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Michael Stepek
Michael Stepek
Partner
  • London, 
  • New York
Email
+44 20 7011 8754
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Partner

  • London
  • New York
Talbert Navia
Talbert Navia
Partner
  • New York, 
  • São Paulo
Email
+1 212-294-4728
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Partner

  • New York
  • São Paulo
Gustavo J. Membiela
Gustavo J. Membiela
Partner
  • Miami, 
  • New York, 
  • Washington, DC
Email
+1 305-910-0717
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Partner

  • Miami
  • New York
  • Washington, DC
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Capabilities 78 results

Practice Area

International Arbitration

Winston has decades of experience representing clients in international arbitrations around the world. Representing clients in both commercial and investor-state international arbitrations, we are well known by the leading players in the global arbitration arena. Our integrated team of attorneys enforces awards worldwide, knows every angle of international disputes, and has a robust understanding of our client’s industries....Read more

Region

Latin America & Caribbean

Winston’s deep experience representing companies and investors across Latin America and the Caribbean has made the firm a “go-to” resource for the strategic development of our clients’ businesses and the vigorous protection of their interests in the region. With broad command of a diverse range of issues within the region’s key industry sectors, we advise Fortune 500 companies, government and quasi-governmental entities, financial institutions, private equity and other investors, domestic and international oil and gas exploration and production companies, refiners and shippers, and a range of commercial and infrastructure developers....Read more

Industry

Infrastructure

Winston is well regarded for deep and broad experience advising clients in the development, construction, financing and refinancing, acquisition, and operation of major infrastructure assets, including several award-winning deals and public-private-partnership (PPPs or P3s) projects in North America, Latin America, and Europe. Recognized for our ability to “take complex issues and boil them down to pragmatic solutions” (Chambers USA 2023), our team represents a diverse mix of participants and stakeholders in a broad range of investments and non-recourse/limited recourse financings, and we have experience working on many of the most complex projects, within aggressive time frames, while employing inventive solutions. Likewise, our lawyers help to identify and quantify roadblocks and risks at an early stage, so that we can help our clients—which include developers and sponsors, a full range of lenders and investors, project owners and operators, governments and their agencies, and other project counterparties—evaluate and, to the extent possible, mitigate or eliminate risk....Read more

Experience 42 results

Experience

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December 11, 2025

Winston Takes the Checkered Flag After “Massive Win” Settlement

Winston squared off in the W.D.N.C. against lawyers for NASCAR in an antitrust lawsuit brought on behalf of racing teams Front Row Motorsports Inc. and 23X1 Racing LLC—the team co-owned by Michael Jordan and driver Denny Hamlin—alleging monopolization of the market for premier stock car racing teams. On December 11, 2025, nine days into trial and the morning after the plaintiffs rested their case, the parties jointly announced a settlement. Jeffrey Kessler and Jeanifer Parsigian were recognized by American Lawyer with its top “Litigator of the Week” honors on December 19, 2025, for this historic settlement....Read more

Experience

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December 3, 2025

US Tiger Securities Announced IPO

Winston & Strawn LLP is serving as U.S. securities counsel to US Tiger Securities, Inc., a full-service broker/dealer, in connection with the $10,000,000 initial public offering of SMJ International Holdings Inc., a Singapore-based premium flooring specialist. The Company priced 2,500,000 Class A ordinary shares at US$4.00 per share. The Class A ordinary shares are expected to begin trading on the NYSE American under the ticker symbol “SMJF” on December 4, 2025....Read more

Experience

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July 17, 2025

D. Boral Capital Closes US$15M Robot Consulting IPO

Winston & Strawn LLP represented D. Boral Capital LLC and Craft Capital Management LLC in connection with the US$15M initial public offering of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) of Robot Consulting Co., Ltd. The offering consisted of 3,750,000 ADSs priced at $4.00 per ADS, and the company’s ADSs began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “LAWR” on July 17, 2025....Read more
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Insights & News 1,555 results

False Claims Act Playbook

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March 30, 2026

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7 Min Read

Chicago U.S. Attorney’s Office Named Lead Prosecutorial Partner on Trade Fraud Task Force, Emphasizing DOJ’s Increased Use of False Claims Act in Customs Fraud Cases

On February 24, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) jointly announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago would be a lead prosecutorial partner on the recently launched interagency Trade Fraud Task Force. Originally launched on August 29, 2025, the Trade Fraud Task Force aims to aggressively pursue importers, purchasers, supply chain actors, and other entities engaged in customs fraud, including duty evasion, misclassification of goods, and smuggling of prohibited items. In this article, we evaluate DOJ’s continued commitment to designate substantial resources to its initiative to combat customs and trade fraud.

Seminar/CLE

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March 25, 2026

Paris Arbitration Week 2026 — Sanctions, Arbitration, and Cross-Border Enforcement: Complex Intersections in Practice

We were delighted to host a dynamic group of practitioners and industry leaders for an afternoon of insightful discussions on the evolving interplay between sanctions regimes, international arbitration, and cross-border enforcement.A special thank you to our moderators, Sara Susnjar and Suzanne Labi, and to our outstanding panelists, including Michael Stepek, Alice Flacco, Kate Siebke, Oliver Powell KC, Henry Reid, Sophie O'Sullivan, Matthew C. Bate, Ben Bruton, Daria Plakhova-Freshville, and Sebastián Mejía García for sharing their expertise and practical perspectives....Read more

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March 25, 2026

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9 Min Read

Navigating Venezuelan Oil and Gas Sanctions Rollbacks

This article was originally published in Law360. 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
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Other Results 29 results

Location

São Paulo

Winston & Strawn’s São Paulo office reflects the firm’s long-term investment in Brazil and the significant commitment of Winston’s Latin America practice group members to the country over many decades. Our fully bilingual São Paulo-based attorneys represent clients on international financing, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and disputes. They also act as a relationship touch point for global clients looking to expand into Brazil, ensuring an integrated and seamless service. Our São Paulo attorneys have in-depth knowledge of the region’s legal, cultural, political, regulatory, and commercial frameworks, which have earned them recognition from Chambers Global, Chambers Brazil, Chambers Latin America, Leaders League, The Legal 500, Latinvex, IFLR 1000, and LatinFinance, among many others....Read more

Location

London

Winston’s London office acts as a hub for our cross-border clients and advises a range of emerging and global companies, corporates, financial institutions, and private investors on domestic and cross-border matters. Our legal practices include corporate, M&A, private equity, capital markets, banking and finance, restructuring, litigation and disputes, international arbitration, antitrust and competition, and tax. Practitioners based in London include not only lawyers who are recognized as leaders in their fields but also a diverse group of international professionals, many of whom are bilingual and dual-qualified. Our global platform enables our London lawyers to quickly marshal relevant experience across practices and offices....Read more

Law Glossary

What Is Privacy Shield Law?

Privacy Shield is the segment of privacy law that covers compliance with the legal data protection requirements of the European Union (EU) and/or Switzerland. The U.S. has two Privacy Shield Frameworks that American organizations can join. The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework was created by the Department of Commerce and the European Commission, while the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework was designed by the Department of Commerce with the Swiss government....Read more
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