Life at Winston

Winston volunteers arrived bright and early in upper Harlem to prepare for an eventful morning with the Fresh Air Fund supporting hundreds of lucky campers eager to depart for their special camping experience in upstate New York. Families arrived with luggage, paperwork, and their excited children to complete the registration process before boarding buses for a summertime camp experience sponsored by the Fresh Air Fund. 

Winston & Strawn’s Charlotte Office participated in the fifth annual Charlotte Triage Pro Bono Partnership. The annual event brings together dozens of volunteers from local law firms and corporate legal departments to address critical legal needs for the most vulnerable members of the Charlotte community.

As part of the firm’s Racial Justice & Equity CEASE Initiative, Winston & Strawn played a pivotal role in the formation of Fifth Star Funds—a non-profit that helps level the playing field for Black and other underrepresented tech entrepreneurs by providing equitable access to early-stage venture capital.

Ten recent law school graduates, and soon-to-be Winston associates, spent their summer gaining hands-on experience and providing much-needed assistance to public interest law organizations serving as Winston pro bono fellows.

Winston & Strawn’s Senior Pro Bono Counsel Greg McConnell spoke with Russ Rosenzweig, CEO and Co-Founder of Round Table Group, about giving back through pro bono work on a recent episode of the podcast Engaging Experts.

Our Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) team in London recently hosted a very special live experience where acclaimed art historian Rose Balston guided through the compelling gazes of three significant portraits: “unknown artist’s “Portrait of Elizabeth I of England, The Armada Portrait”, Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring”, and Artemisia Gentileschi’s “Self Portrait as the Allegory of Painting”.

Winston & Strawn’s commitment to excellence in public service has been a driving force behind the Chicago Bar Foundation’s (CBF) Investing in Justice Campaign since its inception.

Several Winston attorneys have traveled to Port Isabel Detention Center in Southern Texas this summer to volunteer their time assisting immigrant families, many of which were separated from their children under the “zero tolerance policy.”

For the second year in a row, the Learning Rights Law Center (LRLC) presented Winston’s Los Angeles office with the Valedictorian Award at the conclusion of its Raising the Bar for Education Challenge on June 28.

A Winston & Strawn private equity team hosted a successful small business clinic in the New York office with Start Small Think Big (SSTB).

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In this Spotlight Q&A, Winston & Strawn Immigration Pro Bono Supervisory Attorney Nareeneh Sohbatian shares insights on the firm’s Immigration Pro Bono Project.

In this Spotlight Q&A, Winston & Strawn Pro Bono Counsel Tara Moss shares insights on the firm’s expanding pro bono practice.

In this Spotlight Q&A, Winston & Strawn Pro Bono Counsel Maria Kutnick shares insights on the firm’s robust pro bono practice.

Senior Pro Bono Counsel Greg McConnell was interviewed by the Pro Bono Institute in an informative two-part podcast that aired on September 7 and 14, 2017. 

On July, 25, Winston’s Dallas office participated in a pro bono legal aid clinic run by the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program (DVAP), an organization that trains and supports volunteer attorneys to provide free legal assistance to low-income individuals. 

The Learning Rights Law Center (LRLC) presented Winston’s Los Angeles office with the Valedictorian Award at the conclusion of its inaugural Raising the Bar for Education Challenge on June 30. 

Education, bragging rights, and a colorful goatee are on the line for our Los Angeles office in the Learning Rights Law Center’s (LRLC) Raising the Bar for Education Challenge.

Attorneys and staff in Winston’s Los Angeles office donned bright orange t-shirts and headed to Dodger Stadium in the early morning of March 18 to participate in Public Counsel’s 2017 “Run for Justice.”

More than 20 women attorneys from Winston’s Chicago office attended a luncheon panel on March 12 hosted by the Women’s Leadership Initiative. The panel presented an informative “how-to” session on how best to become involved in community and legal boards and organizations. 

Charlotte office managing partner Jack Cobb is the vice-chair of the Urban League of the Central Carolinas (ULCC), a multi-service, non-profit agency that promotes financial stability and racial inclusion through education, training, and placement. Organized in 1978, ULCC is an affiliate of the national Urban League and a United Way participating agency.