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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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The financial services landscape is undergoing rapid and unprecedented transformation—driven by technological innovation, evolving market dynamics, and a shifting regulatory climate. Winston & Strawn is uniquely positioned to help clients not only adapt to these changes, but to anticipate what’s next.
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|May 9, 2025
An Am Law LOTW Shout Out-Worthy Gold Medal Victory In $Jenner
Winston, led by partners Jeffrey Steinfeld, John Schreiber, and George Mastoris, secured full dismissal of a high-profile securities class action involving hundred of millions of dollars in $Jenner memecoin trades. Plaintiffs alleged securities fraud under federal and California laws. The team was recognized in Am Law’s Litigator of the Week column for the win.
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|March 18, 2025
Winston Blunts Earnout Payment
Following a bench trial in Fall 2024, a New York trial court ruled in March 2025 that Cresco Labs, Inc. was not required to pay a US$45M earnout under a merger agreement. The court found that Cresco did not receive “commercially reasonable access” to New York’s adult-use cannabis market, which was supposed to be subject only to a non-competitive application or approval process. Adopting Cresco’s arguments, the court determined that only the Office of Cannabis Management and Cannabis Control Board could decide when and how applicants access the adult-use market. The court agreed that regulators required Cresco to pay a significant one-time fee, prioritized other applicants, and had broad discretion over approvals. This win supports claims that New York’s adult-use program lacks details and clear entry paths, frustrating industry leaders’ efforts to develop a robust adult-use market.
Experience
|June 30, 2024
Winston Represented Sloan Investment Management in its Sale to EP Wealth Advisors
Winston represented Sloan Investment Management (Sloan), a Dallas-based asset management firm that works primarily with high-net-worth individuals, in its sale to EP Wealth Advisors (EP Wealth), a California-based fee-only registered investment adviser and financial planning firm with more than 35 offices in 12 states. The transaction will provide Sloan with additional resources for growth opportunities while this partnership adds US$700M AUM, bringing EP Wealth’s total AUM in the Dallas region to over US$1B, and US$25.2B nationwide.
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Client Alert
|September 22, 2025
|1 Min Read
Interest Rates Fall for SBICs: September 2025 Standard Debenture Pooling
The September 2025 pooling of Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) standard debentures was priced at 4.532%. This most recent semiannual pricing of SBIC standard debentures reflected a decrease from the rate set in March 2025 of 4.963%. This is the third consecutive semiannual pricing below 5.0% and is the second-lowest pricing since 2022.
Recognitions
|September 19, 2025
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Winston Named Outstanding Pro Bono Partner by Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights
On September 17, Winston & Strawn was recognized as Outstanding Pro Bono Partner of the Year at the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights’ (CLCCR) annual Good Trouble Gala.
The Reg E Reader
|September 2, 2025
|5 Min Read
Overdraft Practices Under Reg E: Regulatory Evolution, Compliance Risks, and Enforcement Trends
Overdraft fees have been a persistent concern for lawmakers and regulators since the rise of electronic banking in the late 20th century.
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“Baby HSR” or “mini HSR” laws refer to state-level premerger notification and reporting requirements that resemble the federal Hart-Scott-Rodino Act but tend to apply to smaller transactions valued below the federal notification thresholds. These laws, often focused on specific industries like healthcare, aim to enhance state-level antitrust oversight by requiring companies to notify state authorities of mergers or acquisitions that could impact local competition. Filing obligations, timing, and fees vary by state, with some requiring detailed disclosures about the transaction’s competitive impact within the state. State authorities can investigate, challenge, or impose conditions on transactions even if they are cleared federally. Winston’s Baby HSR survey provides buyers and sellers with a resource to quickly start assessing which states may have premerger notification requirements that impact their transactions.
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FinTech (Financial Technology) is a term used to categorize technology-driven solutions to traditional banking products. FinTech aims to make financial services more accessible to consumers.