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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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Winston is well regarded for deep and broad experience advising clients in the development, construction, financing and refinancing, acquisition, and operation of major infrastructure assets, including several award-winning deals and public-private-partnership (PPPs or P3s) projects in North America, Latin America, and Europe. Recognized for our ability to “take complex issues and boil them down to pragmatic solutions” (Chambers USA 2023), our team represents a diverse mix of participants and stakeholders in a broad range of investments and non-recourse/limited recourse financings, and we have experience working on many of the most complex projects, within aggressive time frames, while employing inventive solutions. Likewise, our lawyers help to identify and quantify roadblocks and risks at an early stage, so that we can help our clients—which include developers and sponsors, a full range of lenders and investors, project owners and operators, governments and their agencies, and other project counterparties—evaluate and, to the extent possible, mitigate or eliminate risk.
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Experience
|March 31, 2023
Triumphed for Relevent Sports Before Second Circuit, Reviving Antitrust Suit Against FIFA, USSF
Experience
|January 31, 2023
Secured Landmark Equal-Pay Settlement for Current and Former USWNT Members
Experience
|November 17, 2022
Digital Virgo Business Combination with Goal Acquisitions Corp.
Winston & Strawn LLP is representing Digital Virgo Group— a French corporation with a leading global platform for payment and monetization of digital content and services for entertainment, sports, lifestyle, and ultimately, transportation, education, and everyday needs—in its business combination with Goal Acquisitions Corp. (Nasdaq: PUCK), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. Upon closing, Goal will be renamed "Digital Virgo Group, Inc.," and its common stock is expected to be publicly listed in the United States. The proposed business combination is expected to provide at least US$100M in cash to Digital Virgo, allowing the company to enhance growth and expand into North America and other priority markets. Based on a US$10 per share price, the transaction values Digital Virgo at an enterprise value of approximately US$513M. The transaction was unanimously approved by the Digital Virgo Strategic Committee and the Goal Board of Directors. It is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions including Goal shareholder approval, approval for listing on NASDAQ, European electronic money institution approvals, a minimum of US$20M in cash being available at closing, and the execution of definitive agreements for a US$100M committed capital on demand facility. Digital Virgo has been consistently profitable for the last seven years. The company has a proven track record of success in all economic environments, with revenue and adjusted EBITDA expected to grow from 2021–2022E 12% and 15%, respectively. Building on its more than 2B connected users and 9B yearly transactions managed worldwide, Digital Virgo today operates in 40+ countries with offices in 28 countries. Digital Virgo will pursue its significant expansion opportunity in the United States among customers who prefer the one-platform approach as well as the simplicity of Digital Virgo’s direct carrier billing (DCB), in addition to unbanked or underbanked customers who are too often left behind.
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Recognitions
|June 12, 2024
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Winston & Strawn Recognized in The Legal 500 U.S. 2024
Winston & Strawn is recognized as a top-tier firm in five areas and recommended in an additional 50 categories in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 U.S. In addition, nine lawyers are listed in the Hall of Fame, five attorneys are listed as Leading Trial Lawyers, 18 lawyers are recognized as Leading Lawyers, three attorneys are listed as Next Generation Partners, and three attorneys are recognized as Rising Stars. A total of 166 additional lawyers are mentioned by name in Legal 500 United States commentary for their standout contribution to respective practices.
Recognitions
|June 6, 2024
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Winston & Strawn Recognized in Chambers USA 2024
Chambers USA 2024 ranked Winston & Strawn as a leading law firm in 51 categories. Chambers & Partners is a prominent UK-based publishing organization that ranks lawyers and law firms based on robust editorial research and direct conversations with lawyers and clients.
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|June 5, 2024
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Jeffrey Kessler Featured in CBS Sports Following NCAA Settlement
Winston & Strawn partner Jeffrey Kessler was featured in a CBS Sports article discussing the recent settlement in House v. NCAA, Carter v. NCAA, and Hubbard v. NCAA, his career in sports law, and what is to come following the settlement. Jeffrey led the Winston team that helped secure the settlement, which resolves three pending antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA, resulting in $2.75 billion in damages being paid to college athletes over a 10-year period and approximately $20 billion in new benefits and payments during the next ten years.
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Winston & Strawn’s New York office opened in 1989 and has since grown to become the firm’s second-largest location, housing 200+ attorneys distributed across 24 practice areas. Based in the iconic MetLife Building above Grand Central Station in Midtown Manhattan, our New York lawyers represent 80+ Fortune 500 companies from the city’s business epicenter. Our New York attorneys are tenacious and insightful, and they reflect the diversity for which New York City is known—52% of the office’s attorneys identify as women, racial/ethnic minorities, and/or LGBTQ+, and several of them chair Winston affinity groups. Our New York office’s welcoming and collaborative atmosphere can be seen through numerous office-wide events, including volunteer opportunities, gatherings to connect over food and drinks, wellness event pop-ups, and annual entry in the NYC Lawyers Basketball League. Creating a connected and supportive setting for attorneys and staff fosters camaraderie and encourages all of us to work harder for one another and our clients.
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Winston’s London office acts as a hub for our cross-border clients and advises a range of emerging and global companies, corporates, financial institutions, and private investors on domestic and cross-border matters. Our legal practices include corporate, M&A, private equity, capital markets, banking and finance, restructuring, litigation and disputes, international arbitration, antitrust and competition, and tax. Practitioners based in London include not only lawyers who are recognized as leaders in their fields but also a diverse group of international professionals, many of whom are bilingual and dual-qualified. Our global platform enables our London lawyers to quickly marshal relevant experience across practices and offices.
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