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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.
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As a leading law firm with decades of experience representing the interests of food and beverage clients, Winston has a dedicated multinational and cross-disciplinary team of attorneys that focuses on the unique and varied ways in which laws, regulations, and market forces impact our clients in this sector.
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We help retail and luxury clients navigate challenges around the globe as they protect and expand their brands. We serve as trusted advisors and valued business partners, handling some of the industry’s highest-profile litigation, regulatory matters, and deals. Our track record of successes in both state and federal courts is a testament to our prowess in consumer fraud, product liability, and antitrust litigation and our commitment to excellence extends to our transactional representation, ensuring swift, seamless, smooth, and cost-efficient deals for our retail and luxury clients.
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Experience
|September 8, 2025
Winston represents a class of professional swimmers alleging World Aquatics (WA) violated antitrust laws by blocking their participation in the competing International Swimming League. After WA won summary judgment, Winston successfully appealed, arguing the court applied improper antitrust standards and wrongly denied certification of a damages class. In September 2024, the Ninth Circuit reversed both rulings, reviving all claims and issuing a landmark ruling on the possible application of the per se rule or quick look review to sports-associations rules. Am Law awarded Winston “Litigator of the Week” Runner-Up recognition for the win. In November 2024, the Ninth Circuit denied rehearing. In April 2025, the district court certified a damages class.
Experience
|January 9, 2025
Delaware Court Sees Though Plaintiffs’ Poorly Disguised Derivative Claims
Winston received an Am Law Litigator of the Week Shout Out for securing a ruling knocking out US$300M in claims against the former board of managers of Verano Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Verano Holdings Corp., one of the country’s largest publicly traded cannabis companies. Delaware Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster dismissed a lawsuit brought by former minority shareholders in Verano Holdings finding the plaintiffs lost standing to bring such derivative claims after the combination that resulted in the public company took hold. The judge issued a dismissal with prejudice in an oral ruling from the bench.
Experience
|February 28, 2023
Defended Dallas property developer Ruel Malcolm Hamilton in a widely reported criminal case, in which he was charged with two counts of federal programs bribery under 18 U.S.C. § 666, one count of conspiracy, and one count of violation of the Travel Act. He was alleged to have bribed two former Dallas City Council members to help him build a Dallas development.
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|December 1, 2025
|1 Min Read
Earn-outs: A Bridge to Troubled Water?
This article was originally published in Private Equity International. Reprinted with permission. Any opinions in this article are not those of Winston & Strawn or its clients. The opinions in this article are the authors’ opinions only.
Press Release
|November 24, 2025
|5 Min Read
Winston & Strawn Names 18 New Partners Globally
Chicago – November 24, 2025 – Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce that 18 of the firm’s lawyers have been elevated to partner.
Recognitions
|November 12, 2025
|2 Min Read
Winston Lawyers Named as 2025 Law360 MVPs
Winston partners Jeffrey Kessler and Tom Melsheimer merited inclusion on Law360’s 2025 MVPs list. As described by Law360, this year’s winners “have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.”
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What Is the Equal Rights Amendment?
Currently, the Constitution does not guarantee that all the rights it protects are held equally by all citizens without regard to sex. With 24 words, the Equal Rights Amendment would change that. It would provide that “[e]quality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex.” It would also give Congress the power to enforce that constitutional guarantee by passing legislation.
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