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J. Eric Johnson
J. Eric Johnson
Partner
  • Houston
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+1 713-651-2647
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Partner

  • Houston
Dane  A. Drobny
Dane A. Drobny
Partner
  • Chicago
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+1 312-558-7332
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Partner

  • Chicago
Adam Howard
Adam Howard
Partner of Winston & Strawn London LLP
  • London
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+44 20 7011 8765
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Partner of Winston & Strawn London LLP

  • London
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Capabilities 27 results

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Corporate Governance

Our attorneys have extensive experience counseling U.S. and multinational public companies across a range of industries in all aspects of corporate governance, securities, and compliance matters. We advise public companies, boards of directors and their committees, and senior executives on the corporate governance and compliance matters that public companies and their leadership confront—from board structuring and succession planning to shareholder activism and SEC regulation. Drawing on our experience as seasoned counselors, we keep clients abreast of evolving trends and best practices to proactively manage any governance or compliance issues. We have assembled one of the most experienced teams of any law firm in the country that’s counseling public companies....Read more

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Bankruptcy Litigation & Investigations

Large corporate bankruptcies and companies in financial distress often spawn a complex web of claims by lenders, trustees, debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees, investors, shareholders, and other constituents. Attorneys in Winston & Strawn’s complex commercial litigation group and special situations and restructuring group serve as trusted advisors and resolute advocates to protect clients’ business interests and assets in multifaceted Chapter 11 cases and bankruptcy-related disputes. ...Read more

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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....Read more

Experience 41 results

Experience

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March 6, 2026

Transition Evergreen & Zencap Agreement: Winston Advises Transition Evergreen on Its Restructuring

Transition Evergreen, a company listed on Euronext Paris and dedicated to ecological transition and carbon-footprint reduction, has completed the first phase of its financial restructuring by carrying out, on February 26 and 27, 2026, the operations set out in a settlement agreement concluded with its main creditor, a private debt fund managed by Zencap Asset Management (“Zencap”)....Read more

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March 3, 2026

Convene Hospitality Group $230 Million Strategic Growth Capital with TPG

Winston represented Convene Hospitality Group LLC in connection with its securing of $230 million of strategic growth capital, including new financing from TPG and an additional equity investment from existing shareholders, including Ares funds. The capital is intended to support the continued growth and expansion of the company’s hospitality platform....Read more

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September 22, 2025

Winston Paris advised the founders and shareholders of Bylaw, on its acquisition by Septeo

Founded in 2019 by Adrien Aboudaram and Tuan Ardouin, Bylaw has developed next-generation AI technology to automate the processing of legal and financial documents. With a team primarily dedicated to R&D, the legaltech company aims to become the leading AI reference for regulated professions....Read more
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Insights & News 276 results

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April 10, 2026

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Ben Smolij Discusses Shift in SEC Shareholder Proposal Process with Law.com

Winston & Strawn partner Ben Smolij was recently quoted in a Law.com article examining the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to no longer respond to most no-action requests under the Exchange Act Rule 14a-8, which permits qualifying shareholders to place proposals in a public company’s proxy materials, while allowing issuers to omit proposals that fall with the rule’s procedural or substantive exclusions. This announcement is a significant shift in the shareholder proposal process for the upcoming 2025-2026 proxy season....Read more

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March 2, 2026

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Winston & Strawn Adds Former DOJ Litigator Matthew Huppert to Antitrust Practice

Washington, D.C. – March 2, 2026 – Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Matthew Huppert has joined the firm as a Partner in Washington, D.C as a member of the Litigation Department and the Antitrust & Competition Practice. He comes to the firm from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, where he served as a trial attorney and counsel to the Assistant Attorney General....Read more

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February 5, 2026

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A Turning Point for Proxy Advisors: JPMorgan’s AI Pivot Amid Intensifying Regulatory Scrutiny

Recent developments suggest a potential inflection point in the proxy advisory landscape. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s decision to discontinue the use of proxy advisory firms in favor of an internal, AI-driven voting platform, combined with escalating regulatory, legislative, and enforcement activity targeting the industry, signals heightened scrutiny of the role and influence of proxy advisors in U.S. capital markets. In this alert, we examine JPMorgan’s move, the broader regulatory and political backdrop, and what these developments may mean for plan fiduciaries, asset managers, and public companies navigating proxy voting and governance decisions in a rapidly evolving environment. 

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What Is Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)?

Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) is a proxy advisory firm that provides research and analysis, governance data, and shareholder proxy voting advice to hedge funds, mutual funds, and other investors....Read more

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What Is a Proxy Statement?

A proxy statement is a document required by the SEC to be furnished to shareholders when soliciting shareholder proxies for shareholder meetings....Read more

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What Is ESG Investing?

ESG, or environmental, social, and governance (ESG), Investing refers to the making of investment decisions by environmental and/or socially conscious investors based on a set of standards or requirements for a company’s behavior. Environmental criteria consider how a company protects the environment, including corporate policies addressing climate change. Social criteria examine how a company values and supports relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, and its local communities. Governance deals with, among other things, a company’s leadership, executive compensation, and shareholder rights....Read more
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