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Our capital markets and securities attorneys represent U.S. and international issuers, institutional investors, underwriters, and placement agents in a wide variety of public and private offerings of debt and equity securities.
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Winston takes a strategic approach to privacy and data security, integrating our extensive capabilities across practices to provide our clients with cutting-edge privacy and data security counseling, crisis management, security incident investigation and notification management, defense of data security class action litigation and regulatory inquiries, and international data protection. Our Global Privacy & Data Security Practice features a core team of privacy professionals and is bolstered by more than 40 attorneys from a variety of other disciplines firmwide. Our team combines compliance counselors, transactional lawyers, former government regulators and federal prosecutors, seasoned investigators, and experienced litigators. Few firms can rival our in-depth, sophisticated, and integrated experience in this area.
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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.
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|May 2, 2025
Copley Acquisition Corp. Closes $172.5 Million Initial Public Offering
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|April 29, 2025
Stream Realty Completes Ownership Transfer of Houston Center
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|April 11, 2025
Cuprina Holdings (Cayman) Limited Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering
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|June 11, 2025
Winston & Strawn Sponsors 2025 Private Company Strategic Alternatives Symposium
Winston is a proud sponsor of the Private Company Strategic Alternatives Symposium on June 11, 2025. This exciting half-day event will bring together leading industry voices to discuss current market trends, capital growth opportunities, and strategies to address liquidity and value creation.
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|June 5, 2025
Winston & Strawn Sponsors Sidebar Summit Conference
Winston & Strawn is proud to sponsor the Sidebar Summit Conference in New York on June 5, 2025. The conference brings together the brightest minds in technology, entrepreneurship, venture capital, academia, and government.
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|June 4, 2025
Winston Sponsors The Corporate Dealmakers Forum 2025
Winston & Strawn is proud to sponsor the upcoming Corporate Dealmakers Forum at the Union League Club in New York. The all-day event will explore valuable insights into the latest trends in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and private equity. Covering new AI considerations and other best practices for closing deals, this informative event will offer attendees keys to success in navigating today’s complex deal-making landscape.
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What Is the Securities Act of 1933?
The Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the “Securities Act”) was passed to ensure that investors have financial and other important information about securities that are being sold publicly. It also bans the use of fraud, deceit, and misrepresentation in the sales of securities. The Securities Act, which is also referred to as the “truth in securities” law, is part of a legislative effort to govern and oversee the securities industry.
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What Is the Securities Exchange Act of 1934?
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the “Exchange Act”) established the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and gave it the power to oversee the securities industry. Through the Exchange Act, the SEC gained the authority to register, regulate, and oversee brokerage firms, transfer agents, and clearing agencies. The Commission also has authority over the U.S. securities self-regulatory organizations (SROs), including: The New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ Stock Market, Chicago Board of Options, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. SROs must have guidelines in place to make sure investors are protected.
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Though the U.S. has not passed legislation dealing solely with data security law, organizations are expected to safeguard sensitive information and establish privacy policies. Legislation addressing specific types of sensitive data is found within various U.S. laws, such as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.