Winston Elevates Attorneys to Partner

Winston is pleased to announce that the following attorneys have been promoted to partner. The promotions span five practice areas, including: Corporate & Finance; Energy; Intellectual Property; Litigation; and Tax.

The following attorneys were promoted:

• Chicago-based David Baroni concentrates his practice on corporate lending and represents banks, private equity firms, and other financial institutions in all aspects of secured lending. 
• Russell Casper has experience representing asset managers, issuers and finance companies in structuring, formation, and ongoing compliance issues regarding collateralized loan obligations, and other structured products.
• Francisco Flores, based in the firm’s Los Angeles office, focuses his practice on negotiating, structuring and documenting corporate transactions and related financing arrangements.
• Martin Geagan specializes in complex commercial litigation and has litigated a broad array of class actions and other matters for private and government clients in the healthcare, insurance, pharmaceutical, construction, electronics, sports, arts, and airline industries. 
• Chicago-based John (“J.R.”) McNair concentrates his practice in patent litigation and has experience covering a broad range of technologies, including pharmaceuticals, veterinary products, chemicals, electronics, and computer software. 
• Joseph Motto concentrates his practice on securities litigation and regulatory defense, white-collar criminal defense, corporate internal investigations, and complex commercial litigation.
• Charlotte-based Gretchen Scavo concentrates her practice on government investigations and enforcement matters, white collar criminal defense, internal investigations, and complex civil litigation.