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In a global business and legal environment marked by change, U.S. and multinational companies, financial institutions, investors, and entrepreneurs face demanding challenges that significantly impact their businesses. Transactions partners advise clients around the globe to navigate these challenges, adapt to regulatory change, and move transactions to the finish line.
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Bankruptcy Litigation & Investigations
Large corporate bankruptcies and companies in financial distress often spawn a complex web of claims by lenders, trustees, debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees, investors, shareholders, and other constituents. Attorneys in Winston & Strawn’s complex commercial litigation group and restructuring and insolvency group—both ranked in Tier 1 by Best Law Firms®—serve as trusted advisors and resolute advocates to protect clients’ business interests and assets in multifaceted Chapter 11 cases and bankruptcy-related disputes.
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Commercial Litigation & Disputes
Winston represents clients in virtually every type of dispute that could arise from operating a business. While our primary objective is to protect our clients from the need to engage in litigation and enter the courtroom, we take pride in our heavyweight litigation experience and the knowledge that corporate America has repeatedly retained us not just for “bet-the-company” trials, but for “bet-the-industry” cases as well. Our commercial litigators’ track record of success earned the team a national Tier 1 ranking in Best Law Firms® 2023. Our practice is anchored by seasoned litigators, many of whom have been recognized by in-house counsel and their peers as top practitioners in their fields.
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Experience
|February 15, 2024
Winston Closes Financing of the Landmark San Juan Bay Cruise Terminals Project
Experience
|January 26, 2024
Experience
|October 26, 2023
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Competition Corner
|April 23, 2024
|9 Min Read
FTC Adopts Final Ban on Worker Non-Competes
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission promulgated a final rule banning non-compete clauses in contracts with employees and other workers (the Rule).
Recognitions
|April 18, 2024
|Less Than 1 Min Read
Winston Advises on TXF’s 2023 Energy Export Finance Deal of the Year
Winston & Strawn was recognized as an advisor to Raizen Energia S.A.—a large energy group in Brazil—on its green loan structured under the SACE Push Strategy Program, financing general corporate purposes including eligible green projects in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors.
Speaking Engagement
|April 9, 2024
Winston & Strawn partner Carl Fornaris was a panelist on Strafford’s “Corporate Transparency Act’s Impact on Banking: Ensuring Compliance; Interplay With Know Your Client Due Diligence Rules” on April 9, 2024.
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Flash loans are a subset of smart contracts where uncollateralized loans are made to a buyer and re-paid in the same series of transactions. Flash loans represent essentially risk-free arbitrage opportunities; for example, if a cryptocurrency is being traded for $1 on one exchange and for $2 on another, a savvy trader can use smart contracts to take out a flash loan of $100 worth of the cryptocurrency on the first exchange, sell it for $200 on the second exchange, repay the loan, and pocket the extra $100 as profit as part of a single instantaneous transaction. Flash loans are usually risk-free for lenders as well; if there is no contract executed to return the amount loaned, the initial loan will never be made.
Law Glossary
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:
Law Glossary
FinTech (Financial Technology) is a term used to categorize technology-driven solutions to traditional banking products. FinTech aims to make financial services more accessible to consumers.