Articles from Winston & Strawn LLP

Winston & Strawn announced today the addition of Stanislav (“Stan”) Kalminsky as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. He joins the Transactions Department where he will focus his practice on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate and securities matters.

Parents of children at Trinity Valley School have filed suit against the school and its board of trustees, saying the school’s neglect created the conditions that allowed the sexual abuse of at least 16 young girls, and that the board has covered up the sexual abuse for nearly two years.

Winston & Strawn announced today the addition of Andrew Jacobs to the firm’s New York office. He joins the firm’s Transactions Department as a partner in the Finance Practice.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Damien Diggs, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, has joined the firm’s Litigation Department as a partner in its Dallas office and a member of its Government Investigations, Enforcement, and Compliance Practice. With 18 years of experience in the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and Texas, Damien brings a wealth of experience and an impressive record in all stages of criminal, civil, and appellate matters.

Winston & Strawn announced today the addition of Juan M. Delgado as a partner in the firm’s growing Miami office. He joins the Transactions Department, where he will focus his practice on advising multinational clients on cross-border transactions throughout Latin America and the United States.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today the addition of Joshua (“Josh”) Hafenbrack as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Josh joins the firm as a partner in the Litigation Department with a focus in antitrust matters.

Special Prosecutor Dan K. Webb issued the statement below following the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision today overturning the convictions and sentence of Jussie Smollett based on a finding that the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office entered into a “non-prosecution agreement” with Mr. Smollett. All of this conduct happened 5 months prior to the appointment of Dan K. Webb as Special Prosecutor:

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Kathi Vidal will rejoin the firm’s Litigation Department as a partner in the firm’s Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. offices and as a member of the Executive Committee after stepping down from her role as Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Kathi will rejoin Winston on December 16, 2024.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that James (“Jamie”) Saeli has joined the firm’s Transactions Department as a partner in the New York office and a member of the Tax Practice.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Andrew (“Drew”) M. Hinkes has joined the Miami office as a partner in the Transactions Department and member of the Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology (“DABT”) Group.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Louis J. Jenull has joined the Dallas office as a partner in the Transactions Department and the Tax Practice.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today the addition of Banee Pachuca as a partner in the Houston office. Banee joins the firm as a member of the firm’s Transactions Department with a focus in health care.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today the addition of Kevin Brophy and Ming Lei as partners in the firm’s Houston Office and as members of the Transactions Department.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Alexandra E. Chopin has joined the Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Litigation Department.

Today, Hagens Berman and Winston & Strawn LLP filed a motion seeking preliminary approval of the landmark antitrust class-action settlement that will radically change the economic model of college sports and provide billions of dollars in backpay damages and tens of billions of dollars in future revenue-sharing to college athletes.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today the addition of Katherine Erbeznik as a partner in the firm’s New York office and as a member of the firm's Transactions Department and Tax Practice.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today the return of Julissa Reynoso as a partner in the firm’s New York office and as a member of its Litigation Department. Julissa is an experienced diplomat, policymaker, and lawyer, and was a Winston partner from July 2017 to December 2020.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Marc Krickbaum has rejoined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Litigation Department and as a member of the Government Investigations, Enforcement & Compliance Practice.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Marlene J. Williams has joined the firm as its new Global Lead, Trademarks and of counsel. Marlene brings decades of experience advising clients on a broad array of trademark and copyright issues, and is an important addition to the firm’s intellectual property practice and to the San Francisco office.

Winston & Strawn LLP introduces Winston Legal Solutions, a lower-cost option for delivering transactional, litigation, and regulatory legal services targeted to low-complexity and routine legal tasks. This right-staffing model complements the firm’s industry-leading eDiscovery, managed review, information governance, and trial support capabilities that now comprise Winston Legal Solutions.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that J. Laurens Wilkes has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Litigation Department and member of the Complex Commercial Litigation Practice. Laurens will serve as the chair of Infrastructure & Projects – Global Disputes.

Winston & Strawn LLP today announced the appointment of new Litigation and Transactions Department leaders. Linda Coberly and Tom Melsheimer will serve as co-chairs of the Litigation Department, and Timothy Kincaid and Brad Vaiana will co-chair the Transactions Department.

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce that Michelle Abad has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Transactions Department and as a member of the firm’s Structured Finance Practice.

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the launch of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy Group. Consistent with Winston’s long-standing tradition of thought leadership on the intersection of law and technology, the group will be responsible for coordinating the full spectrum of transactional, litigation, regulatory, and counseling services across industries as it relates to the adoption and regulation of artificial intelligence, with a particular focus on generative AI.

Winston & Strawn LLP and Hagens Berman today filed a new antitrust class action today in the Northern District of California against the NCAA and the five power conferences (Big Ten, SEC, Pac-12, ACC, and Big 12).

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Jennifer Morgan has rejoined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Transactions Department as a member of the firm’s Tax practice with a special focus in the Energy & Infrastructure industry group. She was of counsel with Winston from 2018 to 2021.

Special Prosecutor Dan K. Webb and Winston & Strawn LLP are pleased that the appellate court has affirmed Jussie Smollett’s felony convictions and sentence, including his term of incarceration and the full restitution owed to the City of Chicago of over $130,000 for overtime costs in investigating the staged fake hate crime.

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce that 16 of the firm’s lawyers have been elevated to partner.

Winston & Strawn LLP today announced that the following four partners have been chosen to work with Chair-Elect Steve D’Amore in newly created senior leadership roles:

In a brief submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, Tom Axon and his businesses, Cangrejeros de Santurce Baseball Club LLC and Santurce Merchandising LLC, have appealed a district court decision that dismissed his seven-count complaint against Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico, Inc. (the League), the owners of the other teams, and Impulse Sports Entertainment Corporation for conspiring with the Mayor of San Juan to permanently remove Axon and his businesses from the League.

Winston & Strawn LLP prevailed on behalf of nonbinary runner Cal Calamia in securing United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) approval of a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) for Calamia’s use of testosterone in male, nonbinary, and open running categories. The USADA issued the approval on October 5, 2023.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that a Winston team led by litigation partners Dan K. Webb and Matthew R. Carter filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court on behalf of Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern University’s former head football coach. Northwestern and university president Michael Schill are the named defendants.

Winston & Strawn LLP today announced the selection of Steve D’Amore as chair-elect of the firm. Steve is global co-chair of the firm’s Litigation Department and is based in the firm’s Chicago office. He is a lifelong Winston lawyer who began his career at the firm over 30 years ago as a summer associate during law school.