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Our nationally recognized Appellate & Critical Motions (ACM) Practice delivers sophisticated legal advocacy and analysis before trial, at trial, and on appeal. From state trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court, our ACM attorneys identify, preserve, and present the critical legal issues that can make the difference between winning and losing.
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We routinely help clients protect and commercialize their intellectual property (IP) assets and provide due diligence on complex technology and IP transactions. We negotiate and draft IP licenses and transfers; provide strategic guidance on optimal structures for IP and IT transactions; and evaluate copyright, trademark, and patent portfolios and provide related due diligence activities in connection with IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, licenses, and other corporate transactions.
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Trial skills matter—even in a world where few disputes ever see the inside of a courtroom. Winston has built a reputation as a trial lawyers’ firm, featuring seasoned litigators who leverage extensive courtroom experience to meet our clients’ business and legal objectives. Our long history of taking cases to trial—and winning—provides our clients with tremendous settlement leverage with their adversaries, as well as a substantial likelihood of a favorable resolution if, and when, they go to trial.
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|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.
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|March 25, 2026
Winston & Strawn LLP served as counsel to BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Pier Two Holdings Pty Ltd, advancing BitMine’s strategy to scale its institutional Ethereum staking platform, the Made in America Validator Network (MAVAN). The acquisition positions BitMine, the world’s largest Ethereum Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) company and the second largest DAT globally, to expand its digital asset management and staking services.
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|March 10, 2026
Winston Advising Dawn Foods in its Sale to Puratos
A Winston team led by Peter Clarke and John Secaras is representing Dawn Foods in connection with its definitive agreement to be acquired by Puratos.
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|May 18, 2026
|Less Than 1 Min Read
Nimalka Wickramasekera Named to Los Angeles Times’ 2026 Legal Visionaries List
Winston & Strawn Intellectual Property Practice Co-Chair Nimalka Wickramasekera was included on the Los Angeles Times’ 2026 Legal Visionaries list. This series celebrates lawyers who have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to fostering positive change in the legal community, outstanding leadership, and a track record of success in their field.
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|May 13, 2026
|4 Min Read
From 10-Q to 10-S: What the SEC’s Optional Semiannual Reporting Proposal Means for Public Companies
On May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed optional semiannual Exchange Act reporting on a new Form 10-S, which represents a significant shift in the public company disclosure landscape.
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|May 7, 2026
Decoding AI – Strategy to Safeguards: Making AI Governance Work in 2026
Join us for a practical discussion on how companies are building AI governance programs that work for their businesses and hold up under legal scrutiny.
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What Is the Securities Exchange Act of 1934?
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the “Exchange Act”) established the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and gave it the power to oversee the securities industry. Through the Exchange Act, the SEC gained the authority to register, regulate, and oversee brokerage firms, transfer agents, and clearing agencies. The Commission also has authority over the U.S. securities self-regulatory organizations (SROs), including: The New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ Stock Market, Chicago Board of Options, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. SROs must have guidelines in place to make sure investors are protected.
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Removal is a procedural mechanism through which a case filed in state court may be transferred to federal court upon the request of one or more parties. Actions filed in state court over which a federal court would have original jurisdiction may be transferred—or removed—to federal court under the removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1441. Generally speaking, removal is possible if (1) the plaintiff(s) and defendant(s) are citizens of different states and the case places more than $75,000 in controversy (so-called “diversity” jurisdiction), or (2) the case turns on issues of federal law (so-called “federal question” jurisdiction). In many cases, defendants prefer to be in federal court, and so defendants often analyze early in the case whether removal is possible.
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What Is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT)?
The definition of a Non-Fungible Token, also known as an NFT, is a digital certificate (or token) which is stored on decentralized ledgers popularly referred to as the blockchain. NFTs use software code, referred to as “smart contracts,” to transfer the digital certificate of ownership, ensuring proof of ownership in the process. Like cryptocurrency, NFTs also use the blockchain to record transactions, but where cryptocurrency creates interchangeable (or “fungible”) tokens, NFTs create unique, noninterchangeable tokens with distinct identifiers.