Winston & Strawn LLP provides ‘client-oriented advice’ to clients navigating the domestic and international merger review process, working closely with the firm’s M&A practice to guide clients with transactional counseling, government investigations, and HSR matters. Conor Reidy, in Chicago, co-heads the practice with an emphasis on complex commercial litigation, merger review, and antitrust counselling. In New York, Richard Falek regularly serves as lead counsel in domestic and multinational transactions. Kevin Goldstein, working out of Chicago, is particularly recommended as a key contact for the firm’s Japan practice.
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‘The team is very responsive and provides very client-oriented advice.’
‘Kevin Goldstein offers highly client-focused advice and possesses a deep understanding of the needs and preferences of Japanese clients.’
Key clients
- Arbor Investments
- Beam Suntory
- Bell Incorporated
- The Boler Company
- Capital Power Corporation
- Catholic Medical Center
- Chart Industries, Inc.
- Chuy’s Holdings
- GenX Capital Partners
- GHOST Lifestyle
Work highlights
- Representing Catholic Medical Center in its combination with HCA, the U.S.’s largest hospital and health care system.
- Advised Precision Aviation Group in its strategic acquisitions of ICON Aerospace, TAG Aero, and Segers Aerospace.
- Represented NorthShore University HealthSystem in a class action alleging that the merger of Evanston Hospital and Highland Park Hospital anticompetitively raised prices for healthcare services in violation of the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act.
Lawyers
Practice head
Richard Falek; Conor Reidy
Other key lawyers
Kevin Goldstein