Winston Chair Rejects ‘Small Plans,’ Amid Challenging Times (2)

Winston & Strawn Chair Tom Fitzgerald says he is committed to expanding the firm’s footprint beyond its Chicago home and outside of the courtroom despite Covid-19 and a highly competitive legal market.

About 20% of Winston’s lawyers are based in Chicago, down from about 65% when Fitzgerald took over as chair in 2006. Its corporate practice is now slightly larger than its litigation group for the first time in the firm’s 168-year history, thanks largely to growth in private equity, financial services, and M&A, he told Bloomberg Law.

“It’s simply that we thought that diversity in life and in every ...