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Michael Wu
Michael Wu
Partner
  • San Francisco , 
  • Los Angeles
Email
+1 415-591-6818
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Partner

  • San Francisco
  • Los Angeles
David A. Sakowitz
David A. Sakowitz
Partner
  • New York, 
  • London
Email
+1 212-294-2639
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Partner

  • New York
  • London
Michael J. Blankenship
Michael J. Blankenship
Partner
  • Houston, 
  • San Francisco , 
  • New York
Email
+1 713-651-2678
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Partner

  • Houston
  • San Francisco
  • New York
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Capabilities 72 results

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Venture Capital

Winston & Strawn serves as the primary legal counsel to more than 200 venture capital fund managers. As we have one of the most active venture capital fund practices among major law firms, we are uniquely positioned to understand the latest market trends for venture capital funds, which allows us to advise our clients on terms that are market for their respective fund(s)’ size, type, and vintage, as well as market terms for agreements entered into in connection with our clients’ businesses and investments. A large and growing client base gives us the opportunity to work on a wide range of funds and transactions and has enabled us to build a team of legal professionals with deep knowledge of the venture capital industry.   ...Read more

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Capital Markets

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....Read more

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Private Equity

Winston & Strawn’s private equity attorneys provide strategic advice and legal counsel to middle-market private equity funds, hedge funds, family offices, real estate funds, alternative asset managers, portfolio companies, and institutional investors. We have one of the broadest and most active national middle-market private equity practices in the U.S. ...Read more

Experience 316 results

Experience

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December 15, 2025

Winston & Strawn LLP represented Apogem in the closing of a single-asset continuation vehicle for Lion Beverages, LLC.

Winston & Strawn LLP represented Apogem in the closing of a single-asset continuation vehicle for Lion Beverages, LLC. The transaction, led by Apogem and including J.P. Morgan Asset Management, RCP Advisors, and Montana Capital Partners, raised over $150 million, with significant participation from Encore Consumer Capital. The meaningful GP commitment underscores both confidence in Lion and alignment with investors....Read more

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December 4, 2025

2025 Exelon Convertible Notes Offering

Winston served as initial purchasers' counsel to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the initial purchasers, in connection with the private offering of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Exelon Corporation's 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029, comprised of (i) $900,000,000 firm notes and (ii) an additional 100,000,000 notes issued at the initial purchasers' option....Read more

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November 19, 2025

Blockfusion Enters into Business Combination with Blue Acquisition Corp.

Winston & Strawn LLP represents Blockfusion, the owner-operator of a strategically located, clean-energy-powered data center, in its announced business combination with Blue Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. The transaction attributes a pre-money equity value of approximately USD 450 million to Blockfusion and would result in Blockfusion becoming a publicly traded company upon listing....Read more
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January 20, 2026

2026 NYC SBIC Fund Conference

Winston & Strawn and RSM US LLP are co-hosting the annual NYC SBIC Fund Conference on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.General and limited partners, chief financial officers, and controllers of small business investment company (SBIC) funds are invited to a half-day seminar covering various topics related to SBIC fund operations, including:...Read more

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January 7, 2026

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Kevin Brophy Shares Market Outlook on Natural Gas and Oil in Hart Energy

Kevin Brophy, co-chair of Winston & Strawn’s Energy & Infrastructure Industry Group, was featured in Hart Energy discussing the diverging outlooks for natural gas and oil markets and the implications for investment, capital allocation, and deal activity heading into 2026....Read more

Capital Markets & Securities Law Watch

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December 31, 2025

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Section 16 Obligations Expand to Apply to Foreign Private Issuers

On December 18, 2025, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026, the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (HFIAA) was signed into law. The HFIAA amends Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require directors and executive officers of foreign private issuers with a class of equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act to comply with the same insider reporting rules that apply to U.S. domestic issuers. Beginning in March 2026, covered FPI insiders must publicly disclose their equity ownership and transactions on the same forms used by U.S. issuers—Forms 3, 4, and 5.

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What Is Capitalization in Business?

Capitalization is the total amount of a company’s outstanding securities, including short-term debt, long-term debt, and equity securities....Read more

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São Paulo

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....Read more

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What Is an IPO?

An IPO is an initial public offering, in which shares of a private company are made available publicly for the first time, allowing a company to raise equity capital from public investors. Companies must meet specific legal, governance, and accounting requirements imposed by the securities exchanges and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to conduct an IPO. Companies hire investment banks to market the offering, evaluate investor demand, and set the IPO price....Read more
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