Winston & Strawn Chair Guides Firm Through Evolving Legal Landscape
Tom Fitzgerald, the Chairman of Winston & Strawn, has stated that big law firms are investing more in mergers or lateral group hires to overcome the difficulties of organic growth in a competitive environment. This comes amid the recent wave of mergers in the Big Law sector, including the creation of a 1,000-plus lawyer firm by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe through their merger with Buckley and Morrison & Foerster's acquisition of the litigation boutique Durie Tangri. Plus, Shearman & Sterling and Hogan Lovells are in early-stage merger talks. Fitzgerald is focused on growth in Northern California and has announced the hiring of two class action litigation partners from Squire Patton Boggs – Troy Yoshino and Eric Knapp. These hires are the first step towards replicating the firm's Southern California growth.…