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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.
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The medical device industry is currently undergoing monumental change—from supply chain challenges to disruptive technologies and economic fluctuations. To pave the way for a more accessible and innovative healthcare landscape—including advances in wearables, implants, diagnostics, mobility, drug delivery—the evolving and expansive medical device industry faces wide-ranging legal needs. Clients in this sector can tap the remarkable depth and breadth of our sector-focused and skilled attorneys in the U.S. and abroad. Our Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Group engages clients at all points in the product development life cycle to provide sound advice and practical solutions regardless of the client’s size or the complexity of their need. We help clients navigate today’s complex regulatory landscape, defend products and reputations in the face of high-profile product liability and mass tort claims, protect innovative intellectual property (IP), and leverage cross-border experience to advise on commercial transactions.
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As a leading law firm with decades of experience representing the interests of food and beverage clients, Winston has a dedicated multinational and cross-disciplinary team of attorneys that focuses on the unique and varied ways in which laws, regulations, and market forces impact our clients in this sector.
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Experience
|September 8, 2025
Winston represents a class of professional swimmers alleging World Aquatics (WA) violated antitrust laws by blocking their participation in the competing International Swimming League. After WA won summary judgment, Winston successfully appealed, arguing the court applied improper antitrust standards and wrongly denied certification of a damages class. In September 2024, the Ninth Circuit reversed both rulings, reviving all claims and issuing a landmark ruling on the possible application of the per se rule or quick look review to sports-associations rules. Am Law awarded Winston “Litigator of the Week” Runner-Up recognition for the win. In November 2024, the Ninth Circuit denied rehearing. In April 2025, the district court certified a damages class.
Experience
|January 9, 2025
Delaware Court Sees Though Plaintiffs’ Poorly Disguised Derivative Claims
Winston received an Am Law Litigator of the Week Shout Out for securing a ruling knocking out US$300M in claims against the former board of managers of Verano Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Verano Holdings Corp., one of the country’s largest publicly traded cannabis companies. Delaware Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster dismissed a lawsuit brought by former minority shareholders in Verano Holdings finding the plaintiffs lost standing to bring such derivative claims after the combination that resulted in the public company took hold. The judge issued a dismissal with prejudice in an oral ruling from the bench.
Experience
|February 28, 2023
Defended Dallas property developer Ruel Malcolm Hamilton in a widely reported criminal case, in which he was charged with two counts of federal programs bribery under 18 U.S.C. § 666, one count of conspiracy, and one count of violation of the Travel Act. He was alleged to have bribed two former Dallas City Council members to help him build a Dallas development.
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Recognitions
|November 12, 2025
|2 Min Read
Winston Lawyers Named as 2025 Law360 MVPs
Winston partners Jeffrey Kessler and Tom Melsheimer merited inclusion on Law360’s 2025 MVPs list. As described by Law360, this year’s winners “have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.”
Global Trade & Foreign Policy Insights
|October 17, 2025
|5 Min Read
Cari’s Legal Exchange: Regulatory Risks and Enforcement Realities — Part 3
Part three of Cari’s Legal Exchange explores Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement, regulatory agency crossover, and the challenges of delisting from government sanctions lists.
Global Trade & Foreign Policy Insights
|October 15, 2025
|8 Min Read
Cari’s Legal Exchange: Regulatory Risks and Enforcement Realities — Part 1
In part one of Cari’s Legal Exchange, Cari Stinebower and partner and former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matt Graves discuss how companies can navigate evolving DOJ voluntary disclosure programs, the importance of compliance, and the growing focus on individual accountability in corporate investigations.
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The Illinois Biometric Invasion of Privacy Act (BIPA), enacted in 2008, grants Illinois consumers the right to their own biometric data, such as fingerprints, retina or iris information, voiceprints, and DNA. Under the BIPA, private companies are prohibited from collecting biometric information unless (1) the person consents in writing and (2) the companies inform the person in writing of what data is being collected, for what purpose, and for how long. Besides the notice and consent requirement, the law also bans any company from selling or otherwise profiting from consumers’ biometrics.
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The Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA), enacted in 1998, prohibits employers and their agents from conditioning employment on genetic data, or from using genetic data in discriminatory ways. The statute also prohibits insurers from seeking genetic information to use in connection with accident or health insurance policies.
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What Is the Equal Rights Amendment?
Currently, the Constitution does not guarantee that all the rights it protects are held equally by all citizens without regard to sex. With 24 words, the Equal Rights Amendment would change that. It would provide that “[e]quality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex.” It would also give Congress the power to enforce that constitutional guarantee by passing legislation.