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Professionals 252 results

Sandra Edwards
Sandra Edwards
Partner
  • San Francisco
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+1 415-591-1412
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Partner

  • San Francisco
Christopher Essig
Christopher Essig
Partner
  • Chicago
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+1 312-558-6229
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Partner

  • Chicago
Terry Dee
Terry Dee
Partner
  • Chicago
Email
+1 312-558-8112
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  • Chicago
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Capabilities 62 results

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Product Liability & Mass Torts

Major multinational companies trust Winston to defend their products and reputations in high-profile, high-stakes product liability and mass tort claims. Our Product Liability & Mass Torts Practice is one of the industry’s most seasoned, with a deep bench of experienced lawyers and a unique combination of extensive trial experience and expansive technical knowledge....Read more

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Qualified Retirement Plans

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....Read more

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ERISA Litigation

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....Read more

Experience 16 results

Experience

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April 29, 2025

Stream Realty Completes Ownership Transfer of Houston Center

Winston & Strawn represented Stream Realty Partners in connection with the strategic recapitalization of Houston Center, a premier 4.6 million-square-foot Class A office campus in downtown Houston. Through a joint venture with AustralianSuper, one of the world's largest pension funds, Stream Realty Partners has ushered in a new era for this iconic mixed-use development, comprising four buildings. Stream's Value Preservation Advisors (VPA) team will oversee asset management, leasing, property management, and construction management for the campus. This transaction underscores Winston & Strawn's commitment to delivering comprehensive legal solutions in complex real estate and joint venture transactions....Read more

Experience

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April 12, 2024

Winston Wins Unanimous Supreme Court Case Clarifying Securities Fraud Liability

Winston secured a unanimous victory in the U.S. Supreme Court for Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. in a federal securities class action that was filed after the announcement of the company’s 2017 financial results and 2018 dividend guidance caused US$2+B drop in market cap. The Court ruled that silence does not equal fraud, even if SEC regulations require disclosure. This decision resolves a longstanding disagreement among the lower courts about the scope of securities fraud liability under Rule 10b-5. It makes clear that a company cannot be liable under that provision for a pure omission of material information, even if SEC regulations required the information to be disclosed. This is particularly important for disclosures under Item 303 of SEC Regulation S-K, which requires management to make complex judgments about the likelihood of future events....Read more

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October 26, 2023

Good Pride Limited Term Loan Facility up to HK$7M

Winston & Strawn represented Good Pride Limited, as lender, in connection with a HK$7M term loan facility secured by a share charge provided by the borrower in favor of the lender. The debt facility will mainly be used by StormHarbour Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, a subsidiary of the borrower, to fund its general operations. Good Pride Limited is a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability....Read more
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Insights & News 1,036 results

False Claims Act Playbook

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October 30, 2025

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5 Min Read

Private Equity Firm Avoids Potential False Claims Act Liability in Dismissal from Whistleblower Suit Brought by Healthcare Portfolio Company Executive

On October 15, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska (the Court) dismissed Pharos Capital Group and its related investment funds (Pharos Capital) from a qui tam or whistleblower suit brought under the antiretaliation provision of the False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. § 3730(h)) (the FCA), against Pharos Capital and Charter Health Care Group (Charter), a portfolio company of Pharos Capital.

Competition Corner

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October 23, 2025

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California Strengthens Its Antitrust Law with Stiffer Penalties

On October 6, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law S.B. 763, which will comprehensively strengthen the enforcement framework of California’s Cartwright Act. 

Tax Impacts

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September 19, 2025

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5 Min Read

House Ways & Means Committee Advances Two Tax Procedure Bills to Revise Penalty Approval and Tax Court Powers

On September 17, 2025, the House Committee on Ways and Means advanced two bipartisan tax-procedure measures. Both bills propose technical reforms aimed at reducing procedural friction in federal tax administration and litigation.

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Other Results 40 results

Law Glossary

What Is a Qualified Retirement Plan?

A qualified retirement plan is a retirement plan established by an employer that is designed to provide retirement income to designated employees and their beneficiaries, which meets certain IRS Code requirements in terms of both form and operation. Common plan types are 401(k) plans, pension plans, and profit-sharing plans. A qualified retirement plan may allow for both employer and employee contributions. Employers must follow procedures to ensure participants and beneficiaries are able to receive their benefits. They must also stay apprised of changes in retirement plan laws and regulations. Qualified retirement plans provide certain tax advantages to employers and tax deferral advantages to employees who are contributing. Taxes on earnings from the contributions are also deferred until the employee withdraws them from the plan....Read more

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What Is General Causation?

In the product liability context, general causation is the legal and scientific determination of whether the product in question has the inherent capability to cause the alleged injury under certain circumstances. Establishment of general causation is a critical aspect of a plaintiff’s case, and typically requires scientific evidence, such as epidemiology or toxicology, and expert testimony to establish a causal connection between the product’s design, manufacturing, or warnings and the injury or injuries at issue. As contrasted to specific causation, the focus in a general causation inquiry is on whether the product or exposure, as a general matter, can cause the type of injury claimed by the plaintiff. A general causation inquiry does not assess any facts unique to a particular plaintiff....Read more

Law Glossary

What Is a Safe Harbor?

A safe harbor is a legal provision in a statute or regulation that provides protection from a legal liability or other penalty when certain conditions are met....Read more
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