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Earlier this month, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a no-action letter clarifying “reasonable steps” issuers can take to verify the accredited investor status of purchasers, as required under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D, a safe harbor promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Read more in our latest blog: https://bit.ly/41O7oVy For more information and resources, visit our Public Company Gateway, a one-stop portal for the latest legal and regulatory developments as well as key checklists, guides, and other pragmatic desktop tools: https://lnkd.in/ggSKvMYj David Sakowitz | Ben Smolij | Kamil Turkmani | #SEC #safeharbor #WinstonTransactons?

In an article for Texas Lawyer, Michael J. Blankenship and Peter Staviski analyze what’s driving private equity investment in Texas’ energy sector, explores who is buying, how financing structures are employed, and why investors are pivoting to renewable energy. https://bit.ly/4c4hTaK

Last Friday, FinCEN issued another announcement and formally published the Interim Final Rule, revising the scope of beneficial ownership reporting to exclude domestic entities & U.S. persons, while setting new filing deadlines for entities previously known as "foreign reporting companies." What does this mean for you and your clients? Read more in our latest alert: https://bit.ly/3XsXbLC Carl Fornaris | Dainia Jabaji | Monica Lopez-Rodriguez | Ryan Greenberg | #WinstonTransactions #CorporateTransparencyAct

Partner Peter Morgan was quoted in a Law360 article discussing the growth and potential refinancing possibilities for owners in commercial property-assessed clean energy (C-PACE) financing. Read his insights here: https://bit.ly/4iGT3Qr #WinstonTransactions

Congratulations to Nicholas Rodriguez who was selected as a Florida Legal Awards Dealmaker of the Year finalist by the Daily Business Review. Read his Q&A here: https://bit.ly/4jKLnxH

Last week, the #SEC Division of Investment Management staff published two new questions and responses to FAQs aimed at providing clarity on the “marketing rule” - Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Read more in our latest alert: https://bit.ly/4iXomqF Basil Godellas | Jacqueline Hu | Beth Kramer | Janelle Rodriguez-Mena | Kimberly Prior | #WinstonTransactons

Last week, the women of Winston Charlotte hosted their Fourth Annual Queen Charlotte’s Tea at The Mint Museum. Thank you to our special guest, local artist Linda Keene, who kicked the program off with an engaging discussion with Kobi Kennedy Brinson. The event concluded with a special showing of the iconic Sugar Shack painting by Ernie Barnes. We hope you can join us next year! https://bit.ly/4iIQgqb #WinstonCharlotte

Congratulations to Jeffrey Kessler and Abbe Lowell who were selected for Crain's New York Business’ 2025 list of Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys.?https://bit.ly/4iGnTZM

Our sixth-year associates from across the U.S. and Europe joined us in Chicago for a two-day leadership session that included a warm welcome from Chairman Steve D'Amore and various presentations and discussions with firm leaders. Special thanks to Steppenwolf Theatre Company for leading an interactive workshop on giving and receiving constructive feedback! Learn more about the conference here: https://bit.ly/4iPEtWN #ChooseWinston Diane Costigan | Dane Drobny | Sylvia James | Samantha Lerner | Robyn Schuster

Experts say that scaling data center infrastructure to provide the necessary computing power for the AI revolution will require over $1 trillion of investment across the entire ecosystem. David Sakowitz—co-chair of our Capital Markets Practice—discusses how data center companies are accessing capital markets through debt, equity, and hybrid securities. Learn more about data centers and access the full series here: https://lnkd.in/djSuCc6P #WinstonDataCenters #DataCenters