Government Contracts Trio Joins Winston & Strawn in Washington, D.C.

Winston & Strawn recently announced the addition of Lawrence Block, Elizabeth Leavy, and Lawrence Sher to the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, where they joined as partners in the Litigation Department and the White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations Practice.

All three partners will add a broad array of government contracts experience to the firm, including handling regulatory, litigation, and transactional matters. Their collective backgrounds will also expand the firm’s capabilities in the health care and life sciences sectors.

“The addition of this distinguished government contracts team provides an immediate and significant expansion of our ability to serve our clients on matters such as disputes, claims, federal and state bid protests, False Claims Act investigations and defense, procurement counseling, and M&A due diligence in this space,” said Washington, D.C., managing partner David Rogers in the press release announcing their arrival. “Their arrival offers Winston’s clients additional capabilities beyond government contracts and enables us to expand our representation in health care and life sciences matters—particularly in health care disputes arising out of clients’ participation in state or federal programs.”

“We are excited about joining a litigation powerhouse like Winston, ”Larry Block told Law360. “We think our government contract experience both in consulting and litigation matches up well with what the firm has to offer. The firm is really interested in expanding its government contract practice with existing and new clients, and we're happy to be a part of it.”

The Trio’s move to Winston has been covered by the following news outlets: 

• “Winston & Strawn Adds Reed Smith Gov’t Contracts Trio,” Law360
• “Winston & Strawn Adds Trio of Government Contracts Partners From Reed Smith,” The National Law Journal
• “Law firm Winston bulks up in Washington amid infrastructure push,” Reuters
• “Wake Up Call: Law Firm Demand Up for First Time in Nine Months,” Bloomberg Law
• “LAW: Larry Sher, Lawrence Block, Elizabeth Leavy come aboard at Winston & Strawn,” National Journal