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Alessandra Swanson

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Sean G. Wieber

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Nimalka Wickramasekera

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Medical Devices

The medical device industry is currently undergoing monumental change—from supply chain challenges to disruptive technologies and economic fluctuations. To pave the way for a more accessible and innovative healthcare landscape—including advances in wearables, implants, diagnostics, mobility, drug delivery—the evolving and expansive medical device industry faces wide-ranging legal needs. Clients in this sector can tap the remarkable depth and breadth of our sector-focused and skilled attorneys in the U.S. and abroad. Our Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Group engages clients at all points in the product development life cycle to provide sound advice and practical solutions regardless of the client’s size or the complexity of their need. We help clients navigate today’s complex regulatory landscape, defend products and reputations in the face of high-profile product liability and mass tort claims, protect innovative intellectual property (IP), and leverage cross-border experience to advise on commercial transactions....Read more

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Privacy & Data Security

Winston takes a strategic approach to privacy and data security, integrating our extensive capabilities across practices to provide our clients with cutting-edge privacy and data security counseling, crisis management, security incident investigation and notification management, defense of data security class action litigation and regulatory inquiries, and international data protection. Our Global Privacy & Data Security Practice features a core team of privacy professionals and is bolstered by more than 40 attorneys from a variety of other disciplines firmwide. Our team combines compliance counselors, transactional lawyers, former government regulators and federal prosecutors, seasoned investigators, and experienced litigators. Few firms can rival our in-depth, sophisticated, and integrated experience in this area....Read more

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Life Sciences

Winston has been a major player in the life sciences industry for decades. We represent market-leading clients across this broad sector, including companies involved in pharmaceuticals, biologics, biosimilars, biotechnology, and medical devices. Our attorneys are seasoned practitioners—many of whom have technical degrees in areas key to the life sciences sector, including biology, chemistry, pharmacy, and biomedical engineering—and bring a unique understanding of the industry and perspective to our representations....Read more

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Experience

November 15, 2024

Winston Represented Revelstoke Capital Partners in Acquisition of NKMD MGMT, LLC

Winston represented Revelstoke Capital Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, in the acquisition of NKMD Mgmt, LLC, a provider of services including fillers, toxins, and other aesthetics treatments in over 20 locations across California, Arizona and Nevada. As the medical aesthetics industry continues to grow, this partnership between Revelstoke and NKMD will help build an industry leader with a strong commitment to clinical quality, safety, and patient experience....Read more

Experience

November 11, 2024

Court Square Capital Partners in its Definitive Agreement to Sell Advanced Diabetes Supply Group for US$1.1B

A team led by Craig Godshall and Matthew Schlosser represented Court Square Capital Partners, a New York-based leading middle-market private equity company, in its entry into a definitive agreement to sell Advanced Diabetes Supply® Group, a California-based national distributor of Durable Medical Equipment specializing in diabetes supplies, to Cardinal Health for US$1.1B. This sale will allow ADSG to continue to expand its reach and enhance the way it serves its approximately 500,000 patients nationwide with advances in in-home delivery of diabetes products including continuous glucose monitoring devices and other testing supplies....Read more

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September 25, 2024

Winston represents the founding partners of EDL in a new LBO

Winston & Strawn Paris is advising the founding partners of EDL in the sale of a majority stake to Dentressangle Participations....Read more

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Competition Corner

December 23, 2025

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The Continuing Expansion of Algorithmic Software Laws – Best Practices for Companies in an Evolving Landscape

New York recently expanded its algorithmic pricing laws, now requiring retailers to disclose when prices are set with algorithmic software based on consumers’ personal data.The so-called practice of surveillance pricing entails adjusting prices charged for goods and services according to monitored personal data.

Capital Markets & Securities Law Watch

December 23, 2025

3 Min Read

DTCC Partners with Digital Asset to Tokenize DTC-Custodied U.S. Treasury Securities

On December 17, 2025, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced a partnership with Digital Asset Holdings (Digital Asset), a developer of distributed ledger technology, to tokenize a subset of U.S. Treasury securities custodied at its subsidiary, the Depository Trust Company (DTC), using Digital Asset’s Canton Network. This announcement follows DTC’s receipt of a No-Action Letter from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on December 11, 2025, providing no-action relief allowing DTC to offer a pilot tokenization service for certain highly liquid assets.

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December 19, 2025

1 Min Read

Damien Diggs Discusses Use of Generative AI Chats as Digital Evidence with Cybersecurity Law Report

Winston & Strawn partner and former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas Damien Diggs was quoted in the first article of a two-part series by Cybersecurity Law Report examining developments around the use of generative AI chat logs as digital evidence in criminal investigations and prosecutions....Read more

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Law Glossary

What Is Privacy Compliance Law?

The area of privacy compliance law addresses how organizations meet legal and regulatory requirements for collecting, processing, or maintaining personal information. Data privacy breaches can lead to regulatory investigations and fines. When privacy is compromised, consumers or employees may respond with civil lawsuits. It is recommended, but not required by a federal law, that companies create and post privacy policies on websites and mobile apps. Once posted, companies must follow these policies or face scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission. (California and Delaware state law does require privacy policies to be posted on websites and mobile applications, if the site collects personally identifiable information)....Read more

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What Is Privacy Audit Law?

A privacy audit, also known as a privacy compliance audit, is an assessment tool that looks at an organization’s privacy protection policies and procedures, specifically in light of current relevant laws or regulatory requirements. The audits may be conducted by private organizations or by government agencies that are verifying a company’s regulatory compliance. In terms of privacy audit law, the FTC can conduct audits of organizations and take action when a company is improperly securing private information. Action is taken under the FTC Act, which covers unfair trade practices. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act audits are also conducted to ensure that providers are following HIPAA law and protecting private health information....Read more