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White Collar & Government Investigations
Ranked Tier 1 Nationally for “Criminal Defense: White Collar” by Best Law Firms®2025, and recognized for “Corporate Crime & Investigations: Highly Regarded – Nationwide” by Chambers USA in 2025, Winston’s White Collar & Government Investigations Practice assists individuals, companies, and organizations with government investigations and enforcement matters; related criminal and civil litigation; trials; appeals; congressional oversight; internal investigations; and compliance counseling and program development and enhancement. We are comprised of 80+ litigators, with more than a dozen former prosecutors from the SEC, Main Justice, and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices nationwide, including four former U.S. Attorneys, Regional Supervisors, and a former Assistant Director, Enforcement Division, SEC. We are known for our zealous advocacy, our unyielding commitment to our clients, and for protecting and defending clients’ interests with legal acumen that’s second to none.
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Government Program Fraud, False Claims Act & Qui Tam Litigation
Investigations and litigation involving alleged fraud against the government pose a significant and growing threat to organizations and individuals across all industries that engage directly or indirectly in business with federal, state, and/or local governments. The government makes aggressive use of its extensive criminal and civil investigatory powers to root out alleged fraud and abuse implicating government funds, including one of its most powerful civil enforcement tools—the federal False Claims Act (FCA)—and similar state false claims statutes.
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International trade is essential for the growth and development of global economies and businesses. As international trade has expanded and developed, so too have the myriad rules and regulations that govern it. The global compliance environment is becoming more complex by the day and can be difficult to navigate without the assistance of experienced counsel. Failure to comply with international trade rules and regulations—even if done so unwittingly—can lead to civil and criminal penalties, monitorships, consent agreements, debarment, reputational damage, substantial administrative burden, legal expense, and unsatisfied business objectives. Increasingly, there also is exposure for individual officers/directors, which can include monetary penalties and, potentially, jail time.
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Experience
|April 6, 2026
MLBPI’s Licensing Fight Ends in Victory and Settlement with DraftKings
Winston is representing MLB Players Inc. (MLBPI), which serves as the exclusive group licensing representative for all MLB (major league baseball) players. MLBPI sued several online sportsbook and mobile-betting platforms, including DraftKings, over their use of hundreds of MLB player images and likenesses without MLBPI’s consent.
Experience
|April 2, 2026
Business Combination and Secured Financing of Keo World and Maha Capital AB
Served as legal counsel to KEO World, Inc., a Miami-based fintech platform specializing in embedded credit and B2B digital payments, in connection with its business combination with Maha Capital AB, a publicly listed investment company on Nasdaq Stockholm. The transaction, which closed on April 2, 2026, was structured as a reverse triangular merger through which KEO World became a wholly owned subsidiary of Maha, with KEO World's parent entity receiving approximately 141 million newly issued Maha shares and nearly 49.2 million earn-out warrants as consideration. In connection with the closing, Maha also executed two directed capital raises totaling USD 27 million at SEK 16 per share and announced a planned third raise of USD 8 million ahead of a contemplated dual listing on a U.S. national securities exchange. Based on publicly available disclosures, the combined transaction has been valued at approximately USD 680 million.
Experience
|March 30, 2026
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.
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In the Media
|April 16, 2026
|4 Min Read
Winston Secures Transformative Antitrust Verdict for States in Live Nation and Ticketmaster Trial
A Winston & Strawn team, led by Jeffrey Kessler, secured an antitrust verdict on behalf of more than 30 states and the District of Columbia, with a Manhattan federal jury finding Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster liable for violating federal and state antitrust laws in a decision that has the potential to transform the concert, music, and ticketing industry. The jury concluded that Ticketmaster unlawfully maintained a monopoly in the primary ticketing market for major concert venues and that Live Nation unlawfully monopolized the large amphitheater market, compelling artists to use its promotion services to access its venues. Jurors further found that this conduct resulted in higher ticket fees, leading to an approximate $1.72 overcharge per ticket for consumers.
In the Media
|April 15, 2026
|2 Min Read
Anne Murray and Guy Singer Join Winston in White Collar & Government Investigations Practice
Winston & Strawn recently announced that Anne Murray and Guy Singer joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. and New York offices respectively as partners in the Litigation Department. The two bring invaluable white collar defense, corporate investigations, and compliance experience to the firm’s White Collar & Government Investigations Practice. Both are seasoned white-collar defense and compliance attorneys, who represent companies and individuals in matters involving fraud, bribery, corruption, and ethics issues.
Winston’s Environmental Law Update
|April 15, 2026
|5 Min Read
In October 2025, we covered the evolving legal landscape surrounding E15 gasoline—a fuel blend containing 15% ethanol—including the EPA's history of issuing short-term emergency waivers to allow summer sales, California's decision to authorize E15 statewide, and the introduction of the bipartisan Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 in Congress.
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Law Glossary
Consumer fraud is commonly defined as deceptive business practices that cause consumers to suffer financial or other losses. The victims believe they are participating in a legal and valid business transaction when they are actually being defrauded. Fraud against consumers is often related to false promises or inaccurate claims made to consumers, as well as practices that directly cheat consumers out of their money.
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Like many reputable law firms and global organizations, Winston & Strawn LLP’s brand and the names of our attorneys and business professionals are increasingly being used to conduct scam and fraud campaigns. These scams can occur in many different forms and are constantly evolving.
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Anti-Money Laundering (AML) refers to policies and practices that prevent, detect, and report financial crimes. The principal U.S. federal law on money laundering is the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), also known as the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970. The BSA generally mandates financial institutions to assist in governmental investigations by keeping records of cash purchases or negotiable instruments, filing reports of cash transactions exceeding a set daily aggregate amount, and reporting suspicious activity that may hint at money laundering, tax evasion, or other criminal activities.