Winston & Strawn Adds More Than 40 Howrey Intellectual Property and Commercial Litigation Attorneys, Establishes Houston Office

CHICAGO, March 17, 2011 - Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that it is being joined by more than
40 Howrey intellectual property and commercial litigation attorneys whose
groups complement Winston's own global IP and litigation practices.

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A sizeable percentage of the new partners expected to join Winston are
currently resident in the Houston office of the former Howrey law firm, a
number of whom had practiced with Arnold, White & Durkee before its merger
with Howrey in 2000. Adding a Houston presence will raise Winston's total
number of offices to 15.

"We are delighted to welcome these Howrey colleagues and practices to
Winston," said Dan K. Webb, the firm's chairman. "The synergies for our
existing IP and litigation practices are outstanding."

"We saw this opportunity as being a particularly attractive fit for
Howrey's IP and civil litigators in Houston because of Winston's already
strong presence in key industries such as pharmaceuticals and financial
institutions," said Stephen H. Cagle, the office managing partner in the
Houston office.

Added Winston's firm-wide managing partner Tom Fitzgerald: "The addition
of this great Howrey team is another step in carrying out Winston's firm-wide
strategic business plan. We will continue growing practices that meet client
needs and expectations and provide synergies with our existing platform."

Since 2008, Winston has opportunistically established a significant
presence in such growing markets as Beijing, Charlotte, Hong Kong, and
Shanghai. Meanwhile, it has hired a number of veteran corporate and
litigation partners from other law firms for its various offices, including
those in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco.
Most recently, the firm added prominent IP litigators Richard Price and
Gareth Morgan to its London office and Michael Murray to its New York office.

For more information on this international commercial law firm, which now
has 15 offices in North America, Asia, and Europe, see www.winston.com

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Darryl Van Duch, Communications Manager, +1-312-558-6185, dvanduch at winston.com, for Winston & Strawn LLP