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Michael Roche
Michael Roche
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  • Chicago
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  • Chicago
George Lombardi
George Lombardi
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  • Chicago
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+1 312-558-5969
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Partner

  • Chicago
Samantha Lerner
Samantha Lerner
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  • Chicago
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+1 312-558-6463
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  • Chicago
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Capabilities 89 results

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Labor & Employment

Our Labor & Employment Practice is one of the largest and most experienced practices among the country’s multi-disciplined law firms. Our attorneys represent global employers of all types and sizes—ranging from the Fortune 100 to privately held startups—often serving as national, regional, or preferred counsel to many of these major employers....Read more

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Advertising Litigation

Brands across key sectors turn to Winston litigators to defend their reputations in advertising class actions, competitor disputes, and investigations. With litigators based in the U.S.’s busiest jurisdictions—including courts in California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas—we have deep experience and prowess in handling some of the most high-profile and business-essential advertising cases in recent history. These disputes have involved false advertising; unfair competition, unfair business practices, and unjust enrichment; copyright, trade name, and service mark infringement; consumer-protection claims; and violations of the Lanham Act....Read more

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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....Read more

Experience 159 results

Experience

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June 25, 2025

Winston Secures Federal Circuit Affirmance of 101 Victory for Polycom

Experience

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June 12, 2025

Winston Serves as Lead Counsel to CGP Capital Partners in New Continuation Vehicle

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May 15, 2025

Winston Secures Federal Circuit Victory for Snap Axing Image-Presentation Patents on the Pleadings

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Insights & News 5,698 results

Direct Sellers Update: Regulation, Law & Policy

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August 4, 2025

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9 Min Read

Robinson-Patman Act Enforcement in the Direct-Selling Industry: A Clearer Look

With renewed enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act against illegal price discrimination looming, direct-selling companies should reassess their pricing models. The FTC has made clear that tiered wholesale pricing, which gives higher-ranked distributors more favorable terms than their lower-ranked counterparts, can create significant legal risks under antitrust laws.

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July 31, 2025

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Conor Reidy Discusses State Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Laws with Private Funds CFO

Winston & Strawn partner Conor Reidy was quoted in a Private Funds CFO article discussing new antitrust pre-merger notification laws enacted by the states of Colorado and Washington. Under these laws, any company required to file for Federal Trade Commission or Department of Justice antitrust division merger review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act that does sizable business in a given state must file with the state’s antitrust enforcers for review. The pre-merger notification laws aren’t oppressive on their own, but Conor noted that they remain a latent threat, especially if state attorneys general begin to feel that the federal antitrust enforcers aren’t doing enough to protect competition....Read more

Tax Impacts

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July 31, 2025

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IRS Delivers: Large Corporate Taxpayers Can Bid Adieu to AOFs and Welcome Better Access to ADR Programs

On July 25, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS or Service) released an Interim Guidance Memorandum dated July 23, 2025 (the IGM) that i) eliminates the Acknowledgement of Facts (AOF) Information Document Requests (IDR) from Large Business & International Division (LB&I) examinations, ii) provides updates on the changes to the Fast Track Settlements (FTS) pilot program, and iii) clarifies the applicability of Accelerated Issue Resolution (AIR) to Large Corporate Compliance (LCC) cases.

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Other Results 118 results

Law Glossary

What Is Advertising Litigation?

Advertising litigation is defined as the legal area that covers false or deceptive advertising cases. Lawsuits may be brought by government agencies or corporate competitors based on the Lanham Act—a law that specifically deals with false advertising. The Act outlines how an advertisement can be deemed false. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the ability to file lawsuits to halt deceptive advertising claims. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration may also pursue advertising litigation against violators of government regulations. Companies may be called on to substantiate their advertising claims, whether these are made in print or online....Read more

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