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DEI Compliance
Task Force

What You Need to Know

Resources & Insights

DEI Compliance
Task Force

What You Need to Know

Resources & Insights

Capabilities
Executive Orders & Related Guidance
Key Contacts
News & Insights

The new administration has recently issued a series of Executive Orders (EO) and other new governmental regulations and directives that have the potential to significantly impact our clients' diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEI) programs. In response to these developments, we have assembled a dedicated, cross-practice team to help our clients navigate these issues.

Winston & Strawn’s DEI Compliance Task Force brings together experienced lawyers from our Labor & Employment; Government Investigations, Enforcement & Compliance; Government Contracts & Grants; False Claims Act & Government Program Fraud; Securities Litigation; and Tax teams.

The Task Force’s primary aim will be to assist clients in understanding the recent EOs and directives from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and various agencies related to DEI and affirmative action programs, and the implications for their organizations, operations, and missions. Our Task Force will help clients navigate related challenges, risks, and compliance issues, including potential investigations and litigation involving matters ranging from alleged civil rights violations, False Claims Act violations, and employment discrimination claims to government contracting issues and securities litigation. We are closely monitoring these matters and will prepare timely updates on related developments—including newly issued EOs, DOJ directives, agency regulations, court decisions, government investigations and enforcement initiatives, and compliance matters. 

Should you have any questions, please reach out to any member of our DEI Compliance Task Force.

Disclaimer: This page is strictly dedicated to providing public information on the administration’s policy positions and any relevant regulations and directives and in no way indicates an affiliation with any political party.

Capabilities

Crisis Management

Government Contracts & Grants

White Collar & Government Investigations

Labor & Employment

Government Program Fraud, False Claims Act & Qui Tam Litigation

Securities, M&A & Corporate Governance Litigation

Tax

Crisis Management
Government Contracts & Grants
White Collar & Government Investigations
Labor & Employment
Government Program Fraud, False Claims Act & Qui Tam Litigation
Securities, M&A & Corporate Governance Litigation
Tax

Executive Orders & Related Guidance

Executive Order: Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing | January 20, 2025

Executive Order: Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity | January 21, 2025

Presidential Memorandum ordering the Secretary of Transportation and FAA Administrator to stop DEI hiring programs | January 22, 2025

Executive Order: Restoring America’s Fighting Force | January 27, 2025

Executive Order: Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling | January 29, 2025

Multi-State Guidance Concerning DEIA Employment Initiatives | February 13, 2025

Executive Order: Suspension of Security Clearances and Evaluation of Government Contracts | February 25, 2025

Executive Order: Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing | January 20, 2025

Executive Order: Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity | January 21, 2025

Presidential Memorandum ordering the Secretary of Transportation and FAA Administrator to stop DEI hiring programs | January 22, 2025

Executive Order: Restoring America’s Fighting Force | January 27, 2025

Executive Order: Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling | January 29, 2025

Multi-State Guidance Concerning DEIA Employment Initiatives | February 13, 2025

Executive Order: Suspension of Security Clearances and Evaluation of Government Contracts | February 25, 2025

The Oval Update

The Oval Update provides perspectives on the Trump administration’s key policy priorities, legislative initiatives, and executive actions. 

 

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The Oval Update

The Oval Update provides perspectives on the Trump administration’s key policy priorities, legislative initiatives, and executive actions. 

 

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Key Contacts

Key Contacts

Shane Blackstone

Of Counsel

Chicago

Email

+1 312-558-3754

Lawrence “Larry” Block

Partner

Washington, DC

Email

+1 202-282-5037

Suzanne Jaffe Bloom

Partner

New York

Email

+1 212-294-4604

Kobi Kennedy Brinson

Partner

Charlotte

Email

+1 704-350-7747

Cristina I. Calvar

Partner

New York

Email

+1 212-294-5331

Sylvia James

Chief Opportunity & Inclusion Officer

Washington, DC

Email

+1 202-282-5856

Dennis Kelly

Partner

Chicago

Email

+1 312-558-5986

Marc Krickbaum

Partner

Chicago

Email

+1 312-558-3787

Elizabeth Leavy

Partner

Washington, DC

Email

+1 202-282-5026

Christopher Man

Partner

Washington, DC

Email

+1 202-282-5622

Julissa Reynoso

Partner

New York

Email

+1 212-294-4756

Michael Roche

Partner

Chicago

Email

+1 312-558-7508

Amandeep S. Sidhu

Partner

Washington, DC

Email

+1 202-282-5828

James P. Smith III

Partner

New York

Email

+1 212-294-4633

Sean Suber

Partner

Chicago

Email

+1 312-558-3765

Kathi Vidal

Partner

Washington, DC

Email

+1 (202) 282-5099

Shane Blackstone

Lawrence “Larry” Block

Suzanne Jaffe Bloom

Kobi Kennedy Brinson

Cristina I. Calvar

Sylvia James

Dennis Kelly

Marc Krickbaum

Elizabeth Leavy

Christopher Man

Julissa Reynoso

Michael Roche

Amandeep S. Sidhu

James P. Smith III

Sean Suber

Kathi Vidal

Related Insights & News

Blog
DOJ Announces Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Signaling Heightened Risk of FCA Exposure for Federal Fund Recipients Based on Alleged Unlawful Discrimination

May 22, 2025

Client Alert
Securities Litigation Risk in the Evolving DEI Landscape

April 28, 2025

Client Alert
Harvard University’s Tax-Exempt Status Challenged: What Nonprofits Need to Know

April 22, 2025

Blog
Fourth Circuit Allows Immediate Enforcement of DEI Executive Orders: Implications for Federal Contractors and Grant Recipients

March 20, 2025

Client Alert
Navigating DEI Under the Trump Administration: Key Considerations for Employers

February 28, 2025

Blog
GSA Announces FAR Deviations to Enforce Executive Orders for Government Contractors

February 19, 2025

Blog
DOJ Memoranda Take Aim at DEI-Related Private Sector Programs and Department Practices

February 7, 2025

Blog
Understanding and Addressing Increased FCA Exposure Risks Resulting from DEI-Focused Executive Order

January 31, 2025

Client Alert
Executive Order Changes Requirements for Affirmative Action Plans and Other DEI Programs

January 24, 2025

Blog
DOJ Announces Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Signaling Heightened Risk of FCA Exposure for Federal Fund Recipients Based on Alleged Unlawful Discrimination
May 22, 2025
Client Alert
Securities Litigation Risk in the Evolving DEI Landscape
April 28, 2025
Client Alert
Harvard University’s Tax-Exempt Status Challenged: What Nonprofits Need to Know
April 22, 2025
Blog
Fourth Circuit Allows Immediate Enforcement of DEI Executive Orders: Implications for Federal Contractors and Grant Recipients
March 20, 2025
Client Alert
Navigating DEI Under the Trump Administration: Key Considerations for Employers
February 28, 2025
Blog
GSA Announces FAR Deviations to Enforce Executive Orders for Government Contractors
February 19, 2025
Blog
DOJ Memoranda Take Aim at DEI-Related Private Sector Programs and Department Practices
February 7, 2025
Blog
Understanding and Addressing Increased FCA Exposure Risks Resulting from DEI-Focused Executive Order
January 31, 2025
Client Alert
Executive Order Changes Requirements for Affirmative Action Plans and Other DEI Programs
January 24, 2025
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