Winston Taylor LLP
Winston Taylor has approximately 1,400 attorneys across 14 offices. Founded in 1853.
Openings
2L Summer 2028 · Class of 2029Not open yet
Opens
Expected late October to early November 2026
Deadline
Not announced
No 1L summer program on the firm’s page. Today’s 1Ls (Class of 2029) apply for the 2L Summer 2028.
About Winston Taylor
Winston Taylor launched in June 2026 through the combination of Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing's UK-led business. The combined firm brings together practices across the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. This description reflects the new platform rather than the former standalone Winston & Strawn practice.
Its core capabilities include major litigation, transactions, intellectual property, and private wealth. The firm's stated industry focus covers technology, media and telecommunications, life sciences and healthcare, financial services, and projects, energy and infrastructure. The combination also expands corporate, private equity, real estate, finance, antitrust, and regulatory services.
For students, the combined practice creates a broader context for researching opportunities associated with the former Winston name. Transactional and disputes teams now sit alongside additional technology, private client, and international capabilities. Current firm and recruiting materials provide the appropriate guide to how those teams and offices work together following the
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combination.
Rankings
Latest published editions. Each links to its source.
Size and Standing
- $1.4B gross revenueAm Law 100, $1.4B gross revenue: #49 (opens in a new tab)
- Lawyers in 6 countriesGlobal 200, Lawyers in 6 countries: #58 (opens in a new tab)
- 928 attorneysNLJ 500, 928 attorneys: #64 (opens in a new tab)
- PrestigeVault Law 100, Prestige: #39 (opens in a new tab)
Associate Life
- Score 83.3The A-List, Score 83.3: #14 (opens in a new tab)
- Score 4.34 of 5Midlevel Associates Survey, Score 4.34 of 5: #20 (opens in a new tab)
- Best city resultMidlevel Survey, Chicago, Best city result: #1 (opens in a new tab)
- Vault Best to Work For: #38 (opens in a new tab)
- VaultTechnology & Innovation, Vault: #17 (opens in a new tab)
- VaultCompensation, Vault: #26 (opens in a new tab)
Practice strength by market
Every band below appears on this firm’s Chambers USA 2026 profile, checked September 26, 2026. Where Chambers splits a table into The Elite and Highly Regarded, every Elite firm ranks above every Highly Regarded firm.
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| Practice | Market | Recognition |
|---|---|---|
Antitrust | Illinois | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Capital Markets: Securitization: PACE | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | Illinois | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General Commercial | Illinois | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Sports Law | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Antitrust: Cartel | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Capital Markets: Securitization: RMBS | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity | Illinois | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Environment | Illinois | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property | Illinois | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets | California | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General Commercial | Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations | California | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations | Illinois | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations | North Carolina | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations | Texas | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Offshore Energy | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Projects: PPP | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Antitrust | New York | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Banking & Finance | Florida | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Banking & Finance | Illinois | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property | Texas | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Investment Funds: Investor Representation | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: Securities | New York | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate | Texas | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Tax | Florida | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Tax | Illinois | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Antitrust | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity | Florida: South | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
E-Discovery & Information Governance | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & EmploymentThe Elite | California | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & EmploymentThe Elite | Illinois | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General CommercialThe Elite | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General Commercial | North Carolina | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General Commercial | Texas: Houston & Surrounds | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: Securities | California | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Media & Entertainment: Litigation | New York | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Private Equity: Fund Formation | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate | Illinois | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Securities: Litigation | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Banking & Finance | Nationwide | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Banking & Finance | Texas | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&AThe Elite | Texas | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | District of Columbia | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property: Litigation | District of Columbia | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation | California | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Private Equity: Buyouts | California | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate Crime & InvestigationsHighly Regarded | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General CommercialHighly Regarded | District of Columbia | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General CommercialHighly Regarded | Florida | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Product Liability & Mass TortsHighly Regarded | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Bankruptcy/RestructuringHighly Regarded | New York | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Government ContractsHighly Regarded | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
International ArbitrationHighly Regarded | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General CommercialHighly Regarded | New York | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsHighly Regarded | New York | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
63 reported ranking rows
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Firm highlights
Attorneys by role
- Partners
- 337
Summer program
Program features
- Summer pay
- $225,000+Announced by the firm (Oct 2026)
- Total summer associates
- 7927 1Ls, 52 2Ls. Class of 2026
- 1L applications
- Not mentioned by the firmSource
- Recruiting contact
- Samantha LernerHiring Committee Chair
Pro bono
- Average hours per attorney
- 82.1 hoursAm Law pro bono rank #9