Winston & Strawn

Winston & Strawn Likely To Keep Partner Feud Out Of CourtLaw360 (subscription)Law360, New York (June 19, 2013, 10:00 PM ET) -- Winston & Strawn LLP has a good chance of getting its compensation dispute with a Los Angeles partner sent to arbitration, as their partnership agreement will likely foil the attorney's efforts to apply …

Winston & Strawn Sues Disgruntled Partner Over Legal ThreatsLaw360 (subscription)Law360, Los Angeles (June 18, 2013, 8:31 PM ET) -- Winston & Strawn LLP hit a partner and former head of the firm's Los Angeles labor and employment group with a suit in Illinois court Tuesday, saying the attorney violated his partnership agreement by …

Criminal Defense Lawyer Closes Office to Join a Big FirmNew York Times (blog)Seth C. Farber, head of litigation in Winston & Strawn's New York office, dismissed the idea that Mr. Shargel's representations of some dubious characters made him unfit for a big corporate firm. Instead, it is Mr. Shargel's breadth of experience …

Judge disqualifies Winston & Strawn in San Bernardino bankruptcyABA JournalWinston & Strawn has been disqualified from representing a bond insurer in the San Bernardino bankruptcy, due to a conflict created by the law firm's hire of a lawyer who formerly worked for an opponent in the litigation. The Chicago-based …UPDATE 1-Bond insurer attorneys barred from San Bernardino bankruptcyReutersSan Bernardino Judge Bars Law Firm From Bankruptcy CaseBloombergCalPERS wins round in city's bankruptcy caseThe San Luis Obispo Tribuneall 14 news articles »

Shargel Leaves Solo Practice and Moves to Winston & StrawnNew York Law Journal (registration)Criminal defense veteran Gerald Shargel is now a litigation partner at Winston & Strawn, a 900-lawyer firm representing Wall Street banks and large corporations. His move to a corporate environment reflects the growing interest of large firms to expand …and more »

Gerald L. Shargel Joins Winston & Strawn New YorkPR Newswire (press release)NEW YORK, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gerald L. Shargel, widely regarded as one of the best criminal defense lawyers in the country, has joined Winston & Strawn LLP as a partner in the firm's New York office. Mr. Shargel, who has handled some of the …Musical Chairs: Major Mafia Lawyer Joins Biglaw FirmAbove the LawDefense Lawyer Gerald Shargel Jumps to BigLawWall Street Journal (blog)all 9 news articles »

CalPERS Fights To DQ Winston & Strawn In Calif. BankruptciesLaw360 (subscription)Law360, New York (June 07, 2013, 9:05 PM ET) -- The California Public Employees' Retirement System on Thursday defended its efforts to disqualify Winston & Strawn LLP from Chapter 9 bankruptcies in two California cities, arguing a creditor had …and more »

Winston & Strawn LLP | Court Approves Settlement of Claim that Employer …Linex Legal (registration) (press release)Court Approves Settlement of Claim that Employer Unlawfully Used Criminal Background Reports. Source: Winston & Strawn LLP. An Ohio court recently approved a settlement between Midwest Logistic Systems, Ltd. and a plaintiff who brought a class action …

Winston & Strawn Adds Ex-Clyde Employment Pro In ChinaLaw360 (subscription)Law360, New York (May 24, 2013, 8:56 PM ET) -- International law firm Winston & Strawn LLP has tapped former Clyde & Co. partner Matthew Durham to lead its China employment practice as a partner in its Shanghai office, the firm announced Friday.

Winston & Strawn DQ ' d From San Bernardino BankruptcyLaw360 (subscription)Law360, New York (June 13, 2013, 11:21 PM ET) -- Winston & Strawn LLP was reportedly disqualified Thursday from representing bond insurer National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. — a creditor in the San Bernardino, Calif., bankruptcy — after the …