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Professionals 133 results

Vanessa Hughes
Vanessa Hughes
Managing Director
  • Chicago
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+1 312-558-8025
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Managing Director

  • Chicago
David McDonald
David McDonald
Chief Financial Officer
  • Chicago
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+1 312-558-6330
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Chief Financial Officer

  • Chicago
Joanna Kerpen
Joanna Kerpen
Partner
  • Washington, DC
Email
+1 202-282-5145
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Partner

  • Washington, DC
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Capabilities 9 results

Practice Area

ERISA Litigation

As a firm of choice for many major businesses, we represent employers, fiduciaries, boards of directors, benefit plans, and plan administrators in all aspects
of ERISA litigation, including claims relating to fiduciary liability, plan investments, excessive fees, plan qualification, plan termination, reversion of excess
assets, retiree medical benefits, severance and employment contract matters, tax liability matters, and retirement and welfare benefit claims.
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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

With attorneys based in Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C., Winston’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (EBEC) team represents a broad
range of plan sponsors and offers clients not just deal support but the full suite of employee benefit services. These include public company reporting and
executive compensation, employee benefits in mergers and acquisitions, qualified retirement plans and Title I investment advice, health and wel...Read more
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Qualified Retirement Plans

Our team’s deep market knowledge of laws affecting retirement plans enables us to develop customized retirement plan solutions, practical advice, and
strategies for our clients’ unique needs and workforce composition. Our experienced benefits attorneys represent public companies, private companies, and
private equity operating companies in retirement plan design and day-to-day plan compliance.
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Experience 30 results

Experience

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March 31, 2025

Winston assists Santa Fe Operating, a subsidiary of HRM Resources IV, LLC, a Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors sponsor-backed borrower, in a reserve-based lending facility

Experience

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January 4, 2025

Winston Represented GHOST in its Sale to Keurig Dr Pepper

Experience

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November 12, 2024

Kans Capital acquires stake in two hotels in the US

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Insights & News 687 results

Client Alert

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June 10, 2025

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PTAB Acting Director Denies IPR Merely Because Petitioner Knew of the Challenged Patent Over a Decade Ago

We previously reported how the PTAB’s institution rate has fallen to approximately 40% in the new administration, with many of those denials stemming from the PTAB’s increased usage of its discretionary denial processes to deny IPR challenges without otherwise addressing the merits of the identified prior art. The latest grant of discretionary denial continues that trend and exemplifies the current challenges in pursuing IPR/PGR invalidity challenges at the U.S. Patent Office. 

In the Media

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June 3, 2025

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Michael Kimberly Joins Winston & Strawn in Washington, D.C.

Winston & Strawn recently announced the addition of Michael Kimberly to the firm’s Washington, D.C. office where he joins as co-chair of the Appellate &
Critical Motions Practice. Michael brings a remarkable record of success, having argued nine cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and delivered more than
40 appellate arguments in courts across the country, with an overall win record of two for three. In addition to his appellate work, he frequently l...Read more
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Recognitions

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June 3, 2025

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Keerthika Subramanian Named Among The M&A Advisor’s 16th Annual Emerging Leaders Award Winners

The M&A Advisor has selected Winston partner Keerthika Subramanian as a winner of its 2025 Emerging Leaders Awards, which recognize “a distinguished
group of rising stars shaping the future of mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and corporate finance.”
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Other Results 11 results

Law Glossary

What Is a Qualified Retirement Plan?

A qualified retirement plan is a retirement plan established by an employer that is designed to provide retirement income to designated employees and their
beneficiaries, which meets certain IRS Code requirements in terms of both form and operation. Common plan types are 401(k) plans, pension plans, and
profit-sharing plans. A qualified retirement plan may allow for both employer and employee contributions. Employers must follow procedures to ...Read more
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Site Content

What Is Form 10-K Used For?

Form 10-K is an annual report required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, which provides a comprehensive overview of a company’s business
and financial condition and includes annual audited financial statements.
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What Is Form 8-K Used For?

Form 8-K is a form required to be filed by registrants with the SEC when certain significant or “material” events occur, such as mergers and acquisitions,
changes in management, and director resignations. The form generally must be filed with four business days of the event triggering disclosure.
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