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Corporate Governance

Our attorneys have extensive experience counseling U.S. and multinational public companies across a range of industries in all aspects of corporate governance, securities, and compliance matters. We advise public companies, boards of directors and their committees, and senior executives on the corporate governance and compliance matters that public companies and their leadership confront—from board structuring and succession planning to shareholder activism and SEC regulation. Drawing on our experience as seasoned counselors, we keep clients abreast of evolving trends and best practices to proactively manage any governance or compliance issues. We have assembled one of the most experienced teams of any law firm in the country that’s counseling public companies....Read more

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Bankruptcy Litigation & Investigations

Large corporate bankruptcies and companies in financial distress often spawn a complex web of claims by lenders, trustees, debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees, investors, shareholders, and other constituents. Attorneys in Winston & Strawn’s complex commercial litigation group and special situations and restructuring group serve as trusted advisors and resolute advocates to protect clients’ business interests and assets in multifaceted Chapter 11 cases and bankruptcy-related disputes. ...Read more

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Securities, M&A & Corporate Governance Litigation

In today’s market, litigators with experience in securities, corporate governance, and M&A-related (collectively, “securities litigation”) matters need to leverage their broad experience to serve as both advocate and as counsel and strategist, focused on helping clients to overcome not just a legal issue but a collective business problem. Given the frequent interplay between things such as corporate-control transactions, public offerings, activist shareholders, the use of complex derivatives and other financial instruments, bad news impacting stock performance, regulatory inquiries and investigations, and insurance coverage, strategic and tactical litigation decisions can have a wide-ranging impact on the success of a given transaction, as well as on companies, their boards, senior management, and advisors....Read more

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September 22, 2025

Winston Paris advised the founders and shareholders of Bylaw, on its acquisition by Septeo

Founded in 2019 by Adrien Aboudaram and Tuan Ardouin, Bylaw has developed next-generation AI technology to automate the processing of legal and financial documents. With a team primarily dedicated to R&D, the legaltech company aims to become the leading AI reference for regulated professions....Read more

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September 9, 2025

Greenland Exploration Limited enters business combination with Pelican Acquisition Corporation and March GL Company

Winston & Strawn LLP represented Greenland Exploration Limited in a landmark business combination with Pelican Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: PELI) and March GL Company. The transaction, structured as a merger agreement, will result in the formation of Greenland Energy Company, expected to be publicly listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “GLND.” Winston advised Greenland Exploration on all aspects of the deal, including regulatory strategy, corporate structuring, and negotiation of the merger terms....Read more

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April 23, 2025

Voyager Acquisition Corp. and VERAXA Biotech Announce Business Combination

Winston & Strawn represented Voyager Acquisition Corp. in its announced business combination agreement with VERAXA Biotech AG, a biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation antibody-based cancer therapies. The combination will result in VERAXA becoming a publicly traded company on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “VERX”, with a pre-money equity valuation of $1.3 billion and up to $253 million in cash held in trust by Voyager. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals....Read more
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Insights & News 275 results

Benefits Blast

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November 20, 2025

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2026 Proxy Season: A Look Ahead to Executive Compensation Issues and Considerations

As the 2026 proxy season approaches, companies should be mindful of developments in required executive compensation disclosures and related issues that may arise as they prepare proxy statements. This alert surveys key developments and provides specific action items for companies to consider.

Capital Markets & Securities Law Watch

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November 10, 2025

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ExxonMobil's Game-Changer: SEC Approves Standing Voting Instructions (SVIs) for Retail Investors

ExxonMobil Corporation (Exxon) recently made headlines as the first U.S. public company to receive a green light from the SEC for a retail voting program based on Standing Voting Instructions (SVIs), officially known as the Exxon Voter Pool.

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September 25, 2025

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SEC Issues Policy Statement on Mandatory Arbitration Provisions and Acceleration of Registration Statement Effectiveness

On September 17, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) released a policy statement (the Policy Statement) addressing its approach to mandatory arbitration provisions in the governing documents of companies intending to go public (each, an Issuer).

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What Is Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)?

Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) is a proxy advisory firm that provides research and analysis, governance data, and shareholder proxy voting advice to hedge funds, mutual funds, and other investors....Read more

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What Is a Proxy Statement?

A proxy statement is a document required by the SEC to be furnished to shareholders when soliciting shareholder proxies for shareholder meetings....Read more

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What Is ESG Investing?

ESG, or environmental, social, and governance (ESG), Investing refers to the making of investment decisions by environmental and/or socially conscious investors based on a set of standards or requirements for a company’s behavior. Environmental criteria consider how a company protects the environment, including corporate policies addressing climate change. Social criteria examine how a company values and supports relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, and its local communities. Governance deals with, among other things, a company’s leadership, executive compensation, and shareholder rights....Read more
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