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Michael J. Blankenship

Partner

+1 713-651-2678

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Partner

J. Eric Johnson

Partner

Houston

+1 713-651-2647

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Partner

Houston

Peter Crowther

International Managing Partner

+44 20 7011 8750

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International Managing Partner

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Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

Winston’s Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) Advisory Team synthesizes the firm’s multidisciplinary experience to help boards, management teams, and investors oversee the complete spectrum of ESG-related legal and business issues. ...Read more

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Media & Entertainment

For decades, Winston has filled a unique niche in the media and entertainment industry, and we continue to be at the forefront of today’s most important and challenging cases. Our interdisciplinary team advises some of the world’s most prominent industry players—studios, production companies, entertainers, artists, athletes, other celebrities, and other sector participants—in connection with the disputes and deals that are moving this dynamic industry forward....Read more

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March 25, 2026

Winston & Strawn Advises BitMine Immersion Technologies on Acquisition of Pier Two Holdings to Accelerate Institutional Ethereum Staking Platform MAVAN

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....Read more

Experience

January 27, 2026

PayPal Successfully Invalidates Asserted Claims of Secure Payment Transaction Patent Under 35 U.S.C. § 101

Winston & Strawn secured a decisive victory for PayPal in an intellectual property dispute brought by Irish non-practicing entity Internet Payment Patents LTD (IPPL). Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen of the Northern District of California entered final judgment in PayPal’s favor, finding all asserted patent claims ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and granting PayPal’s motion to dismiss without leave to amend....Read more

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December 22, 2025

Counsel to BTIG, LLC in $100M IPO of Social Commerce Partners Corporation

Winston & Strawn LLP served as counsel to BTIG, LLC, as sole book-running manager, in connection with the $100M initial public offering of Social Commerce Partners Corporation’s, a newly organized special purpose acquisition company formed as a Cayman Islands exempted company. The Company priced 10,000,000 units at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, with each unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant....Read more

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April 6, 2026

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Alexander Ott Joins Winston in Washington, D.C.

Winston & Strawn recently announced that Alexander Ott has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Litigation Department and a member of the International Trade Commission (ITC) Practice. Alex focuses on complex patent disputes and represents clients in high-technology industries, including semiconductor, wireless networking, LED, and software technologies. He has led numerous ITC Section 337 investigations and has represented clients before the Federal Circuit, in inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and in federal district courts....Read more

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April 1, 2026

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Winston Expands IP Practice with ITC Partner Alexander Ott

Washington, D.C. – April 1, 2026 – Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Alexander Ott has joined the firm as a partner in the Litigation Department and the International Trade Commission (ITC) Practice in Washington, D.C....Read more

False Claims Act Playbook

April 1, 2026

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DEI and FCA Liability: EO Highlights Potential Exposure for Federal Contractors

On March 26, 2026, President Trump signed a sweeping Executive Order titled “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors” (the EO) that attaches binding contractual consequences to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in federal contracting. By April 25, 2026, federal contractors, subcontractors, and lower-tier subcontractors should expect to be required to agree—as a term of their contracts—not to engage in “racially discriminatory DEI activities,” to open its books and records to government compliance audits, and to acknowledge that any violation is material to the government’s decision to pay—a critical element for False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement. In this blog, Winston lawyers analyze the new EO and weigh potential implications for contractors.

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What Is Social Media Law?

Social media law is a developing area of the law that includes both criminal and civil aspects. Generally, it covers legal issues related to user-generated content and the online sites that host or transmit it. Some of the special legal concerns raised by social media include privacy, including the rights of both social media users and third parties (for example, when photos are posted and used online without the permission of the people depicted); defamation; advertising law; and intellectual property (IP) law. Material shared on social media can sometimes infringe on a copyright, a trademark, or other IP rights....Read more

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What Is Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)?

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) refers to non-financial factors that investors and stakeholders may consider to assess company operations and performance. These criteria have come to prominence as investors, particularly “socially responsible investors,” have used ESG to screen potential investments and as a measure of risks and opportunities that could impact a company’s ability to create long-term value....Read more