Winston & Strawn has brought on the national chair of Seyfarth Shaw’s commercial class action defense group, Daniel Blouin, signaling the firm’s commitment to its litigation side even as it bolsters its transactional practices.

The Chicago-based firm has been investing heavily in its transactional practices. Chairman Thomas Fitzgerald told The American Lawyer earlier this month that approximately 50% of the $1.012 billion the firm generated in 2019 came from shepherding corporate deals.