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Cryptocurrencies, Digital Assets & Blockchain Technology
As interest in digital assets continues to rise, novel and complex legal issues emerge continually. Winston’s cross-border interdisciplinary team provides comprehensive regulatory, litigation, and transactional services on the array of issues confronting the digital assets industry. Our dedicated team features pioneering attorneys in the sector, leading litigators, former senior regulators, and in-house counsel.
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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.
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Trial skills matter—even in a world where few disputes ever see the inside of a courtroom. Winston has built a reputation as a trial lawyers’ firm, featuring seasoned litigators who leverage extensive courtroom experience to meet our clients’ business and legal objectives. Our long history of taking cases to trial—and winning—provides our clients with tremendous settlement leverage with their adversaries, as well as a substantial likelihood of a favorable resolution if, and when, they go to trial.
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|November 4, 2021
Fortune Rise Acquisition Corp. Announces Pricing of US$85M IPO
Winston & Strawn LLP represented US Tiger Securities, Inc. as underwriter's counsel in connection with Fortune Rise Acquisition Corp.’s (NASDAQ: FRLA, the Company) IPO of 8,500,000 units at a price of US$10.00 per unit. The units are expected to be listed on The NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ) and trade under the ticker symbol "FRLAU," beginning on November 3, 2021. Each unit issued in the IPO consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one whole share of Class A common stock at a price of US$11.50 per share. After the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the Class A common stock and warrants are expected to be listed on NASDAQ under the symbols "FRLA" and "FRLAW," respectively. The Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,275,000 units at the IPO price to cover over-allotments, if any.
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|May 10, 2021
Benson Hill Announces Business Combination with Star Peak Corp. II
Winston & Strawn LLP represented Benson Hill, Inc., a Missouri-based food technology company unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants, in its announced business combination with Star Peak Corp II (NYSE: STPC) (“Star Peak”), a special purpose acquisition corporation. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company will be named “Benson Hill, Inc.” and is expected to be listed on the NYSE under the new ticker symbol “BHIL.” Benson Hill operates two business segments, Ingredients and Fresh, which can leverage the Company’s AI-driven proprietary CropOS® technology platform and integrated production systems to deliver enhanced products.
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Client Alert
|November 14, 2024
|7 Min Read
SEC Division of Examinations 2025 Priorities
On October 21, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the SEC) Division of Examinations (the Division) announced its annual list of examination priorities for 2025 (the Priorities), which are developed in consultation with various internal SEC divisions and offices. The priorities reflect practices, products, and services that the Division believes present heightened risks to investors or the integrity of the U.S. capital markets. The Priorities are not an exhaustive list of issues the Division intends to target in examinations. The Division’s examinations are also likely to address emerging risks, products, market events, and other investor concerns as they arise. In this alert, you will find a summary of the priorities for the SEC in examining registered investment advisers, registered investment companies, broker-dealers, and other market participants in 2025.
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|November 7, 2024
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Leveling Up: Key Threshold Considerations for Structuring Tax-Free Partial Spin-Off Transactions
This article originally appeared in The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor. Reprinted with permission. Any opinions in this article are not those of Winston & Strawn or its clients. The opinions in this article are the author’s opinions only.
Product Liability & Mass Torts Digest
|October 28, 2024
|4 Min Read
Third-party litigation financing is a significant issue in the U.S. legal system, with its use playing an increasingly important role in litigation. Whether a party should be, or is, required to disclose litigation funding from a third party, and the terms of that funding, has been the subject of heated debate for some time.
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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.
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Serving one of the world’s largest economies for over 20 years, Winston & Strawn’s Los Angeles office is home to more than 100 attorneys and professional staff. Under the guidance of Office Managing Partner Angela M. Machala, our L.A. office thrives as a dynamic and tightly knit community that celebrates diversity, with more than half of our L.A. attorneys identifying as women, racial/ethnic minorities, and/or LGBTQ+. Our L.A. lawyers—who are equally split between litigation and transactional work—advise 80+ Fortune 500 companies, which is a testament to the collaborative environment we’ve created to provide exceptional legal services.