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Environmental

Winston’s Environmental Practice brings decades of experience to our clients. Chaired by Eleni Kouimelis, former assistant regional counsel with USEPA Region 5, our Environmental Practice provides comprehensive services to clients around the globe....Read more

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Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

Winston’s Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) Advisory Team synthesizes the firm’s multidisciplinary experience to help boards, management teams, and investors oversee the complete spectrum of ESG-related legal and business issues. ...Read more

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Government Contracts & Grants

Winston & Strawn’s Government Contracts & Grants Practice is a nationally recognized, highly regarded group of lawyers with deep experience in handling high-value, and often contentious, government contract disputes, bid protests, and claims across a broad spectrum of industries and issues. Our team also counsels clients on significant regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters—predominantly private equity and M&A deals....Read more

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Speaking Engagement

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October 27, 2024

Juan Azel Moderates Panel at Money 20/20 USA

Partner Juan Azel moderated the panel “Judgment Day: Balancing the Benefits of AI with Regulatory Risks” at Money 20/20 in Las Vegas. The panelists included Jesse Honigberg, EVP of products & platforms from Customers Bank, and Amy Pugh, general counsel from Green Dot Corporation. The discussion focused on the arrival of AI and its application in fraud detection, customer service, and credit risk assessments within banks and financial institutions....Read more

Capital Markets & Securities Law Watch

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October 22, 2024

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3 Min Read

SEC Greenlights Nasdaq’s Proposed Rule Change on Bid Price Compliance

On October 7, 2024, the SEC approved a Nasdaq-proposed rule amendment which impacts Nasdaq’s minimum bid price and reverse stock splits on the exchange. These changes may impose further considerations for companies as they work through the broader impact of such actions on their overall compliance status. 

Global Trade & Foreign Policy Insights

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September 12, 2024

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5 Min Read

Commerce Prepares for an AI Warfare Future with Quarterly Reports of AI Modeling and Computer Cluster Plans

On September 11, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (Commerce) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would require quarterly reporting by organizations, companies, and corporations organized in the U.S. (including branches outside the U.S.) if they plan to either engage in artificial intelligence (AI) model training or acquire, develop, or otherwise possess a high-performance computing cluster for AI training (the Proposed Rule). The quarterly reports would give the U.S. government advance notice of activities that it may want to restrict from export, reexport, or transfer to the People’s Republic of China (China), as well as insights into safety and other concerns relating to the use of AI in and for modern warfare. ...Read more
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What Is ESG in Finance?

ESG in finance can refer to, among other things, financing tools such as Green, Social, and Sustainability Bonds and similar ESG-related debt instruments, as well as the separate discipline of ESG Investing. ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. Investors are increasingly applying these non-financial factors as part of their analysis to identify ESG-related risks and opportunities in particular investments. ESG metrics have not historically been included in financial reporting, though companies are increasingly making disclosures in their annual report or in a standalone sustainability report, and regulatory requirements for such disclosures, including from the SEC, are expanding....Read more

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What Is Greenwashing?

Greenwashing is the act of making false, misleading, or exaggerated claims about an entity’s environmental or sustainability record or practices, including the environmental impact of operations, products, or services. Greenwashing reflects a gap between the symbolic and substantive action taken by a company or product in order to gain an environmentally friendly image. For example, greenwashing occurs when a company spends time and money advertising goods or services as environmentally friendly, closer to nature, or otherwise “green,” when the impact on the environment is not materially distinct from other comparable goods or services....Read more

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