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Class Actions & Group Litigation
Winston has developed a consistent record of success handling class action cases in state and federal courts. The practice is anchored by seasoned class action lawyers, many of whom have been recognized by Chambers USA and other ranking organizations as being top practitioners in their field. Our clients rely on us to steer them through class action matters by drawing on the firm’s significant experience in resolving complex litigation using creative and aggressive arguments, across a broad range of class, collective, coordinated, and mass actions, as well multidistrict litigation. We also have succeeded at trial in several class actions—a rare occurrence.
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Securities, M&A & Corporate Governance Litigation
In today’s market, litigators with experience in securities, corporate governance, and M&A-related (collectively, “securities litigation”) matters need to leverage their broad experience to serve as both advocate and as counsel and strategist, focused on helping clients to overcome not just a legal issue but a collective business problem. Given the frequent interplay between things such as corporate-control transactions, public offerings, activist shareholders, the use of complex derivatives and other financial instruments, bad news impacting stock performance, regulatory inquiries and investigations, and insurance coverage, strategic and tactical litigation decisions can have a wide-ranging impact on the success of a given transaction, as well as on companies, their boards, senior management, and advisors.
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Energy Industry Litigation & Investigations
With our reputation as a trial lawyers’ firm serving as our foundation, we advocate for a variety of power producers, oil and gas companies, and oilfield services providers in high-stakes litigation throughout U.S. district and appellate courts. We also handle sensitive investigations, contentious regulatory and enforcement issues, and arbitration. Our bench is stacked with innovative legal and commercial problem solvers, many of whom came to Winston from in-house positions, amplifying their appreciation for C-suite complexities. By combining our knowledge of the energy industry with first-rate trial skills, and the experience our practitioners have gained from learning our clients’ businesses, we are positioned to obtain the best result for our clients efficiently—whether in the courtroom or a negotiated solution.
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Experience
|April 6, 2026
MLBPI’s Licensing Fight Ends in Victory and Settlement with DraftKings
Winston is representing MLB Players Inc. (MLBPI), which serves as the exclusive group licensing representative for all MLB (major league baseball) players. MLBPI sued several online sportsbook and mobile-betting platforms, including DraftKings, over their use of hundreds of MLB player images and likenesses without MLBPI’s consent.
Experience
|January 27, 2026
Winston & Strawn secured a decisive victory for PayPal in an intellectual property dispute brought by Irish non-practicing entity Internet Payment Patents LTD (IPPL). Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen of the Northern District of California entered final judgment in PayPal’s favor, finding all asserted patent claims ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and granting PayPal’s motion to dismiss without leave to amend.
Experience
|January 21, 2026
Winston Advises Bitmine on $200M Strategic Investment in MrBeast’s Beast Industries
Winston & Strawn LLP served as counsel to Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc., the NYSE-listed Ethereum treasury company chaired by Tom Lee, in connection with its $200 million strategic equity investment in Beast Industries, the multi-faceted entertainment and consumer products company founded by global creator Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson.
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Webinar
|20 May 2026
New European Commercial Mortgage Index: Q1 2026 Data
Join Winston partner Aparna Sehgal for a conversation marking the release of a new European Commercial Mortgage Index (ECMI), an industry partnership between the Bayes Business School's CRE Debt Project and FinLoop, featuring Q1 2026 data.
False Claims Act Playbook
|May 14, 2026
|3 Min Read
DOJ Launches FOCUS Initiative, Signaling Increasingly Data-Driven Era of FCA Enforcement
On April 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division announced a new initiative called the Fraud Oversight through Careful Use of Statistics (“FOCUS”) initiative, aimed at strengthening DOJ’s engagement with so‑called “data miner” whistleblowers who bring False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam actions based on publicly available government data, rather than insider knowledge.
In the Media
|May 13, 2026
|1 Min Read
Alexander Ott Discusses ITC Litigation Funding Disclosure Proposal with Law360
Winston & Strawn partner Alexander Ott was quoted in a Law360 article discussing the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)’s proposed rule requiring disclosure of litigation funding in Section 337 intellectual property investigations. The proposed rule would require parties appearing before the ITC to disclose litigation funding arrangements and entities with financial interests or authority over litigation and settlement decisions. According to the article, the ITC stated that the information could help identify conflicts of interest and provide greater clarity in Section 337 investigations.
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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.
Law Glossary
What Are the Patent Litigation Differences Between the BPCIA and Hatch-Waxman Act?
There are fundamental differences between the abbreviated approval processes to obtain FDA approval for biosimilars and generic drugs as those processes relate to patent litigation.