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Winston has one of the world’s premier sports law practices. Our work has included some of the most famous legal matters in sports history—including Alston v. NCAA, the case that culminated in a 9–0 Supreme Court victory for the college players against the NCAA; the US$2.15B Los Angeles Dodgers acquisition; McNeil v. the NFL, the landmark antitrust jury trial that led to the establishment of free agency in the NFL; the multi-billion-dollar construction and permanent financings for SoFi Stadium; and Morgan v. USSF, the case that led to a historic equal pay settlement for the players on the Women’s National Team. Our work is transforming this global, multibillion-dollar industry.
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Our attorneys have extensive experience counseling U.S. and multinational public companies across a range of industries in all aspects of corporate governance, securities, and compliance matters. We advise public companies, boards of directors and their committees, and senior executives on the corporate governance and compliance matters that public companies and their leadership confront—from board structuring and succession planning to shareholder activism and SEC regulation. Drawing on our experience as seasoned counselors, we keep clients abreast of evolving trends and best practices to proactively manage any governance or compliance issues. We have assembled one of the most experienced teams of any law firm in the country that’s counseling public companies.
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Bankruptcy Litigation & Investigations
Large corporate bankruptcies and companies in financial distress often spawn a complex web of claims by lenders, trustees, debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees, investors, shareholders, and other constituents. Attorneys in Winston & Strawn’s complex commercial litigation group and restructuring and insolvency group—both ranked in Tier 1 by Best Law Firms®—serve as trusted advisors and resolute advocates to protect clients’ business interests and assets in multifaceted Chapter 11 cases and bankruptcy-related disputes.
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|January 10, 2025
Winston Advises on Pioneering Bitcoin Crypto Lending Programs
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|December 12, 2024
Winston advises Crystal on its acquisition of Armonial Partners
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Life at Winston
|April 3, 2025
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Winston For Good Heroes: Ken Berry Personifies the Art of Paying It Forward
Ken Berry, Winston’s CSR & Pro Bono Administrator, is grateful for all he's received and is focused on paying it forward within his community.
In the Media
|April 3, 2025
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Bill O’Neil Discusses Overhaul of Delaware’s Corporate Law with Bloomberg Law
Winston & Strawn partner Bill O’Neil was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article discussing a newly passed bill that reforms Delaware’s corporate laws. The legislation could make it more difficult for shareholders to win lawsuits against companies and executives by lowering the legal standards for approving insider deals involving controlling shareholders and for granting substantial compensation packages to founders. The bill, which passed Delaware’s House of Representatives and signed into law by the governor on Tuesday, March 25, comes after growing criticism that the state’s corporate law has become obstructive.
In the Media
|April 3, 2025
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Winston & Strawn Paris partner Jerome Herbet was featured in a Q&A with NextStep Magazine, where he discussed the impact of the early measures of the new Trump administration on the M&A market and how companies and investors will have to adapt their strategies for the coming years. Since the election, the M&A market has slowed down, with a 19% decrease in transactions in the United States and a wait-and-see approach in Europe. In the Q&A, Jerome provided insights on topics including what opportunities exist for French companies looking to expand in the U.S., if the French market is still appealing to American investors, the future of foreign investment control, what options are available for securing negotiations in the current economic and geopolitical climate, and more.
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What Is Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)?
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) is a proxy advisory firm that provides research and analysis, governance data, and shareholder proxy voting advice to hedge funds, mutual funds, and other investors.
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A proxy statement is a document required by the SEC to be furnished to shareholders when soliciting shareholder proxies for shareholder meetings.
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ESG, or environmental, social, and governance (ESG), Investing refers to the making of investment decisions by environmental and/or socially conscious investors based on a set of standards or requirements for a company’s behavior. Environmental criteria consider how a company protects the environment, including corporate policies addressing climate change. Social criteria examine how a company values and supports relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, and its local communities. Governance deals with, among other things, a company’s leadership, executive compensation, and shareholder rights.