2056 and constitute SQM’s first international hybrid bond issuance, structured to be consistent with SQM’s recent UF 10 million (approximately US$ 430 million) Series S hybrid-subordinated bond issuance in the Chilean securities market. The notes bear an initial annual interest rate of 5.625% and are subject to reset on April 22, 2031 (the “First Reset Date”), and on every fifth anniversary thereafter, based on a spread over the 5-year U.S. Treasury bond rate, with interest rate step-ups on the fifth and twentieth anniversaries of the First Reset Date. The transaction closed on January 22, 2026.BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Santander US Capital Markets LLC, and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. acted as initial purchasers of the notes.Link Capital Partners was financial advisor to SQM.SQM is a global company with a leading position in the lithium, iodine, and potassium nitrate markets. It develops and produces a diverse range of products for industries essential to human progress, including health, nutrition, renewable energy, and technology, driven by innovation and technological development.The Winston & Strawn team advising on the transaction included corporate partner Sey-Hyo Lee (New York) and foreign legal advisor Bruno M. Fiorino (New York). Partner Katherine Erbeznik (New York) advised on tax matters.
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|April 6, 2026
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Ashley Chung Rejoins Winston After Serving as Assistant U.S. Attorney and Deputy Chief of Appeals
Chicago – April 6, 2026 – Winston & Strawn LLP announced today the addition of Ashley Chung as a partner in the Chicago office. Ashley rejoins the firm’s Litigation Department as a member of its Appellate & Critical Motions practice after serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.
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|April 2, 2026
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Konstantinos Adamos’ Move to Winston Featured in The Lawyer
Konstantinos Adamos’ move to Winston & Strawn’s London office, where he will serve as an of counsel in the firm’s Financial Innovation & Regulation practice, has been featured in The Lawyer. Konstantinos’ practice spans Licensing and compliance, alongside cross-border expansion and regulatory engagement. Prior to his move to Winston, he served as group head of legal for cryptoassets and Revolut, where he advised on regulatory frameworks spanning the UK, EU, and UAE.
Benefits Blast
|April 2, 2026
|5 Min Read
DOL Proposes Safe Harbor for Alternative Investments in 401(k) Plans
The U.S. Department of Labor (the DOL) has published its long-awaited proposed rule on selecting alternative investments in participant-directed 401(k) plans.
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What Is Financial Privacy Law?
State and federal financial privacy laws protect consumers’ sensitive information. On the federal level, consumers are allowed to limit the personal information that financial institutions and other businesses share.
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Who Are Institutional Investors?
Institutional investors are large non-individual shareholders, including hedge funds, pension funds, mutual funds, endowment funds, and insurance companies.
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What Is Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)?
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) is a proxy advisory firm that provides research and analysis, governance data, and shareholder proxy voting advice to hedge funds, mutual funds, and other investors.