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Winston & Strawn LLP is an international law firm with more than 850 attorneys among 18 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Founded in 1853, it is the oldest law firm in the city of Chicago. == History == 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 1894. In the past two decades, a series of mergers, office openings, and lateral hires has resulted in a global law firm spanning 15 offices across the United States, Europe and Asia. Throughout its history, Winston & Strawn has handled many significant, high-profile matters for its clients, including its organizing the Union Stockyard and Transit Company in 1894; challenging the War Powers Act in 1944 on behalf of department store Montgomery Ward; and representing the Atlanta Braves baseball franchise in 1966 litigation involving its relocation from Milwaukee to Atlanta. More recently: * Defending General Electric in its much-publicized industrial diamond price-fixing case〔()〕 * Representing Luxottica Group S.p.A. in myriad acquisitions, including its $1.6 billion hostile takeover of U.S. Shoe Corporation, owner of LensCrafters, in 1995 and its recent $2 billion acquisition of Oakley * Assisting Barr Laboratories to invalidate a key patent on Prozac in a case ''Fortune'' magazine calls "the mother of all patent challenges" * Achieving a decisive victory for Microsoft Corporation in the remedy phase of its battle against federal and state antitrust claims〔()〕 * Representing the New York Stock Exchange in the Grasso compensation investigation and subsequent litigation〔()〕 * Assisting Lear Corporation in connection with the recent bid for the company by Carl Icahn.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Winston & Strawn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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