Winston & Strawn LLP's complex commercial litigation practice has strong capabilities in advertising litigation, serving as counsel, lead trial counsel and appellate counsel in a class action claims related to false or misleading labels involving ingredients. The team also defends clients in pricing and warranty cases and represents consumer brands in product recalls. Privacy litigation is also a key area of the practice which assists clients in privacy-related advertising litigation and class actions. Team lead Ronald Rothstein resides in Chicago and leads on claims related to violation of unfair competition law, false advertising law as well in consumer class actions. Los Angeles-based Amanda Groves is sought out for her expertise in handling cases involving California's laws and regulations such as consumer fraud statues and enforcement issues. Over in Miami, Jared Kessler leads on class action litigation for food and beverage clients.
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Key clients

  • Weber-Stephen Products LLC
  • Central Garden & Pet Company
  • Post Consumer Brands
  • The J.M. Smucker Company
  • Spin Master Ltd.
  • Albertsons Companies
  • The Laundress, LLC; Unilever PLC
  • The Hertz Corporation
  • S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
  • Abbott Laboratories

Work highlights

  • Represented The J.M. Smucker Company in a consolidated class action related to the safety of products amid suspected salmonella contamination, successfully securing a dismissal.
  • Represented Crafted Brand Company, LLC in a putative class action, winning a dismissal for the client addressing allegations that the “No Preservatives” statement on its cocktail mix products was misleading.
  • Represented Spin Master, Inc. in a putative class action alleging that the labelling on its Orbeez water bead toys is deceptive for failing to disclose potential ingestion risks.

Lawyers

Practice head

Ronald Rothstein

Other key lawyers

Amanda Grove; Jared Kessler