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John Rosenthal

Partner

Washington, DC

+1 202-282-5785

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Washington, DC

Alessandra Swanson

Partner

Chicago

+1 312-558-7435

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Chicago

Sean G. Wieber

Partner

Chicago

+1 312-558-5769

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Privacy & Data Security

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....Read more

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Trade Secrets, Non Competes & Restrictive Covenants

Theft of trade secrets and other confidential information occurs all too frequently in today’s global, highly mobile, and competitive marketplace. In the course of advising clients, we have developed comprehensive, yet scalable, strategies for both mitigating against and responding to issues along the trade secrets protection spectrum, including helping position clients proactively before trade secrets theft occurs....Read more

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eDiscovery & Information Governance

Winston’s eDiscovery & Information Governance Practice (eDiscovery Group) is one of the United States’ largest and most experienced. Per The Legal 500 US 2024, “[Winston has] a very strong practice from top to bottom. They have a good e-discovery consulting practice and excellent review and production capabilities and are amongst the strongest advocates you could want in a courtroom.” We have built a full-service consulting practice to support our clients and case teams in these complex areas—both domestically and globally....Read more

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Experience

January 31, 2025

Winston Secures Complete Defense Judgment for Alphatec in Prolonged Litigation Battle

Experience

November 13, 2024

Winston advised Astorg on the acquisition of a majority stake in Redslim, in partnership with its founders and management team

Experience

May 10, 2024

Winston Establishes the Enforceability of Keepwell Bonds in Significant Hong Kong Court of Appeal Victory

Winston’s London Restructuring practice scores a significant win on appeal for Hong Kong and BVI liquidator claimants in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) based Peking University Founders Group Limited (PUFG) insolvency. ...Read more

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Seminar/CLE

May 13, 2025

2025 Health Care & Life Sciences Summit

Winston & Strawn is pleased to host its fifth annual Health Care & Life Sciences Summit. Clients and friends of the firm are invited to join us to network with peers and gain insights from industry leaders and legal experts. The summit will take place live at our Chicago office, and CLE-eligible recordings of the Summit’s sessions will be available shortly following the event....Read more

Capital Markets & Securities Law Watch

April 2, 2025

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SEC Hosts Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence in Finance

On March 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission hosted a roundtable discussion on artificial intelligence in the financial industry. Acting Chairman Mark T. Uyeda and Commissioners Hester M. Peirce and Caroline A. Crenshaw delivered remarks that highlighted the SEC’s efforts to assess AI’s evolving role in finance, including its benefits, risks, and regulatory implications.

Client Alert

March 28, 2025

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HHS Announces Major Restructuring and Workforce Reductions

On March 27, 2025, citing priorities to reduce agency budget costs and eliminate redundancy among sub-agencies, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it would be undergoing a significant restructuring, including cutting 20,000 jobs largely from public health agencies.

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Law Glossary

What Is Data Breach and Data Security Law?

Within 48 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, data breach and data security laws require organizations and government agencies to provide notifications of security breaches when they involve personally identifiable information. Companies may also be required by state data breach laws to act to minimize the effects of a breach. The FTC can investigate companies that do not adhere to their stated privacy policies and do not have safeguards to protect customer data, but no broad federal law exists regarding breach notifications. However, these U.S. data security laws and government agency rules are enforced:...Read more

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What Is Big Data?

Definitions of big data may differ within the computing or business world. In general, the term refers to structured and unstructured data that is extremely large in volume and/or complex—and due to these characteristics, it is difficult to manage with standard data processing or storage. The phrase “big data” may also refer to the processing techniques that an organization employs to manage the huge, complex, or time-sensitive sets of information it receives. ...Read more