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Samantha Lerner

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Jennice Lehman

Director

New York

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New York

David Rubio

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New York

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Financial Services Litigation

Winston’s financial services litigators advise financial services companies of every size and scope on litigation, dispute resolution, and regulatory matters in local, state, and federal jurisdictions. While we are proud to have advised many clients as to how avoid formal legal proceedings, should litigation arise, we bring to bear the full strength of our nationally renowned litigation and trial practice when it does arise....Read more

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Executive Compensation Plans & Agreements

Our Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (EBEC) attorneys generally focus on two separate but related areas—employee benefits and executive compensation. We advise corporations, boards of directors, private equity firms, and executives on all legal, design, drafting, negotiation, and compliance aspects of executive compensation matters. We advise corporations, firms, fiduciaries, executives, administrators, governmental entities, and financial institutions on innovative and traditional employee retirement and health and welfare benefits programs. Our substantial experience and over 50 years of involvement in the EBEC field have given us a deep understanding of the evolution of benefits law and the market for executive compensation....Read more

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Class Actions & Group Litigation

Winston has developed a consistent record of success handling class action cases in state and federal courts. The practice is anchored by seasoned class action lawyers, many of whom have been recognized by Chambers USA and other ranking organizations as being top practitioners in their field. Our clients rely on us to steer them through class action matters by drawing on the firm’s significant experience in resolving complex litigation using creative and aggressive arguments, across a broad range of class, collective, coordinated, and mass actions, as well multidistrict litigation. We also have succeeded at trial in several class actions—a rare occurrence....Read more

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May 1, 2026

Forefront Tech Holdings Acquisition Corp $100,000,000 Initial Public Offering

Winston & Strawn LLP served as legal counsel to Forefront Tech Holdings Acquisition Corp in connection with its $100,000,000 initial public offering. The Company priced 10,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustments....Read more

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April 29, 2026

KeHE Distributors, LLC - $500.0 Million Senior Secured Notes Offering

Winston & Strawn, LLC represented KeHE Distributors, LLC, a leading pure-play natural and organic, specialty and fresh food distribution company in North America in connection with a Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 7.125% senior secured notes due 2033 issued by KeHE Distributors, LLC, KeHE Finance Corp. and NextWave Distribution, Inc. Proceeds from the offering were used to partially repay amounts outstanding under the company's existing ABL facility and pay related fees and expenses....Read more

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April 28, 2026

Winston advised the management team of TRIGO, a global leader in quality management services for the transport sector

Winston & Strawn LLP Paris advised the management team of TRIGO, a global leader in quality management services for the transport sector, in connection with Montyon Capital’s acquisition of a majority stake and the management buy-in....Read more

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May 18, 2026

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Nimalka Wickramasekera Named to Los Angeles Times’ 2026 Legal Visionaries List

Winston & Strawn Intellectual Property Practice Co-Chair Nimalka Wickramasekera was included on the Los Angeles Times’ 2026 Legal Visionaries list. This series celebrates lawyers who have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to fostering positive change in the legal community, outstanding leadership, and a track record of success in their field....Read more

False Claims Act Playbook

May 14, 2026

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DOJ Launches FOCUS Initiative, Signaling Increasingly Data-Driven Era of FCA Enforcement

On April 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division announced a new initiative called the Fraud Oversight through Careful Use of Statistics (“FOCUS”) initiative, aimed at strengthening DOJ’s engagement with so‑called “data miner” whistleblowers who bring False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam actions based on publicly available government data, rather than insider knowledge.

Capital Markets & Securities Law Watch

May 13, 2026

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From 10-Q to 10-S: What the SEC’s Optional Semiannual Reporting Proposal Means for Public Companies

On May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed optional semiannual Exchange Act reporting on a new Form 10-S, which represents a significant shift in the public company disclosure landscape.

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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