Life at Winston

Winston for Good partnered with the firm’s pro bono client Access Bronx Charter to develop and launch a mentorship program for its students.

On November 11, we welcomed 24 new protégés the firm’s D&I Associate Sponsorship Program, which is the centerpiece of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee’s efforts to retain, develop, and promote associates. Each year, we pair high-potential and high-performing members of the firm’s 10 affinity groups—in their fifth and sixth year of practice—with a member of Winston’s Executive Committee.

Women lawyers from the firm’s Paris and London offices recently gathered in Paris for the firm’s sixth annual Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) European Region Seminar. The day was filled with inspiring and enlightening presentations and concluded with a cocktail reception and guided tour of the historic Hôtel de la Marine in the heart of “the City of Light.”

Approximately 225 Winston lawyers came together in Nashville last week for the firm’s biennial DEI Retreat. The three-day event was filled with networking, collaboration, strategic planning, and professional development.

Welcome to the members of the U.S.-based Class of 2024!

Thank you to the 10 Winston for Good volunteers who came out and contributed to our local community. 

Our Summer Associates joined forces with attorneys and professional staff from coast to coast in the United States to make an intentional impact in our communities. 

Winston for Good volunteers in London recently hosted a career day for 20 A-Level students who attend Harris Federation academies in London and Essex.

Twenty-one members of the Dallas office donned construction hats and wielded hammers to help bring a local family’s dream of owning a home to fruition. The handy Winston for Good volunteers included partners, associates, summer associates, and professional staff.

Kudos to all our WinSTRIDE 2024 participants for completing this year’s challenge! Thank you for another year of fun, exercise, and healthy competition.

On June 13, Paris partner Grine Lahreche entered the boxing ring to test his mettle in the White-Collar Challenge and raise money for Papillons du Ciel—an association that supports the education of children on a tiny island in Madagascar. Grine vanquished his opponent with a knock-out in the first round! 

Peter Crowther is perhaps best known as Winston’s recently named Managing Partner, International Affairs, and a member of the newly created Office of the Chair, but he is also a philanthropist extraordinaire.

Two associates, one partner, and the firm’s chairman recently shared their personal experiences being the first lawyer in their families and offered their advice for thriving as a first-generation member of the legal profession. They also discussed how other members of the firm can actively support their first-gen colleagues. The panel was sponsored by the firm’s First-Gen Professional Network.

Winston observed Well-Being Week in Law this year throughout the entire month of May.

Winston teams, representing six U.S. offices, joined Cycle for Survival riders around the country to raise money to fund a cure for rare cancers.

Across the firm, attorneys and professional staff in the U.S., London, Paris, and Shanghai, donned purple and struck the #InspireInclusion pose to celebrate International Women’s Day and the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women worldwide.

In conjunction with Black History Month, our New York office hosted youth from The Fresh Air Fund—a not-for-profit youth development organization—for a panel on Black Excellence in the Law.

Congratulations to the Winston partners who recently completed “Preparing for Rain”—an intensive 10-month business development program, which is considered the gold standard in business development training for women.