Winston & Strawn LLP

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Winston & Strawn LLP, founded in 1853, is one of the nation's oldest and largest law firms. With nearly 1,000 attorneys in offices in Charlotte, Chicago, Newark, New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Moscow, Russian Federation, San Francisco, Geneva, Switzerland, Paris, France, and London, England, the firm provides a full range of legal services to clients throughout the United States and abroad, including Fortune 500 companies, major commercial and financial institutions, governments and governmental entities, as well as small and midsize companies, individuals and entrepreneurs from virtually every industry.

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Asset Securitization, Banking, Bankruptcy, Workouts and Financial Restructurings, Commercial Lending, Contracts, Corporate, Corporate Finance, E-Commerce, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Energy, Environmental Law, Healthcare, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment Relations, Lease Finance, Litigation, Maritime, Mergers and Acquisitions, Product Liability, Project Finance, Public Finance, Real Estate, Securities, State and Federal Governmental Relations and Regulatory Affairs, Tax, Technology, Transportation, Trusts and Estates and White Collar Criminal Defense.

Customs Issues New Vessel Repair Duty Regulations
Bryant E. Gardner, Constantine G. Papavizas, October 28, 2009
On October 20, 2009, United States Customs and Border Protection modified its regulations administering the foreign vessel repair duty to incorporate additional exemptions for repairs by the vessel's crew and repairs made in countries with which the United States has a free trade agreement.

A Different Era: An Update on New Nuclear Adjudications
David A. Repka, Tyson R. Smith, Emily Duncan, October 22, 2009
The first applications for licenses to construct and operate new power reactors were filed in 2007. At the time, the applications were the first in nearly 25 years -- but they were not the last. To date the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC") has received 17 combined license...

IRS Updates Procedures for Appeals Mediation Program
Alexander Zakupowsky, Lori B. Wittlin, Peter W. Poulos, Susan Richardson, October 22, 2009
By issuing Revenue Procedure 2009-44, the (Internal Revenue) Service is reminding taxpayers of the Appeals alternative dispute resolution programs. Given that the Appeals mediation process is non-binding, involves minimal additional costs and time, and provides taxpayers with the opportunity to...

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