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Natalie Holden

Associate

Chicago

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Associate

Chicago

Alexa S. Iannelli

Associate

New York

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Associate

New York

Joseph Devaney

Partner

Chicago

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Partner

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Practice Area

Product Liability & Mass Torts

Major multinational companies trust Winston to defend their products and reputations in high-profile, high-stakes product liability and mass tort claims. Our Product Liability & Mass Torts Practice is one of the industry’s most seasoned, with a deep bench of experienced lawyers and a unique combination of extensive trial experience and expansive technical knowledge....Read more

Practice Area

Derivatives & Structured Products

Winston represents swap dealers, major swap participants, financial intermediaries, hedge funds, national exchanges, and end-users in a broad array of derivative transactions ranging from highly structured transactions to more traditional trading or hedging transactions, and in regulatory and enforcement issues related to commodities and derivatives....Read more

Industry

Food & Beverage

As a leading law firm with decades of experience representing the interests of food and beverage clients, Winston has a dedicated multinational and cross-disciplinary team of attorneys that focuses on the unique and varied ways in which laws, regulations, and market forces impact our clients in this sector....Read more

Experience 2 results

Experience

March 21, 2023

Braiin Ltd. Announces Business Combination with Northern Revival Acquisition Corp.

Winston & Strawn LLP is representing Braiin Ltd., an Australia-based company that provides end-to-end precision agriculture solutions and analytics services to farmers and land bureaus that improve farm productivity, crop yields, and environmental sustainability, in connection with its announced business combination with Northern Revival Acquisition Corp. (NRAC), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. Under the business combination agreement, NRAC will acquire all the outstanding shares of Braiin from its existing shareholders in exchange for newly issued ordinary shares of NRAC. Braiin shareholders holding 100% of its currently outstanding ordinary shares have signed on to sell their shares to NRAC under the agreement and will own approximately 65% of the post-closing combined public company, assuming no redemptions by NRAC’s public shareholders. The pro forma value of the combined company is expected to be approximately US$215M....Read more

Experience

June 9, 2021

Agrifund, LLC's US$112.5M 144A/Reg S Master Trust Securitization

Winston & Strawn LLP represented Agrifund, LLC, as sponsor, and ARM Master Trust, LLC, as issuer, in connection with the US$112.5M 144A/Reg S master trust securitization of agricultural loans....Read more

Insights & News 97 results

Competition Corner

August 16, 2024

2 Min Read

FTC and DOJ Host First Public Meeting of Pricing “Strike Force”

On July 31, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly hosted the first public meeting of the “Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing.” This initiative was launched by President Biden in March 2024 where he emphasized the readiness of the DOJ and FTC to enforce the law in response to “illegal pricing practices that are fraudulent or unfair or deceptive or anticompetitive.”

Pro Bono In Action

July 12, 2024

1 Min Read

Winston Helps Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Clear their Records and Reenter the Job Force

Winston attorneys and professional staff joined forces with Cabrini Green Legal Aid and the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Windy City Harvest Corps to host an expungement clinic and job search workshop for 12 people with criminal histories eligible for expungement.

Competition Corner

April 16, 2024

6 Min Read

California’s Plan to Criminally Prosecute Cartwright Act Violations Yet Another Sign of Increasing State Antitrust Enforcement

AAG Blizzard’s announcement marks the latest in a trend of increasing focus and scrutiny from state-level antitrust enforcement agencies. This change suggests that many states are standing ready to address antitrust enforcement if federal enforcement, which has been reinvigorated under the Biden administration, is weakened.

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Other Results 6 results

Law Glossary

What Is the FDA?

The FDA stands for the Food and Drug Administration. It is a federal agency charged with protecting the public by regulating the safety and security of drugs, biological products, veterinary medications, and medical devices. FDA responsibilities also cover the safety of: foods for U.S. consumers, cosmetics, animal feed, and radiation-emitting products. Various rules may be established and enforced by the agency in response to U.S. laws or presidential executive orders....Read more

Law Glossary

What Are Taste Claims?

Companies make flavor claims and place them on food labels. When companies list taste claims, they must use the correct terms when describing flavors. The FDA even defines how taste claims and flavor labels are used in marketing. If a flavor is improved or created by the addition of other ingredients, then an explanation of this is required. For example, “cherry” is used to describe a flavor that comes from real cherries. However, “cherry-flavored with other artificial flavors” might be needed if a blend of flavors was used....Read more

Law Glossary

What Is Consumer Fraud?

Consumer fraud is commonly defined as deceptive business practices that cause consumers to suffer financial or other losses. The victims believe they are participating in a legal and valid business transaction when they are actually being defrauded. Fraud against consumers is often related to false promises or inaccurate claims made to consumers, as well as practices that directly cheat consumers out of their money....Read more