Winston Taylor: Taylor Wessing + Winston & Strawn Merge at £1.3B Combined Revenue — Largest Transatlantic Tie-Up of 2026

Taylor Wessing and Winston & Strawn completed their merger in summer 2026 under the brand "Winston Taylor," creating one of the largest transatlantic players in the market with combined revenues in excess of £1.3 billion across 20 offices. Taylor Wessing brought €619 million (£526 million) in revenue at 10% growth and PEP of £1.1 million; Winston & Strawn brought $1.369 billion (£1.02 billion) in revenue at approximately 8% growth, net income of $410 million (+15%), and PEP above $4 million. The combined firm's economic logic is the same that is driving the broader lateral and merger wave in the transatlantic market: life sciences and IP capability (Taylor Wessing's strength) combined with private equity transactional capacity (Winston & Strawn's strength) creates a client service offering that neither firm could provide at scale independently, in the two practice areas where demand growth is most concentrated. For law firm managing partners evaluating strategic options, Winston Taylor is the reference merger for 2026: both firms entered from positions of financial strength (not distress-driven consolidation), and the combined entity immediately competes at a revenue scale and cross-border capability that repositions both firms in the premium-fee market.