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Winston offers a full-service energy practice. With four decades of experience handling a broad array of services for participants across the energy industry and in key markets worldwide, our practitioners have developed a deep familiarity and keen sense of the market. Our experience spans electric generation, transmission, distribution, and fuel supply and transportation in the power sector—including conventional and renewable resources—as well as the upstream, midstream, downstream, and oilfield services segments in the oil and gas sector. Additionally, our team is at the forefront of the flourishing market for energy transition, and we bring practical experience, perspective, and innovative thinking to this rapidly expanding segment of energy sector.
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Winston’s oil and gas attorneys have handled a broad range of transactions and disputes across the oil and gas and energy transition sectors’ complete value chain. Our attorneys have a firm grasp on where the market is at any point in time and are able to navigate challenges such as increased market consolidation and volatility. Years of industry and practical experience have provided our attorneys with a deep understanding of the dynamics of the global oil and gas and energy markets. In fact, our broad footprint is a key factor in our ability to serve the varied needs of the firm’s energy clients. We bring significant industry knowledge that is underscored by our experience in the multi-faceted upstream, midstream, downstream, and energy transition markets, as well as the oilfield services and equipment sector.
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Our REIT attorneys are experienced in the planning and implementation of a variety of organizational and real estate ownership structures used for REIT formations and transactions. We understand the complex requirements of asset ownership and character of income that must be met to qualify for pass-through tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code. Our team has extensive experience with IPOs, private placement of debt, securitization of debt, public/private preferred and common equity offerings, PIPE transactions, recapitalizations, trust preferred securities, asset purchase and dispositions, §1031 exchanges, and mergers and acquisitions. Our experience in capital raising (via public and private securities offerings), securitization, and structured finance transactions is just as deep.
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Recognitions
|February 16, 2024
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Winston Attorneys Featured on the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Energy Lawyers List
Thirty-one Winston & Strawn attorneys merited a place on Lawdragon’s 2024 500 Leading Energy Lawyers list. This annual roundup of “global powerhouses” highlights exceptional energy attorneys in the United States.
Recognitions
|February 9, 2024
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Steve D’Amore Named to the 2024 Lawdragon Legends List
Steve D’Amore—chair-elect of Winston & Strawn and the firm’s global Litigation Department co-chair—merited a place on the 2024 Lawdragon Legends list. The list recognizes attorneys who have been recognized with the Lawdragon 500 distinction 10 times or more. As explained by the outlet, “as a group [the Legends] embody what Lawdragon believes is the best a lawyer can be.”
Recognitions
|February 2, 2024
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Winston Attorneys Featured on Lawdragon’s Green 500: The 2024 Leaders in Environmental Law List
Thirteen Winston & Strawn attorneys were named on Lawdragon’s Green 500: The 2024 Leaders in Environmental Law list. The guide highlights “an amazing collection of attorneys, ranging from wolf advocates, to sustainable finance leaders, experts in greenwashing claims and regulatory gurus who help businesses navigate environmental regulations to successfully develop projects.”
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Opened in 2017, Winston & Strawn’s Dallas office is located in the cultural and economic epicenter of DFW, the fourth largest metropolitan area in the U.S. and the fastest growing over the last year. Our Dallas attorneys litigate both high-stakes civil and criminal matters, including major state and federal trials and appeals nationwide, and represents clients in complex transactional matters. Under the leadership of Bryan Goolsby and Thomas M. Melsheimer, our office—made up of 85+ attorneys—continues to expand, attracting some of the country’s top legal talent to meet the increased needs of the many technology, investment, and health care companies that are increasingly making Dallas their home.
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Winston & Strawn’s New York office opened in 1989 and has since grown to become the firm’s second-largest location, housing 200+ attorneys distributed across 24 practice areas. Based in the iconic MetLife Building above Grand Central Station in Midtown Manhattan, our New York lawyers represent 80+ Fortune 500 companies from the city’s business epicenter. Our New York attorneys are tenacious and insightful, and they reflect the diversity for which New York City is known—52% of the office’s attorneys identify as women, racial/ethnic minorities, and/or LGBTQ+, and several of them chair Winston affinity groups. Our New York office’s welcoming and collaborative atmosphere can be seen through numerous office-wide events, including volunteer opportunities, gatherings to connect over food and drinks, wellness event pop-ups, and annual entry in the NYC Lawyers Basketball League. Creating a connected and supportive setting for attorneys and staff fosters camaraderie and encourages all of us to work harder for one another and our clients.
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Winston & Strawn’s Miami office opened in 2022 and represents the firm’s largest expansion in several years. Located in the heart of the city’s Financial District, the office launched with a strong team of transactional and litigation partners from prestigious law firms operating in South Florida. Our Miami office leverages the area’s status as a critical nexus point for banking and international trade with the United States, Europe, Latin America, and other parts of the world. Our attorneys have the cultural fluency and local knowledge necessary to work seamlessly with international clients, particularly those with ties to Latin America.