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Winston’s financial services litigators advise financial services companies of every size and scope on litigation, dispute resolution, and regulatory matters in local, state, and federal jurisdictions. While we are proud to have advised many clients as to how avoid formal legal proceedings, should litigation arise, we bring to bear the full strength of our nationally renowned litigation and trial practice when it does arise.
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Winston’s Debt Finance team focuses on all aspects of leveraged finance and asset-based lending both internationally and domestically. Our clients include leading international investment banks, commercial banks, direct lenders, credit funds, insurance companies, CLOs, and other institutional investors, as well as private equity funds, hedge funds, and corporations.
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As a firm of choice for many major businesses, we represent employers, fiduciaries, boards of directors, benefit plans, and plan administrators in all aspects of ERISA litigation, including claims relating to fiduciary liability, plan investments, excessive fees, plan qualification, plan termination, reversion of excess assets, retiree medical benefits, severance and employment contract matters, tax liability matters, and retirement and welfare benefit claims.
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|August 31, 2021
Empire Portfolio Group's Acquisition of Ten Orangetheory Studios in North and South Carolina
Winston & Strawn LLP represented Empire Portfolio Group, a leading Area Developer and Franchisee of Orangetheory® Fitness, the heart rate-based, interval-training fitness franchise, in its acquisition of ten Orangetheory studios and the area development rights in Charlotte, including parts of North Carolina and South Carolina. This transaction marks Empire's third acquisition since partnering with Revelstoke Capital Partners in December 2020 and follows two other recent acquisitions, which added 12 studios and three new states to the Empire platform. With these acquisitions, Empire strengthens its position on the East Coast with a total of more than 76 studios in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and South Carolina. This acquisition also provides Empire the ability to develop new studios as well as oversee current franchisees in the greater Charlotte area.
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|August 15, 2024
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Winston Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025
The 5th edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025 includes 146 Winston & Strawn attorneys. This designation is given to lawyers who have demonstrated outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. Eligible nominees have been in practice from 5-9 years.
Recognitions
|August 15, 2024
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Winston Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025
The 31st edition of The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 includes 142 Winston & Strawn attorneys. The outlet identifies award winners by conducting and compiling exhaustive peer-review surveys. During this process, tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially assess their professional peers.
Recognitions
|August 8, 2024
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Winston Partners Named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2024 40 & Under List
Nine Winston & Strawn partners have been recognized on the 2024 Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under List. The annual list aims to recognize the best and brightest litigators under the age of 40 across the United States and Canada.
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Celebrating its 15thanniversary, Winston & Strawn’s Charlotte, North Carolina office is located in what CNBC has named the best state for business two years in a row. Through significant lateral hires and strategic associate recruitment, our team of 20+ attorneys—more than half of which are women and include firm leaders such as Kobi Kennedy Brinson—represent many major national and international companies headquartered in the city. Our team also provides legal services to all of the top ten financial services companies in the U.S., which aligns with Charlotte’s reputation as the second-largest banking center in the country.
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For more than 170 years, Winston & Strawn has served as a trusted adviser and advocate for clients across virtually every industry. Our law practice—built on the talent, creativity, and determination of our lawyers and an unwavering commitment to our clients—has grown into a global firm of tremendous breadth. While many things have changed since the firm’s inception, our goal has remained steadfast: provide the highest echelon of service by developing strategic partnerships with our clients, creating and implementing tailored business solutions, and identifying opportunities for innovation. Complementing this service model is the priority we place on diversity and inclusion, as well as our role in serving critical needs in our communities. We continue to learn from our storied history, while looking ahead to effect change in our industry.