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Our structured finance group is widely recognized as a leader, encompassing Esoteric Finance, Residential Asset Finance and Securitization, and CLOs/Fund Finance. Positioned prominently at the forefront of the industry, our team boasts extensive experience across a broad spectrum of assets, with a particular focus on bespoke structures and emerging and/or “esoteric” assets, including residential and commercial PACE, RMBS, and CMBS; aircraft, vessel, and railcar finance; FinTech and marketplace lending; CLOs; specialty finance; consumer and business lending; energy structured finance (including solar finance and reserve-based finance); derivatives and structured products; lease and operating asset finance; trade receivables; litigation settlement financing; and life settlements.
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Keeping a deal moving forward can be challenging. Our 100+ Finance attorneys help clients maintain momentum with a commitment to understanding the challenges, risks, and opportunities they face. Our global team has developed great insights through the representation of financial institutions and corporate enterprises of all types and sizes in the finance industry. We have a well-rounded finance practice, with dedicated teams that advise banks, credit funds, alternative capital providers, sponsors, and corporations on a wide range of transactions including debt finance (leveraged, asset-based, and reserve-based lending), fund finance, structured finance, derivatives and structured products, project finance, and transportation finance.
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|October 27, 2023
Paceline Equity Partners in Its US$50M Investment in Kelso Industries
Winston represented Paceline Equity Partners (Paceline), a Dallas-based private equity manager, in connection with its US$50M investment in Kelso Industries (Kelso), a Phoenix-based provider of installation and maintenance services for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration (“HVACR”), and other mechanical building systems, including plumbing, as well as process piping systems. Paceline’s investment will be used by Kelso to fund the acquisitions of several complementary businesses.
Experience
|May 5, 2023
Secured Pivotal Summary Judgment Win for Pioneer Natural Resources in Force Majeure Case
In February 2023, we secured a major win for Pioneer Natural Resources on summary judgment in a high-stakes breach of contract case brought by MIECO LLC, alleging failure to supply natural gas during Winter Storm Uri. Two weeks before the trial was set to begin in the Northern District of Texas, Judge Jane Boyle granted our summary judgment motion after finding the contractual language of the force majeure provision unambiguous. Specifically, the judge found Pioneer’s non-delivery was excused by force majeure because its loss of gas supply was due to the low temperatures that affected an entire geographic region, even though MIECO had argued Pioneer could have purchased and delivered the gas from other sources.
Experience
|April 23, 2023
Served as lead trial counsel for Fox Corp. and Fox News Network in a high-profile Delaware Superior Court litigation brought by Dominion Voting Systems, which sued Fox Corp. and Fox News Network for defamation and US$1.6B in damages each, after Fox News aired allegedly false claims concerning voter fraud following the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.
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Seminar/CLE
|September 18, 2025
Winston Hosts New York Financial Services Symposium 2025
Winston’s Financial Services Industry Group was pleased to host our New York Financial Services Symposium. The event included a half-day of programming led by top industry thought leaders. Find key takeaways from each panel discussion below.
In the Media
|September 9, 2025
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Winston & Strawn partner Chris Gavin spoke with Private Debt Investor to provide his insights into the evolving regulatory landscape surrounding residential transition loans (RTLs). With the ongoing challenges of building enough homes to keep pace with the demand in the U.S. housing market, private lenders are turning to residential transition loans, short-term bridge, construction, or renovation financing for real estate investors, to find new opportunities in the complex housing market.
Recognitions
|September 5, 2025
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Winston Lawyers Featured on the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America List
A number of Winston & Strawn lawyers merited a place on the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America list—with 78 lawyers featured, Winston holds the distinction of having the most attorneys on the list out of the 455 firms represented. As described by the outlet, this directory highlights lawyers who have “changed the course of industry and individual businesses, shaped our nation and the enforcement of its laws, and continued to uphold the role of the law as a beacon and shared imperative.”
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What Is Disruptive Technology?
Disruptive technology is defined as new technologies or products that aim to improve and make efficient how traditional industries operate. Given their rapid pace of innovation and application, they often lack regulation and operate within a continuously evolving legal landscape. Recent examples of disruptive technologies include autonomous vehicles, blockchain, cryptocurrency, and artificial intelligence.
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Winston & Strawn’s Miami office opened in 2022 and represents the firm’s largest expansion in several years. Located in the heart of the city’s Financial District, the office launched with a strong team of transactional and litigation partners from prestigious law firms operating in South Florida. Our Miami office leverages the area’s status as a critical nexus point for banking and international trade with the United States, Europe, Latin America, and other parts of the world. Our attorneys have the cultural fluency and local knowledge necessary to work seamlessly with international clients, particularly those with ties to Latin America.
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Opened in 2017, Winston & Strawn’s Dallas office is located in the cultural and economic epicenter of DFW, the fourth largest metropolitan area in the U.S. and the fastest growing over the last year. Our Dallas attorneys litigate both high-stakes civil and criminal matters, including major state and federal trials and appeals nationwide, and represent clients in complex transactional matters. Under the leadership of Bryan L. Goolsby, our office—made up of nearly 100 lawyers—continues to expand, attracting some of the country’s top legal talent to meet the increased needs of the many technology, investment, and health care companies that are increasingly making Dallas their home.