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Winston’s financial crimes compliance lawyers have been providing regulatory compliance counseling and enforcement services related to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML), and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) policy for decades. We also have experience with international AML matters, including in the EU and with respect to Financial Actions Task Force (FATF) recommendations.
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Cryptocurrencies, Digital Assets & Blockchain Technology
As interest in digital assets continues to rise, novel and complex legal issues emerge continually. Winston’s cross-border interdisciplinary team provides comprehensive regulatory, litigation, and transactional services on the array of issues confronting the digital assets industry. Our dedicated team features pioneering attorneys in the sector, leading litigators, former senior regulators, and in-house counsel.
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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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|January 19, 2026
Winston Advises smartTrade Technologies Group on the Acquisition of kACE
A cross-border team from advised smartTrade Technologies Group (“smartTrade”), a leading provider of multi-asset electronic trading and payments solutions, on its acquisition of kACE Financial (“kACE”), formerly known as Fenics, a well-established provider of technology solutions for FX and interest rate derivatives pricing, analytics, and workflow management.
Experience
|January 8, 2026
$2.75 Billion Constellation Energy Generation, LLC Public Offering of Senior Notes
Winston served as underwriters' counsel to BofA Securities, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley and Scotiabank, as joint book-running managers, in connection with the registered public offering of $2.75 billion of Senior Notes by Constellation Energy Generation, LLC comprised of (i) $300 million of its Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2028; (ii) $900 million of its 3.900% Senior Notes due 2028, (ii) $750 million of its 4.400% Senior Notes due 2031, and (iv) $800 million of its 5.875% Senior Notes due 2066.
Experience
|January 6, 2026
Brightwood Capital’s Acquisition of Museum of Illusions Group
A team led by Bradley Vaiana and Austin Leach represented Brightwood Capital Advisors, LLC (“Brightwood”), a New York–based investment firm, in its acquisition of Museum of Illusions Group, the world’s largest privately held chain of museums, from Invera Capital Partners. As part of the transaction, five previously franchised locations will transition from the chain’s largest franchisee, LOL Entertainment, to become corporate-owned sites. Winston attorneys across multiple practice areas and offices, including M&A, Tax, Intellectual Property, Employee Benefits, and the firm’s UK office, assisted in structuring a complex cross-border transaction to support Brightwood's fund investment goals. The acquisitions were completed on January 6, 2026.
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Webinar
|FEBRUARY 4 – MARCH 11, 2026
Digital Assets: What Financial Institutions Are Building Now… and Next
Spurred by a rapidly evolving regulatory environment and increased commercial demand, financial institutions are accelerating their implementation of blockchain technology and digital assets into their legacy platforms or partnering with digital assets firms to provide their clients with access to crypto markets.
Benefits Blast
|January 28, 2026
|5 Min Read
January 2026 Forfeiture Litigation Update
This summary addresses recent legal developments regarding the use of forfeitures by 401(k) plans and related compliance issues raised under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).
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What Is a Foreign Private Issuer (FPI)?
A Foreign Private Issuer (FPI) is any foreign issuer desiring to raise capital in the U.S., unless:
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What Is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)?
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is a federal statute prohibiting United States citizens and entities from engaging in corruption. It has two main elements: (1) anti-bribery provisions, forbidding the giving or offering of anything of value to a foreign government official for business and (2) accounting requirements, establishing mandatory practice guidelines for companies to maintain accurate records and internal controls. The FCPA is enforced by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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Export controls are a set of laws and regulations that govern the physical or electronic movement, transfer, or brokering of commodities, tooling, equipment, materials, software, technology, data, and services (collectively, “Items”), worldwide, to jurisdictions outside of a given country (example: non-U.S. jurisdictions), persons (individuals or entities) who are not a part of a given country (example: non-U.S. persons), and for prohibited end-uses. The term “export controls” can be misleading as export controls, particularly United States export controls, are extraterritorial and therefore apply also to reexports and transfers exclusively among and within non-U.S. jurisdictions.