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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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Product Liability & Mass Torts
Major multinational companies trust Winston to defend their products and reputations in high-profile, high-stakes product liability and mass tort claims. Our Product Liability & Mass Torts Practice is one of the industry’s most seasoned, with a deep bench of experienced lawyers and a unique combination of extensive trial experience and expansive technical knowledge.
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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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Experience
|November 4, 2021
Fortune Rise Acquisition Corp. Announces Pricing of US$85M IPO
Winston & Strawn LLP represented US Tiger Securities, Inc. as underwriter's counsel in connection with Fortune Rise Acquisition Corp.’s (NASDAQ: FRLA, the Company) IPO of 8,500,000 units at a price of US$10.00 per unit. The units are expected to be listed on The NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ) and trade under the ticker symbol "FRLAU," beginning on November 3, 2021. Each unit issued in the IPO consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one whole share of Class A common stock at a price of US$11.50 per share. After the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the Class A common stock and warrants are expected to be listed on NASDAQ under the symbols "FRLA" and "FRLAW," respectively. The Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,275,000 units at the IPO price to cover over-allotments, if any.
Experience
|May 10, 2021
Benson Hill Announces Business Combination with Star Peak Corp. II
Winston & Strawn LLP represented Benson Hill, Inc., a Missouri-based food technology company unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants, in its announced business combination with Star Peak Corp II (NYSE: STPC) (“Star Peak”), a special purpose acquisition corporation. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company will be named “Benson Hill, Inc.” and is expected to be listed on the NYSE under the new ticker symbol “BHIL.” Benson Hill operates two business segments, Ingredients and Fresh, which can leverage the Company’s AI-driven proprietary CropOS® technology platform and integrated production systems to deliver enhanced products.
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In the Media
|April 24, 2024
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Gus Membiela Discusses International Arbitration Hub in Miami with Daily Business Review
Winston & Strawn partner Gus Membiela was quoted in a Daily Business Review article discussing Miami’s prominence in the international arbitration space. The American Arbitration Association reported 91 cases seated in Miami in 2023, while New York hosted 121 cases. Many local practitioners see the recent data as a sign that Miami has firmly established itself as a major player in the space.
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|April 22, 2024
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Mergers and Acquisitions in 2024: A Cautious Recovery With Strategic Shifts
This article was originally published in Daily Business Review. Any opinions in this article are not those of Winston & Strawn or its clients. The opinions in this article are the authors’ opinions only.
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|April 3, 2024
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Winston & Strawn Introduces Winston Legal Solutions
New venture offers right-staffing model for routine legal services
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Emerging technology is a term generally used to describe a new technology, but it may also refer to the continuing development of an existing technology; it can have slightly different meaning when used in different areas, such as media, business, science, or education. The term commonly refers to technologies that are currently developing, or that are expected to be available within the next five to ten years, and is usually reserved for technologies that are creating, or are expected to create, significant social or economic effects.
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Winston & Strawn’s São Paulo office reflects the firm’s long-term investment in Brazil and the significant commitment of Winston’s Latin America practice group members to the country over many decades. Our fully bilingual São Paulo-based attorneys represent clients on international financing, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and disputes. They also act as a relationship touch point for global clients looking to expand into Brazil, ensuring an integrated and seamless service. Our São Paulo attorneys have in-depth knowledge of the region’s legal, cultural, political, regulatory, and commercial frameworks, which have earned them recognition from Chambers Global, Chambers Brazil, Chambers Latin America, Leaders League, The Legal 500, Latinvex, IFLR 1000, and LatinFinance, among many others.
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