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Practice Area
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.
Region
Winston has a well-established presence in Europe representing clients for over three decades. We demonstrate excellence advising clients on transactional, disputes and regulatory matters in the financial services, private equity, industrial, health, and technology sectors. Our European offices bring together a unique blend of deep local knowledge and global expertise, allowing us to effectively navigate complex cross-border legal matters.
Practice Area
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
|April 28, 2023
Defended Actors’ Equity (“Equity”)—a union representing actors in Broadway theaters—in a case filed in the Southern District of New York by Garth Drabinsky, the lead creative producer for Paradise Square. Drabinsky was placed on the union’s “Do Not Work List” and alleged that his placement on the list constituted a group boycott in violation of Sherman Act Sections 1 and 2. We moved to dismiss the first amended complaint in early 2023. In April 2023, Judge Schofield granted Equity’s motion and applied the statutory labor exemption to shield the union’s conduct. The judge also dismissed all other claims in the case, with prejudice. This win was recognized by Am Law with a Litigator of the Week Shout Out.
Experience
|April 28, 2023
Secured New CBA Deal for NBA Players Following Round-the-Clock Negotiating Sessions with NBA
Delivered a win for NBA players and fans on April 1, 2023, in assisting NBPA to reach a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the NBA that will provide for at least six more years of mutually beneficial labor peace.
Experience
|January 31, 2023
Secured Landmark Equal-Pay Settlement for Current and Former USWNT Members
In a global-headline-grabbing matter of first impression—applying the Equal Pay Act and Title VII equal-pay requirements to female athletes in a professional team sport, we lodged a class action for current and former World Cup-winning USWNT players against their employer, USSF, for equal pay and working conditions to their USMNT counterparts. Along with much of the world, the USMNT players expressed their deep support for their female counterparts throughout this litigation.
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Recognitions
|September 24, 2025
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Winston Featured on the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers List
Winston & Strawn lawyers have been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers list. Now in its 19th edition, this guide recognizes the nation’s top advisors across the full spectrum of employment and labor law — from employee benefits and executive compensation to traditional labor matters, immigration, and a wide range of litigation and arbitration, including wage and hour class actions, discrimination, trade secrets, and non-compete disputes.
Direct Sellers Update: Regulation, Law & Policy
|September 16, 2025
|6 Min Read
The FTC Trades Blanket Non-Compete Bans for Case-by-Case Enforcement
Direct Sellers, time to let out a sigh of relief. On September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission officially dropped its appeal of a federal court’s decision striking down the FTC’s rule banning non-competes.
Winston’s AI Top 10
|September 2025
|2 Min Read
Winston’s AI Monthly Recap - August 2025
Winston’s AI Top 10 summarizes the latest AI developments in the legal industry.
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What Is the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)?
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) “establishes a rebuttable presumption that the importation of any goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, or produced by certain entities, is prohibited by Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and that such goods, wares, articles, and merchandise are not entitled to entry to the United States”... “The UFLPA also requires the interagency Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and Director of National Intelligence, to develop and submit to Congress a strategy for supporting CBP’s enforcement of Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to goods, wares, articles, and merchandise produced with forced labor in the People’s Republic of China.”
Location
Since 1995, Winston & Strawn’s Paris office has provided a wide range of transactional and litigation legal services to its clients. Our Paris attorneys are multilingual and multicultural. Many of them have gained professional experience abroad and are well-versed in managing the cultural and legal nuances often present in legal matters involving multiple jurisdictions. They are recognized by The Legal 500 EMEA, Leaders League, Best Lawyers® in France, and Palmares du Droit.
Location
Opened in 2003, Winston & Strawn’s San Francisco office is located in the financial district, just down the road from the Bay Area’s technology epicenter. Our team—now 25+ lawyers strong—keeps a finger on the pulse of the rapidly evolving financial services and technology sectors, and offers support across a wide spectrum of services, including antitrust/competition, commercial litigation and disputes, government investigations and compliance, intellectual property, labor and employment, mergers and acquisitions, and product liability. The San Francisco team works seamlessly with lawyers and departments across the firm’s global network to ensure the highest quality service to our clients. With a culture that represents the Bay Area’s innovative spirit, our lawyers are regularly honored with high-profile awards and frequently recognized by publications, such as Chambers USA, The American Lawyer, the Daily Journal, and The Recorder.