Based in Chicago, Winston & Strawn LLP‘s co-executive chairman Dan Webb offers extensive trial experience in matters ranging from breach of contract to regulatory and white collar proceedings. He currently represents former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald in a $130m breach of contract claim arising out of his July 2023 firing, and previously defended Fox News in the high profile defamation suit brought against it by Dominion in relation to claims it broadcasts covering Donald Trump’s accusations of vote rigging in the 2020 election.
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Dan Webb, co-executive chairman of Winston & Strawn, is one of the most distinguished and sought-after trial lawyers in the United States. He has tried more than 100 jury cases involving a wide variety of claims and been named a fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers. Notably, Dan achieved international acclaim for his successful prosecution of retired Admiral John Poindexter in the Iran-Contra Affair. He served as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and has served in special prosecutor or similar roles on several occasions, including for the successful prosecution of actor Jussie Smollett in Chicago, for which he was named Am Law’s “Litigator of the Week” in December 2021.
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