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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 welfare benefit plans, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), and international human resources matters. And driven by a volatile labor market, we are partnering with clients to innovate plan structure and design, including cutting-edge services such as private exchange medical benefits, employee benefits in captive insurance, and fiduciary governance best practices. With decades of experience, our EBEC team maintains strong brand recognition, with clients describing our attorneys as “superb,” “very client-friendly,” “extremely responsive and able to bring forth the right resources,” and “having an “incredible breadth of knowledge.”
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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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|March 31, 2025
Winston & Strawn assists Santa Fe Operating, LLC, a subsidiary of HRM Resources IV, LLC, a Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors sponsor-backed borrower, in reserve-based $300,000,000 lending facility with BOKF, NA, the proceeds of which were used to acquire producing oil and gas properties.
Experience
|January 4, 2025
Winston Represented GHOST in its Sale to Keurig Dr Pepper
A team led by Eva Davis and Brendan Mace is representing GHOST, a disruptive lifestyle sports nutrition business, in its sale to Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP). KDP purchased an initial 60% stake in GHOST, which will be followed by the acquisition of the remaining 40% stake in 2028. The transaction will pair GHOST’s products and people with KDP’s insights and capabilities, moving GHOST towards its vision of becoming a 100-year brand. GHOST’s net sales have more than quadrupled over the past three years, making it one of the fastest-growing brands in the energy category.
Experience
|November 12, 2024
Kans Capital acquires stake in two hotels in the US
Winston & Strawn LLP advised Kans Capital Investments LLC (Kans), a Mexican private equity fund, in a joint venture arrangement with Castillo Funding, LLC (Castillo), whereby the parties have entered into an agreement to acquire U.S.-based Courtyard and Residence Inn hotels from Annemid PWDP, LLC. Under the terms of the all-stock transaction, Kans will hold 80% interest and Castillo 20% in the joint operations. The parties have also entered into new franchise agreements with Courtyard and Residence Inn, further solidifying the partnership.
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Recognitions
|December 9, 2025
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Winston & Strawn partner Jeffrey Kessler has been named to Sports Business Journal’s Influence 125 - The Most Influential People in Sports Business For The Past 25 Years. This list is a prestigious tribute to the trailblazers who didn’t just keep pace with change, they set it. From pioneering founders and high-stakes dealmakers to brand architects and media moguls, these 125 have reshaped the multibillion-dollar sports economy across every sector: sponsorship, tech, media, venues, events, agencies, and leagues. Sports Business Journal has chronicled the rapid evolution of the sports industry for nearly three decades, an era defined by bold visionaries, transformational leadership and the relentless pursuit of innovation.
Winston’s Environmental Law Update
|November 19, 2025
|4 Min Read
Companies Need to Know These Key Exemptions in EPA’s Proposed Revision to the PFAS Reporting Rule
On November 10, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) issued a proposed rule to revise the reporting and recordkeeping requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under Section 8(a)(7) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
Benefits Blast
|November 14, 2025
|1 Min Read
Retirement Plan Contribution Limits Announced for 2026
The IRS recently released Notice 2025-67 to announce cost-of-living adjustments to the indexed dollar limits applicable to retirement plans.
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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 ensure participants and beneficiaries are able to receive their benefits. They must also stay apprised of changes in retirement plan laws and regulations. Qualified retirement plans provide certain tax advantages to employers and tax deferral advantages to employees who are contributing. Taxes on earnings from the contributions are also deferred until the employee withdraws them from the plan.
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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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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.