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Winston & Strawn
Winston & Strawn LLP is an American multinational law firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1853, it is one of the largest and oldest law firms in Chicago. The firm has offices across the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America. The firm is known for its litigation and transactional practices across a variety of fields. In 2026, the firm approved a transatlantic merger with Taylor Wessing's UK-led business to form Winston Taylor.
Winston & Strawn LLP was founded in Chicago in 1853 by Frederick H. Winston, who was joined by the firm's other name partner, Silas H. Strawn, in 1892.
The white-shoe firm[citation needed] has made a series of mergers and opened additional offices.[citation needed] The firm operates in the Cravath System tradition, with practices such as lateral hiring.[citation needed]
In 2000, the firm merged with the New York office of Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan. This added about 80 attorneys in corporate law, capital markets, project finance, and venture capital, bringing its total of New York lawyers to 250.
In May, 2012, 60 attorneys joined the firm from Dewey & LeBoeuf.
In 2016 Winston & Strawn became the first Chicago law firm to match the record starting salary of $180,000 for first-year associates, beginning a "salary war" among large Chicago law firms after years of no change.
In 2016, the firm announced a gender-neutral parental leave policy, allowing both male and female associates to take up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave within the first year of a child's life.
In February 2017, the firm opened an office in Dallas with twenty-three partners from eight different law firms in Texas., In July of that year it added twelve partners to its employee benefits and executive compensation team, all from McDermott Will & Emery LLP.
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Winston & Strawn
Winston & Strawn LLP is an American multinational law firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1853, it is one of the largest and oldest law firms in Chicago. The firm has offices across the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America. The firm is known for its litigation and transactional practices across a variety of fields. In 2026, the firm approved a transatlantic merger with Taylor Wessing's UK-led business to form Winston Taylor.
Winston & Strawn LLP was founded in Chicago in 1853 by Frederick H. Winston, who was joined by the firm's other name partner, Silas H. Strawn, in 1892.
The white-shoe firm[citation needed] has made a series of mergers and opened additional offices.[citation needed] The firm operates in the Cravath System tradition, with practices such as lateral hiring.[citation needed]
In 2000, the firm merged with the New York office of Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan. This added about 80 attorneys in corporate law, capital markets, project finance, and venture capital, bringing its total of New York lawyers to 250.
In May, 2012, 60 attorneys joined the firm from Dewey & LeBoeuf.
In 2016 Winston & Strawn became the first Chicago law firm to match the record starting salary of $180,000 for first-year associates, beginning a "salary war" among large Chicago law firms after years of no change.
In 2016, the firm announced a gender-neutral parental leave policy, allowing both male and female associates to take up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave within the first year of a child's life.
In February 2017, the firm opened an office in Dallas with twenty-three partners from eight different law firms in Texas., In July of that year it added twelve partners to its employee benefits and executive compensation team, all from McDermott Will & Emery LLP.
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