Winston & Strawn LLP

Winston & Strawn LLP, founded in 1853, is one of the nation's oldest and largest law firms. With nearly 1,000 attorneys in offices in Charlotte, Chicago, Newark, New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Moscow, Russian Federation, San Francisco, Geneva, Switzerland, Paris, France, and London, England, the firm provides a full range of legal services to clients throughout the United States and abroad, including Fortune 500 companies, major commercial and financial institutions, governments and governmental entities, as well as small and midsize companies, individuals and entrepreneurs from virtually every industry.

Creating Categories Does Not Destroy CDA Immunity
November 18, 2009
Thomas Dart, a sheriff in Cook County, Illinois, filed suit against online classified advertiser Craigslist, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois for creating a public nuisance by facilitating prostitution. Dart sought an injunction to prohibit Craigslist, Inc....

DOE Issues Loan Guarantee Program for Commercial Technology Renewable Energy Generation Projects
Jonathan Birenbaum, Katherine A. McAvoy, Laurette Petersen, November 18, 2009
Nearly eight months after passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("Recovery Act") and its promulgation of Section 1705 of Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ("Energy Policy Act") authorizing Department of Energy ("DOE") loan guarantees...

Facebook Issues New Policy Regarding Conducting Sweepstakes and Contests
November 18, 2009
Facebook recently released a revised policy for administering sweepstakes and contests through Facebook. The new policy sets different rules for publicizing contests and sweepstakes on Facebook pages, and administering such promotions. Promotions that are administered on a website separate from...